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X Factor: "Hallelujah"; Strictly: No Dance-Off
Dan's Media Digest —
Hey. Do you remember when everyone was tipping Alexandra to win this year's X Factor , after it became obvious a few weeks into the live shows that she was, y'know, the best singer? Well, gosh darn it, Alexandra has only gone and won X Factor. Whoda thunk? Yes, despite attempts by Simon Cowell to make us think Eoghan was anything other than a pie-faced Irish nob, and Diana was a good singer who didn't just yelp every word, the Great British public voted Alexandra as the best. JLS made a valiant effort to finish second, but nobody really wanted another clean-cut boy-band releasing covers, did they? Evidently not, as Alexandra won by a million votes. Don't you feel a ...
"Hallelujah" Could Be UK's Christmas No. 1 And No. 2
Stereogum —
After X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's cover of "Hellelujah" went to No. 1 in the UK, Jeff Buckley fans started an Internet campaign to push her American Idol-style rendition from the top spot and replace it with Buckley's more haunting take. Read the full story at The Guardian and, if you have Facebook, find out how to support Buckley. Why no direct love for Leonard Cohen, people? ...
