Winner released a cover version of the song after winning the of the talent competition in December 2012. It was released shortly after his win and reached number one in the UK and Ireland, as well as charting in the top ten in 20 other countries. As of 2017, it has sold over 1,310,000 copies in the UK. • Graham Stack • Matt Furmidge singles chronology ' Impossible' (2012) ' (2013), the winner of the of, released a cover version of 'Impossible' on 9 December 2012, immediately after winning the show.