X Factor champion Alexandra Burke’s debut single release ‘Hallelujah’ is today confirmed as the fastest selling download single in history across the whole of Europe.

The single sold over 105,000 copies in the UK on download only in just one day, Sunday 14th December, smashing the previous record of 82,000 in one day achieved by Leona Lewis with her debut release ‘A Moment Like This’.

Comparatively Take That’s recent No.1 single ‘Greatest Day’ sold 9,488 downloads on its first day, and Girls Aloud’s No.1 track ‘The Promise’ sold 7.600 downloads.

‘Hallelujah’ is currently sitting at No.1 on HMV.com, 7Digital and Play.com’s download chart, as well as being top of the iTunes 100 chart.

After four months of fevered anticipation and the most exciting and controversial series yet, Alexandra Burke triumphed on Saturday night to win The X Factor 2009 in front of TV audience of over 14 million viewers.

Alexandra released her debut single ‘Hallelujah’, her version of the Leonard Cohen classic as a download at the stroke of midnight on Sunday 14th December, less than two hours after millions witnessed her claim the winner’s crown.

The single will be released physically in shops this Wednesday 17th December. CD manufacturers are currently heading into meltdown to produce enough copies to meet the unprecedented demand for the single.

Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV comments. “We’re seeing a phenomenal rush to download the ‘Hallelujah’ single from our website. It’s both our fastest and biggest-ever selling download, and Alexandra already has the Christmas No.1 all wrapped up. The physical CD single, which comes out on Wednesday, will give the release another huge boost, and it’s now about how many copies Alexandra may go on to sell. HMV is ordering massive extra stock to keep up with the unprecedented demand.”