Question: who was the first person to sing you raise me up
Answer: `` You Raise Me Up '' Song by Secret Garden from the album Once in a Red Moon Released December 27 , 2001 Genre Inspirational Length 5 : 04 Songwriter ( s ) Brendan Graham ( lyricist ) Rolf Løvland ( composer ) Producer ( s ) Decca Once in a Red Moon track listing `` Awakening '' ( 1 ) `` You Raise Me Up '' ( 2 ) `` Silent Wings '' ( 3 )