"The Prayer" is a song performed by Canadian singer Celine Dion and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.

"The Prayer" was originally recorded in two solo versions for the Warner Bros.' 1998 musical animated feature film Quest for Camelot, in English by Dion and in Italian by Bocelli.

A duet between Dion and Bocelli later appeared on their respective studio albums, These Are Special Times (1998) and Sogno (1999), and was released as a promotional single in March 1999.

It received highly positive reviews from music critics and entered adult contemporary charts in Canada and the United States in 1999.

It was also featured on Dion's compilation The Collector's Series, Volume One (2000) and greatest hits My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection (2008).

A re-recorded solo version by Celine Dion (renamed "A Mother's Prayer") appeared on her 2004 album Miracle.

[1] Chuck Taylor from Billboard reviewed "The Prayer", calling it "a breathtaking, ultra-lush song, and the tour de force combination of Dion and Bocelli [which] will send a half-dozen chills up your spine".

Although he felt that the song is "an unorthodox track for the radio," Taylor called it "affecting," "heartwarming," "absolutely exquisite" and "one of Dion's most radiant performances ever.

At the completion of the show, Callea was signed to Sony BMG, and he released "The Prayer" as his debut single.