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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis performing in 2009
Background information
Birth nameLeona Louise Lewis
Born3 April 1985 (age 24)
Islington, London, England
GenresPop, R&B
OccupationsSinger, songwriter
Years active2006–present
LabelsSyco (2006–present)
J (2007–present)
Websitewww.leonalewismusic.co.uk

Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an Englishpop/R&B singer and songwriter. Lewis rose to fame in 2006 as the winner of the third series of the British television series The X Factor.

Lewis has become a multi-platinum selling artist and three time Grammy Award nominee. She has released one album to date, Spirit, in 2007. It became the fastest-selling debut album and the biggest seller of 2007 in both the UK andRepublic of Ireland, and made Lewis the first British solo artist to top the Billboard 200 with a debut album. Her second album, Echo, is due for release in November 2009.

Lewis's debut single "A Moment Like This" became the fastest selling UK single after being downloaded over 50,000 times within thirty minutes of its release. Her second single, "Bleeding Love", reached number one positions in over thirty singles charts around the world. In November 2008 she set a record in the UK for the fastest selling download-only release with her cover version of the Snow Patrol song "Run" which sold 69,244 copies in two days.

Lewis has sold over 6.5 million albums and 15 million singles worldwide.


[from wikipedia]





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