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.