X Factor's Alexandra Burke To Top Charts On Download Sales Alone

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke will top the UK singles charts this coming weekend on download sales alone, early figures indicate.

Burke's cover of 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen was released as a digital-download at midnight on Saturday, just hours after her triumph on the talent contest.

The song is already the fastest selling single of the year with high street retailer HMV ahead of its release on CD this Wednesday (December 17th).

Although Burke faces challenges from songs by comedian Peter Kay, broadcaster Terry Wogan and former winner Leona Lewis, her single is all but assured to claim the coveted Christmas number one spot due to her exposure on the show.

A spokesman for HMV said: "The reality is that while they may sell in the tens of thousands, Alexandra will sell in the hundreds of thousands.”

As previously reported on Gigwise, Burke was crowned the winner of The X Factor on Saturday.

The London-born singer beat boy band JLS to claim the first prize of a lucrative recording contract.

Alexandra Burke Sings To Win On The X Factor