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) sung in Swedish. The song has become a staple of television talent shows. Jason Castro, an "American Idol" season 7 contestant, performed a version on 4 March 2008, which propelled Jeff Buckley's version of the song to the top of the "Billboard" digital song chart. His version was included in his self-titled debut album and his second studio album, "Who I Am". Lisa Hordijk, winner of the 2009 Dutch "X Factor", released "Hallelujah" as her debut single, which went double platinum and remained at the top of the Dutch charts for ten weeks. A 2009 hit by Orthodox Jewish singer