Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis is a singer from UK . She was the first female winner of the show X-factor in 2006 . She sang the song ‘over the rainbow’ and won the hearts of millions of music lovers along with the judges of the show. She grabbed the recording contract of 1 million pound. Leona got the fame after her win. She became the artist having multi-platinum selling . She got Grammy award nomination for three times and all this made hera famous pop star.

Her debut song ‘ A moment like this’ was downloaded more then 50,000 times within half an hour of its release and it made it the fastest selling UK single. Second single of the great singer was “ Bleeding Love” . This was released worldwide and in thirty charts it reached at number one position .In countries like Canada, Italy, Japan, France, Germany the songs of Leona Lewis become the greatest hit.

Leona Lewis Ft. Justin Timberlake - Dont let me Down

She released her debut album’ Spirit’ not only in UK but in Ireland also in 2007. That album break all the records and become the highest and fastest selling debut album in UK and even in Ireland also. In 2008 when ‘Spirit’ was released in North America after some revision then also it topped US Billiboard 2008 album charts.

Her music career touched the new heights of success with the release of his singles and first album. Her second single was a big hit among music lovers . 66,000 copies sold on the very first day of its release and for seven weeks it stays at the number one position in UK singles chart. In Irish singles chart also it topped and stays for eight weeks. This is a great achievement for a debutant.

Cosmopolitan Ultimate women awards of the year awarded Leona Lewis as the ‘Newcomer of the year 2007’. In 2008 she was also nominated for BRIT awards in four different categories but fail to get even a single award. With her second single ‘bleeding love’ she became the third female British singer to top the UK charts with her debut and sixth British women to be at the number one position in US charts. All these are her achievements in her musical career.

Her onstage performances also made a mark on the hearts of her fan. She performed at MTV Asia award 2008 . Her performance in 2008 Beijing Olympics closing ceremony with guitarist Jimmy page was a big hit . It was viewed by three billion audiences allover the world. In a anti-cancer campaign ‘Stand up to cancer’ she performed with a group of female dancers and get good reviews about her performance.

Leona’s love life is not hidden from anybody. Her boyfriend is an electrician by profession and both of them lived together. They know each other since childhood. Leona Lewis is pure vegetarian so she was awarded in 2008 by PETA as the most sexiest vegetarian.

Leona is still active in her music shows and planning to release her second album very soon.