BURKE TAKES U.K. CHRISTMAS TOP SPOT

Last updated: Monday, December 22, 2008

BURKE TAKES U.K. CHRISTMAS TOP SPOT

THE X FACTOR winner ALEXANDRA BURKE has scored the coveted U.K. number one Christmas spot with her debut single HALLELUJAH.

Alexandra Burke arriving at Harrods with a film crew, London, England - 17.12.08

Her cover of Leonard Cohen's classic hit shifted 576,000 copies, to become the fastest selling single by a female solo artist.

The track beat Jeff Buckley's version of the same song into second place and knocked 2006 X Factor winner Leona Lewis off the top spot and into number three with her cover of Snow Patrol's Run.

Beyonce's If I Were A Boy and Peter Kay's alter-ego Geraldine McQueen's Once Upon A Christmas Song rounded out the top five.

Cohen's original version of Hallelujah, written 20 years ago, also made it into the top 40 with a new entry at number 36.

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Source: WENN

| Monday, December 22, 2008

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