Kennedy cracks No.1 slot on iTunes

Luke Kennedy's time on The Voice Australia has already given him an iTunes Number 1 hit. Picture: Annette Dew

• His version of Time to Say Goodbye outsells Robin Thicke and Daft Punk
• Original version of the song re-enters charts at No.28
• Each iTunes sale counts for two votes for the artist

SECOND-chance crooner Luke Kennedy has soared to No.1 on the iTunes chart after stealing the show on The Voice last night.

Former Ten Tenor Kennedy’s version of Andrea Bocelli’s Time to Say Goodbye has outsold Robin Thicke and Daft Punk to top the download chart today.

The original version, a duet with Sarah Brightman, has also re-entered the iTunes chart at No.28.

Kennedy, whose back story of on-the-road depression, connected with coach Ricky Martin.

Ricky Martin stands up and gives a speech to win over singer Luke Kennedy. Credit: The Voice, Nine Network

Martin’s team is proving the most popular with downloaders today - Emma Pask's Mas Que Nada is No.4 on iTunes while Caterina Torres' take on Beyonce's If I Were a Boy is No.6, with the original version back at No.64.

Team Seal is struggling to match Team Ricky on the iTunes chart - Mitchell Anderson’s version of The Letter is No.23, Jac Stone's divisive rendition of Suzanne Vega's Luka is No.25 (the original is at No.61) and Shawne Kirke's take on Paolo Nutini's Last Request is No.47.

Team Ricky does have the night’s worst performance, James Walker’s diabolical reading of the Killers' Mr Brightside, which is at No.48.

Luke Kennedy's has a hit on his hands with his version of Andrea Bocelli's Time to Say Goodbye.

However the night's least-popular song was Nicholas Roy's version of Jeff Buckley's Last Goodbye from Team Seal.

Roy's karaoke cover is No.117 on iTunes today, with Buckley's original outselling him at No.75.

The remake was considered treading on sacred ground by many critics on Twitter.

Every iTunes sale of $1.69 counts for two votes for the artist - not even cracking the Top 100 is a bad sign for Roy's chances of survival.

Kennedy's popularity sees previous cover versions I Dreamed a Dream and A Time For Us re-enter the iTunes chart today.

While they may be blitzing iTunes, The Voice has yet to follow through to dominate the actual ARIA chart.

After an initial blaze of downloads, Harrison Craig’s version of Michael Buble entered the ARIA singles chart at No.13 yesterday.

The only other Voice contestants from last week to trouble this week’s ARIA Top 30 were Jackie Sannia at No.24 with Arithmetic and Miss Murphy at No.30 with Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word.

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Luke Kennedy's voice tops iTunes charts

The Voice Queensland contestants Luke Kennedy. PIC: Jamie Hanson Source: The Courier-Mail

QUEENSLAND'S The Voice contestant Luke Kennedy has shot to the top of the iTunes charts with his single from Sunday night's show.

His rendition of Time To Say Goodbye from Sunday night's showdown episode entered the charts in the top 10 and steadily crept up to number one overnight.

It is the first time this year a contestant on the show has topped the iTunes charts.

Single sales are important for the contestants because each download counts as two votes for them to progress through to the competition.

His nearest competitor in the charts is Melbourne jazz singer Emma Pask who is sitting at number with her version of Mas Que Nada.

Voting closes tonight at 6pm, eligible downloads are only counted until noon today.

James Walker and Jac Stone, Queensland's other two contestants, also performed on Sunday night but their singles failed to make an impact on the charts

They will find out their fate in tomorrow night's live results show.

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