Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song) Games in Vancouver, before a claimed TV audience of three billion. In 2006, the Norwegian quartet of Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes and Askil Holm released a cover of the song. After debuting at number 8 on the Norwegian VG-lista, the single reached number one in January 2007. The song remained listed on the Norwegian top 20 for 37 (non-consecutive) weeks between 2006 and 2007. The song also appears on the 2006 album "Hallelujah Live", credited to Espen Lind with Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes and Askil Holm, which also reached the top of the Norwegian VG-lista. Alexandra Burke, the
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song) his earliest noted performance being in Montreal on 8 July 1988. Other notable singers who have covered "Hallelujah" include Brandi Carlile, Regina Spektor, Willie Nelson, Susan Boyle, Tim Minchin, Myles Kennedy, and Bono. Bono's version, which is mostly spoken, was included in "Tower of Song", an all-star tribute to Cohen in 1995. Bon Jovi has covered the song several times in concert, including on their 2008 "Live at Madison Square Garden" DVD. International group Il Divo released a Spanish-language adaptation with different lyrics on their album "The Promise" (2008), which topped the charts in the UK. The song was performed