Buckley would have loved chart revival
The mother of cult singer Jeff Buckley is convinced her son would have been amused that music mogul Simon Cowell has given him a boost up the pop charts - years after his death.
Fans of the late rocker, who died in a swimming accident in 1997, are campaigning to take his recording of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' to the top of the UK charts this Christmas in a bid to beat another cover version of the song by singer Alexandra Burke.
Burke was awarded a record deal with Syco Records, Cowell's division of Sony BMG, when she took home the crown on Cowell's TV competition The X Factor last week.
But Buckley's mother Mary Guibert insists the tragic star would have loved the music rivalry.
She says: "I think Jeff would have found this number one thing very amusing. It's ironic in so many ways. I mean, here is The X Factor, run by Simon Cowell, who is supposed to be the ultimate taste arbiter, and they've been run to the wire by my son.
"It's come about so organically, with no record label pushing it, and I think Jeff would have loved that, and loved his fans for doing it."
