"Fragile" is a song composed by English

England

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 musician

Musician

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 Sting from his 1987 album ...Nothing Like the Sun

...Nothing Like the Sun

…Nothing Like the Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 , which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon"...

. Released as a single the following year, it placed to number 70 on the UK Singles Chart

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. Sung additionally in both Spanish and Portuguese under the title Fragilidad, it appeared twice more on his 1988 EP variant of the album, Nada como el sol

Nada Como el Sol

...Nada como el sol is an EP released by Sting, containing five tracks from the album ...Nothing Like the Sun performed in Spanish and Portuguese.-Track listing:# Mariposa Libre – 4:54# Frágil [Portuguese] – 3:50...

. The Spanish version features as a b-side to I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying

I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying

"I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" is a song written and recorded by English rock singer Sting. It was released from his 1996 album Mercury Falling. The song was also released as a single, and reached #94 and #54 on the U.S. and UK singles charts, respectively. Sting also recorded the song as a...

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The song is a tribute to Ben Linder

Ben Linder

Benjamin Ernest "Ben" Linder , was an American engineer who was working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua when he was killed by anti-government Contra rebels. Coming at a time when U.S...

, an American

United States

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 civil engineer who was killed by the Contras

Contras

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 in 1987 while working on a hydroelectric project in Nicaragua

Nicaragua

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It was also used in many ads after the September 11th tragedy and was the opening song in Sting's ...All This Time concert, recorded that evening.

Covers

The song been covered by many international

International

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 artists including Québécois

French-speaking Quebecer

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 singer Bruno Pelletier

Bruno Pelletier

Bruno Pelletier , is a francophone Quebecer singer.-Life:Pelletier was born in Charlesbourg, a suburb of Quebec City. In 1983 Pelletier performed in the bands Amanite and Sneak Preview, which sang in English. He later started a group called Pëll, singing in French. At 23 years old, he moved to...

, Turkish bağlama

Baglama

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 artist Ahmet Koç

Ahmet Koç

- Before the "Paradoks" :He appeared and played bağlama with the female singer Şebnem Paker at Eurovision Song Contest 1997, in Dublin, where they represented Turkey and came in 3rd place...

, American jazz

Jazz

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 singer Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson is an American jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. Described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating country, blues and folk music into her...

, American trumpeter Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard

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, American soul

Soul music

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 singer Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...

, Mercedes Sosa

Mercedes Sosa

Haydée Mercedes Sosa, known as La Negra, was an Argentine singer who was popular throughout South America and some countries outside the continent. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of nueva canción. She gave voice to songs written by both...

 and Pedro Aznar

Pedro Aznar

Pedro Aznar is an Argentine musician, with a lifetime of experience in jazz, Argentinian folk music, and rock and has had a successful career as a solo artist. He is very well known for giving rock songs a jazz-oriented style, by playing the fretless bass, with a big influence from Jaco Pastorius...

 from Argentina, Nils Landgren, Shirley Clamp

Shirley Clamp

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, Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick

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, Julio Iglesias

Julio Iglesias

Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...

, Jesse Cook

Jesse Cook

Jesse Cook is a Toronto-based guitarist, born in Paris to Canadian parents. Like other guitarists of his style of music, he incorporates funky jazz, latin & world music into his playing. Cook is also well known for the energy of his live shows. He has contributed to the Afro Celt Sound System album...

, Stringmansassy

Stringmansassy

Stringmansassy is a Brisbane duo consisting of guitarist Aaron Hopper and vocalist Kacey Patrick. Performing a combination of jazz and folk, the group has released four albums...

, Holly Cole

Holly Cole

Holly Cole is a Canadian jazz singer, particularly popular in Canada and Japan for both her versatile and distinctive voice, along with her adventurous repertoire, which spans such divergent genres as show tunes, rock, and country music.-Holly Cole Trio:In 1983, Cole travelled to Toronto to seek a...

, ukulele

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 virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro

Jake Shimabukuro

Jake Shimabukuro is an ukulele virtuoso known for his complex finger work. His music combines elements of jazz and rock.- History :...

, 12 Girls Band in Shanghai

Shanghai

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, China

China

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, Tose Proeski

Toše Proeski

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 during his concerts and on his 2011 album So Ljubav Od Tose and others. It was performed during the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

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. Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...

 sampled the song for the unreleased original of When Thugz Cry. It has scored rendition on the instrumental music side as well, trumpeter Bruce Glover covered the song from his 2005 album "Fragile." In 2006, saxophonist Michael Lington

Michael Lington

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 covered the song from his album "A Song for You." The following year, guitarist Blake Aaron

Blake Aaron

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 covered the song from his album "Desire."
German singer Angelzoom recorded a version for her second album "Nothing is Infinite" in 2010. She also relesaed a promotional video on YouTube. In 2011, 2Cellos

2Cellos

2Cellos is a cello duo consisting of Croatian cellists Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser. Signed to Sony Masterworks since 12 April 2011, the two were discovered after uploading a music video of their cello-only cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" to YouTube.-Background:Šulić, born in...

 covered this song, played as classical music. They are a cello duo consisting of Croatian cellists Luka Šulić

Luka Šulić

Luka Šulić is a Croatian Slovenian cellist.Šulić was born in Maribor, Slovenia. He comes from a Dubrovnik musical family, his father Božo is also a cellist, and many members of his family are associated with music....

 and Stjepan Hauser

Stjepan Hauser

- Early life and musical training :Hauser was born in Pula to a musical family, where he began his musical education. He has a sister who is a journalist in Pula. Hauser finished secondary school in Rijeka...

. Before them, in 2006., another Croatian artist, Radojka Šverko (a.k.a. Radoyka) covered this song on her 2006. album Men are my best friends.