While many have attempted to cover Leonard Cohen’s timeless “Hallelujah,” nothing compares to this performance. On The Voice France, Mennel Ibtissem turned over a judge’s chair with her exquisite rendition of the timeless anthem, and she hadn’t even finished her introduction yet.
Even before the song was over, the four judges had been won over by 22-year-old Mennel’s soul-stirring gospel and R&B rendition of the tune, and her exquisite voice had won them over. Mennel, a Muslim singer of French and Syrian descent, gave her rendition a unique twist by singing in Arabic and English, creating a veritable mashup of musical styles.
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