Phil Lynott (song) moment for Irish pop" in 2008, with the same publication later calling it the best Irish song of that year. Jape fans launched an online petition to establish the song as the Christmas number one in the Irish Singles Chart. However, it lost out to a cover of the Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah", performed by Alexandra Burke, that year's winner of British television talent show "The X Factor". The song is often covered by Irish indie musician Rob Smith. Phil Lynott (song) "Phil Lynott" is a 2008 single by the Irish band Jape, taken from their third studio album, "Ritual".
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song) Ohad Moskowitz, ""Bo'i Kala"", featuring the words of the traditional tune accompanying a Jewish bride to the chuppah, is a musical adaptation of "Hallelujah". On 22 January 2010, American musicians Justin Timberlake, Matt Morris, and Charlie Sexton performed a live cover version of "Hallelujah" during the "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon in support of those affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake. A recorded version was released the following day on the "Hope for Haiti Now" soundtrack album and reached a peak of No. 13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. On 16 April 2010, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the