Duffy vs Leona in UK Singles Battle

The top spot in the UK singles chart was won for the fifth week in a row by a jubilant Duffy with her hit 'Mercy'. Her album "Rockferry" remains at #1 in the album chart for a second week. I'm not one to say "told you so", but I did predict this as being a huge album a few weeks ago!

'Mercy' just managed to keep Leona Lewis from the top spot, beating her double A side 'Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand', both taken from her album "Spirit", by just over 300 units.

Is this a just result? You see, download sales of the second track are excluded from the tally. If these had been included Leona would have been #1!
With sales of over 7,500 units 'Footprints in the Sand' was at #25 in the chart as a stand alone track.
I don't suppose Duffy or Leona are too worried as both are sitting very pretty at the top of the pops!

Meanwhile, Leona's biggest fan (and promoter) Simon Cowell has been busy showing her off in the US. You can check out her performance and interview on Oprah right here... thanks to the lads at YouTube.
They're comparing her to Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston (presumably before things went pear shaped!). It might be a bit early for those comparisons but she does comes across as a genuinely nice person... just like Simon... so good luck to them.
Fair play to Simon though, but you can practically see the $$ signs in his eyes! And sure why not.   

Not sure if her American Idol performance ever worked out... but I'll post here if anything crops up. There are rumours of a semi final appearance?