Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah -

Despite being released in late December, it was the top-selling single of 2008 in the UK. Production and Arrangement

By January 2009, it had sold over one million copies, making Alexandra Burke the first British female solo artist to achieve a million-selling single in the UK. Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah

Burke’s version sold 576,000 copies in its first week, dwarfing Buckley’s 81,000. Despite being released in late December, it was

It secured the coveted 2008 Christmas Number One spot and held the position for three weeks. It secured the coveted 2008 Christmas Number One

For the first time since 1957, two versions of the same song occupied the top two spots on the UK Singles Chart.

Alexandra Burke ’s rendition of remains one of the most commercially significant releases in UK chart history . Released as her winner's single following the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008, it transformed Leonard Cohen’s poetic composition into a record-breaking pop phenomenon. A Historic Chart Battle