"Vivo per lei" [ˈviːvo per ˈlɛi] (English: "I Live for Her") is a 1995 song recorded by Italian artist Andrea Bocelli as duet with Giorgia Todrani (under the stage name of "Giorgia" only) for his album Bocelli. The song was also released as a duet with other female artists, including Marta Sánchez in Spanish and Latin American countries; Hélène Ségara in francophone countries; Judy Weiss in German-speaking countries; Sandy in Brazilian Portuguese;[1] and Bonnie Tyler in English under the title "Live for Love", though due to record company disputes their version was never released.
Quick Facts Single by Andrea Bocelli, from the album Bocelli and Romanza ...
"Vivo per lei" |
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Cover from the duet version with Hélène Ségara |
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B-side | "Voglio restare così" |
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Released | 1996 (Italian & Spanish versions) April 1997 (German version) December 1997 (French version) |
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Recorded | 1995 |
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Genre | Operatic pop |
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Length | 4:23 |
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Label | Polydor, Polygram |
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Songwriter(s) | Gatto Panceri, Valerio Zelli |
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Producer(s) | Mauro Malavasi |
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"Per amore" (1995) |
"Vivo per lei" (1996) |
"Vivo por ella" (1996) |
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Ich lebe für sie (1997) |
Je vis pour elle (1997) |
The Prayer (1999) |
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"Riguarda noi" (1995) |
"Vivo per lei" (1996) |
"Strano il mio destino" (1996) |
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"Auprès de ceux que j'aimais" (1997) |
"Je vis pour elle" (1997) |
"Loin du froid de décembre" (1998) |
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"Vivo por Ella" (1997) |
"Escrito no Céu" (2004) |
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The version with Marta Sánchez, titled Vivo por ella, was included on her album One Step Closer, which peaked at number two in Panama, and number eight in the US Billboard Tropical Songs. This version of the song was also used as the opening theme for the Mexican telenovela Vivo Por Elena. The version with Hélène Ségara was released in December 1997 and became a hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and France, where it reached number one on the charts. It was the fifth single from Ségara's first studio album, Cœur de verre. The version with Judy Weiss also topped the charts in Switzerland in 1997.