"There for Me" is a song composed by Angelo La Bionda, Carmelo La Bionda and Charly Ricanek. It originally appeared on the eponymous album of Italian disco duo

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, which was released in 1978. It was notably covered several times by artist

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. There is also a French cover from 1981, by the singer

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, called "Fini, La Comédie".

Sarah Brightman version

's cover of this song first appeared on her '' Timeless'' album, featuring José Cura, and was released in 1997. It was also released as a single, with " O mio babbino caro" as the B-side track. Often on her 2000/2001 '' La Luna'' tour, Brightman would perform this duet with

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, and this was included in the '' La Luna: Live in Concert'' DVD. Brightman and Cantonese entertainer

Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. One of the most influential artists in the Greater China region, Cheung is widely regarded as a Heavenly King of Cantopop music and an icon of Hong Kong popular culture. He ...

sang "There For Me" in the city of Hong Kong on stage, at the Hong Kong Millennium Extravaganza. While the duet with José Cura version of this song is bilingual, the other two versions are completely in English.

Hayley Westenra and Paul Potts version

Hayley Westenra and '' Britain's Got Talent'' winner Paul Potts recorded "There For Me" in Italian, as "Sei Con Me", for Potts' second album, '' Passione'', released in 2009.

References

1978 songs 1978 singles 1998 singles East West Records singles La Bionda songs Sarah Brightman songs Song recordings produced by Frank Peterson {{1990s-UK-single-stub