the meaning behind the song you raise me up
You Raise Me Up
The song was made by and for Løvland himself and performed for the very first time at the funeral of Løvland 's mother . Here he noted `` there 's something about the song people are embracing - which becomes emotionally strong . ( ... ) I believe people think of it as a song they use for their own purposes . '' . The original designated vocalist was Johnny Logan , himself also from Eurovision fame , who recorded a demo with an orchestra . However , a desire to distance the album from Eurovision Song Contest led to a change in vocalist . 
The song was made by and for Løvland himself and performed for the very first time at the funeral of Løvland 's mother . Here he noted `` there 's something about the song people are embracing - which becomes emotionally strong . ( ... ) I believe people think of it as a song they use for their own purposes . '' . The original designated vocalist was Johnny Logan , himself also from Eurovision fame , who recorded a demo with an orchestra . However , a desire to distance the album from Eurovision Song Contest led to a change in vocalist .
The song was made by and for Løvland himself and performed for the very first time at the funeral of Løvland's mother. He noted ``there's something about the song people are embracing - which becomes emotionally strong. I believe people think of it as a song they use for their own purposes.
The song was made by and for Løvland himself and performed for the very first time at the funeral of Løvland 's mother . Here he noted `` there 's something about the song people are embracing - which becomes emotionally strong . I believe people think of it as a song they use for their own purposes . '' .