Nana Mouskouri is one of the various artists that made a cover of `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' .
As a folk song , `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' has been covered by numerous artists such as Leona Lewis , Marianne Faithfull , the Kingston Trio , the Chad Mitchell Trio-Mike Kobluk solo , Gordon Lightfoot , Shirley Bassey , Celine Dion , Bert Jansch , Maria Taylor , Peter , Paul and Mary , We Five , Johnny Cash , the Chi-Lites , José Carreras , Jeffrey Gaines , Isaac Hayes , Nana Mouskouri , Bradley Joseph , Joanna Law , Richard Marx , Alison Moyet , George Michael , Elvis Presley , Stereophonics & Jools Holland , Mel Tormé , Vanessa L. Williams , Cindytalk , Amanda Palmer , Christy Moore , David Cook , Journey South , Kate Cebrano , Lauryn Hill , Regine Velasquez and Marcia Griffiths ( member of the I-Threes ) .