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) Richard Eaton Singers conducted by Jack Everly premiered a new arrangement for orchestra and chorus by Claude Lapalme. Also in 2010, the Maccabeats of Yeshiva University released "Voices from the Heights", with an "a cappella" version of "Hallelujah" set to the Hebrew words of the Shabbat liturgical poem "Lecha Dodi". Steven Page performed the song live at the state funeral of Canadian Opposition Leader Jack Layton on 27 August 2011. Raul Esparza performed the song live at the Kennedy Center's 11 September Memorial Concert on 8 September 2011. In May 2012, Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet presented the World Premiere of