Leona competed on the third series of The X Factor in , with her stunning vocals winning her the competition. She will be looking to build on her success with a win in the All Stars version of the show. Other acts performing will be Jedward and Fleur East. Leona has turned her focus to acting as much as music since her appearance on The X Factor.
And in June of the same year she parted ways with Island records before releasing charity single Looking for Home with Dianne Warren for the Vanderpump's Dog Foundation's public service announcement against the Yulin Dog Meat Festival. And the following year she teamed up with Calum Scott to release a version of You Are the Reason - the song peaked at number 43 in the UK charts.
Leona hasn't released a studio album since I Am in , which reached the top 40 internationally including in the US, Spain and Germany as well as the UK. That's why I decided to audition for The X Factor. It's programmes like these which provide the best place to showcase fresh new talent.
At a book signing in October , at a Waterstones book store in central London, Leona was assaulted by a year-old man named Peter Kopwalczyk, who began punching her in the head. He was arrested at the scene, and sectioned under the Mental Health Act , and was charged with common assault.
He admitted to the incident and was hospitalised. Leona has been a vegetarian since she was 12, and she has been vegan since September Leona made her movie debut in the '80s musical Walking on Sunshine, playing the supporting role of Elena. In the film, she sang various '80s classics, including the title track.
Leona has a mezzo-soprano vocal range, which spans four octaves, and has had classical training. She has stated that she practises operatic scales every week. See more Must Read on Smooth. See more Latest Features. Ed Sheeran. When her career seemed to be going nowhere, she was considering quitting the music industry until her boyfriend persuaded her to enter The X Factor.
Life after The X Factor: One-million copies of the winner's single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's first single 'A Moment like This', were pre-ordered by stores, although at the time, the winner of the show had not been announced and it was unknown who would be releasing the single.
It broke a world record after it was downloaded fifty-thousand times in thirty minutes. On Christmas Eve , 'A Moment like This' was crowned Christmas number-one single, having sold , copies, beating Take That's single 'Patience', and outselling the rest of the Top 40's sales combined.
The single became the biggest-downloaded song in , beating Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy'. The single stayed at number one for four weeks and went on to sell in the region of 1,, copies. It made it to the second round but was eliminated and did not make it to the final selection. Lewis' second single, 'Bleeding Love', the single sold 66, copies on its first day of release and went on to sell , copies in its first week, giving it the biggest first-week sales of In February , Lewis broke the major American charts as 'Bleeding Love' peaked at number one becoming the first track by a UK female to hit number one since Kim Wilde in More interestingly 'Bleeding Love' is only the second single to ever fall out and return to the number one position on the Hot twice, the first was Le Freak by Chic in and Lewis' third single, a double A-side featuring 'Better in Time' and 'Footprints in the Sand', was released in the UK in March , in aid of the charity Sport Relief, the songs reached a peak of number 2 in the UK singles chart and sold over 70 copies.
As a part of Sport Relief, Lewis has set up a website, Yougivemestrength. Leona Lewis. Leona Lewis has reportedly signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings, ahead of the release of her fifth studio album I Am. Leona Lewis is preparing to release her fifth studio album. Lewis is thought to have signed to Def Jam Recordings, which is owned by Universal in the US, after she posted a picture of herself wearing a jacket with the label's logo on Twitter.
The photo comes just days after Lewis performed a showcase in London, debuting tracks from the upcoming I Am. Leona Lewis Simon Cowell. Earlier this year it was announced that Lewis had left the Syco label, which she had been with since wining the 'X-Factor' in , and signed a new deal with Universal records. Leona Lewis split with Cowell's record label earlier this year. Lewis begins the letter by writing, "It has been quite the rollercoaster year.
The emotions I have felt have been more powerful, in both a positive and negative way, than any other time The chances are that if you've been watching any primetime terrestrial television lately, you've probably stared open jawed at the screen as the trailer for Walking on Sunshine unloads a giant stream of FEELGOOD on you. It's the annoying, yellow advert with Leona Lewis in it. Leona Lewis at the 'Walking on Sunshine' Premiere. The movie, set to popular hit songs of the s, takes place in a coastal village in Italy.
It follows Maddie, who is preparing to marry Italian man Raf and has invited her sister Taylor to the wedding. However, unbeknownst to Maddie, Raf is Taylor's ex holiday flame and the love of her life. It's reasonable to predict Walking on Sunshine will pull in the UK crowds this weekend, and the critics suggest it's Leona Lewis has had significant and surprisingly enduring success since her ' X Factor ' victory but it was nonetheless brave to make the decision of releasing a Christmas album, especially since her album ' Glassheart ' got a very mixed reception compared to her previous offerings.
After kicking off with your standard Christmassy jingle bells, it's immediately clear that ' One More Sleep ' is going to feel very Motown. Leona's vocals are on top form as ever! However, with such a building crescendo, you're expecting the world's most infectious chorus - but you don't really get it.
But, ultimately, if we compare it to the classic soundtrack of Christmas, it doesn't make the cut. Vocal-wise, you're thinking, " Watch out Mariah Carey! It's just not massively original though and, to many people, it will be fairly forgettable.
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