Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah

[tammyy2j]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjY9TVTwap8"]YouTube - Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke Official Single[/ame]

X factor 2008 winner Alexandra Burke's debut single - will it be Christmas No. 1?

I prefer Jeff Buckley's version

[DaVeyWaVey]

I downloaded this yesterday I love it and cant stop listening to it. I have a feeling that it will be Christmas Number 1.. though it would be nice if something else was Christmas No1 for a change..

[Bryan]

brilliant song. love it. alexandra for christmas number 1!

[sindydoll]

according to hmv its going to be number 1 because of the downloads its had plus pre orders

[Abbie]

I love this song

I really dont mind and hope it gets number one now

[Dr. Tangliss]

Not a patch on Jeff Buckley's version!

[StarsOfCCTV]

I'm glad I'm not the only one!

The backing voices/choir & drums are unnecessary. Just a piano/guitar like other versions would have been fine but they made it too busy.

[Bad Wolf]

Not a patch on Jeff Buckley's version!

agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Perdita]

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's debut single is the fastest-selling download ever across Europe.

'Hallelujah' notched up more than 105,000 digital sales in the UK on Sunday, surpassing Leona Lewis's record of 82,000 for 2006 X Factor winner's song 'A Moment Like This'.

The single has also made it to the top of the HMV.com download chart, with spokesman Gennaro Castaldo saying: "We're seeing a phenomenal rush to download the 'Hallelujah' single from our website. It's both our fastest and biggest-ever selling download, and Alexandra already has the Christmas number one all wrapped up."

Castaldo added that sales will receive a boost on Wednesday when the physical CD is released. "It's now about how many copies Alexandra may go on to sell. HMV is ordering massive extra stock to keep up with the unprecedented demand," he said.

Burke won this year's X Factor before a TV audience of 14.6 million, beating Eoghan Quigg and boyband JLS.

[Chloe O'brien]

Very rarely do I prefer a re-release to an original song. And Alexandra has done an amazing cover version of this song, but Jeff Buckley's version is the best despite seeing Shrek and Donkey everytime I hear the song.