These 10 exceptional covers have left a lasting impact on music history by captivating hearts and ears in unexpected ways.

In 2008, Buckley’s version of “Hallelujah” became his first US No 1. Its revival was thanks to the song’s appearance on American Idol, where it was performed by a contestant on the show ...

After refining his version, Buckley recorded an emotional take of Cale's "Hallelujah" for his debut album, Grace, which gained extra resonance when the 30-year-old drowned in the Mississippi River.

K.d. lang first covered "Hallelujah" on her 2004 covers album, Hymns of the 49th Parallel, and two years later she sang the song in front of Cohen himself when he was inducted into the Canadian ...

But it’s not just about Cohen. “Hallelujah” became something more after it left his hands. John Cale stripped it down, Jeff Buckley made it haunting, and k.d. lang gave it a soulful, almost spiritual ...

Released as a single on the 10th anniversary of Buckley's death, the singer’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” reached the top spot on Billboard’s digital charts.

As befits Jeff Buckley’s strangeness, Grace is a strange album. It’s nominally “alternative rock”, but Buckley doesn’t sing or write like a typical 90s alt-rocker, and he includes a couple of songs ...

Jeff Buckley once told his manager, Dave Lory, that he wanted to make 18 albums in three years. Sadly, he only made one before he died in 1997. The first time Lory met Buckley was in a coffee shop ...

Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Jeff Buckley’s GRACE in concert. One Night Only. 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the Jeff Buckley masterpiece “Grace”. Released on 23 August 1994, “Grace” ...

Thirty years ago, Jeff Buckley released his sole studio album, “Grace.” The 1994 record featured a promising young singer-songwriter’s earnest lyrics and haunting voice, a stunning cover of ...

Leonard Cohen ’s “ Hallelujah,” with its ambiguous, imagistic lyrics about sex and spirituality, was once described by Jeff Buckley, perhaps the song’s most famous interpreter, as “the ...