Alexandra Burke
We all know that taking on a cover version of a classic hit can always be a bit of a daring task, so those lovely folk over at Churchill Insurance decided to find out the worst cover versions of all time, and lo and behold! Most of them are sung by reality TV stars.
So here we have the top ten flops, but do you agree? Feel free to pass your own judgement at the bottom. Oh yes!
Originally sung by the Beatles, 'Lucy in the sky with Diamonds' was covered by William Shatner on an album released in 1968 and has been voted the worst cover version ever
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts may have got a hit with 'I love rock 'n' roll', but Britney's version has rocked up at number two on the list of worst cover versions. People clearly don’t think she’s Rock N Roll enough!
Originally a hit for Norman Greenbaum in 1970, Gareth Gates' catastrophic version with the Kumars may have gotten to number one in the UK charts but isn't considered a hit in the covers stakes
Catchy and controversial, Madonna's original got to number one but Kelly Osbourne's punky version doesn't come up to scratch according to Churchill's poll
An original hit for Brighouse and Rastrick Band, Wogan's 1978 version hasn't proved popular with the picky people polled.
A folk-rock song by singer-songwriter Don McLean, Madonna's pop version doesn't sit well with our readers; although it was one of my favourite Madonna hits!
A romantic number one song for Jimmy Young, the Righteous Brothers and Robson and Jerome as well as Gareth Gates, who fails to sway the critical public into falling for his charms yet again.
An album track originally recorded by rock band Led Zeppelin; unsurprisingly Rolf and his didgeridoo /wobble board version haven't climbed the ladder of popularity.
Rik Waller's version isn't always loved as much as either Dolly Parton's or Whitney Houston's and Gatheth Gates shows his face again as he murders a commercial success for Elvis.
She may have The X Factor and the fastest-selling download single ever across Europe, but those polled look set to sing 'Hallelujah' when the song is over.
Matt Owen, spokesperson for Churchill, says:
"Cover versions can provoke huge debate and what are considered to be bad covers for some, may be great versions for others. Even many of our so-called worst cover versions ever, and the people fronting them, have had great success."
"It's interesting to see that half of the worst cover versions have been sung by budding popstars coming through on reality TV programmes."
Churchill Insurance commissioned the research to mark the launch of a new TV advertisement featuring Rolf Harris and the iconic nodding dog. I wonder how Rolf feels about being ridiculed by the nodding dog.