When Celine Dion and Josh Groban performed The Prayer, it wasn’t the result of a label-assembled duo — it was pure fate. Their powerful rendition left audiences breathless, but few know that its roots stretch back to 1998, when a young and unknown Groban got the chance of a lifetime.
It all started when music mogul David Foster called Josh to stand in for opera legend Andrea Bocelli during a Grammy rehearsal with Dion. Groban, overwhelmed by the pressure, nearly turned it down — but Foster insisted he take the leap. And thank goodness he did.