Leona

Leona LaurenLeona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British artist, singer also known as actress, and activist. Born and raised within the London Borough Of Islington she was educated at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, Croydon. Lewis achieved national recognition when she was awarded the third series on The X Factor 2006 and got a deal worth PS1,000,000 and Syco music. The winning single, which was a cover of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment like This", peaked at number one for four weeks on the UK Singles Chart and broke an all-time record of 100,000 digital downloads within just 30 minutes. Clive Davis's label J Records, signed Lewis to a deal for five albums in the United States. The success continued for Lewis when she dropped her debut album Spirit (2007). It has been certified as platinum by the UK, becoming the fourth-best-selling album in the 2000s. The Official Charts Company claims that Spirit was the top-selling album of the 21st century. female debut album. The first single, "Bleeding Love", spent seven weeks at number one in the UK and was the best-selling single in the year 2007. It was also the most-sold single of 2008, as well. Lewis won her Billboard Award for Best New Artist. Echo was her second studio album. Lewis also composed the track "I Have You in My Eyes" to accompany Avatar. In 2011, Lewis released the single "Collide" which was a collaboration in collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii and also her first extended work, Hurt: The EP. Her third studio album, Glassheart (2012), was a departure in direction for Lewis and her music, drawing the inspiration of dubstep and electronic music. While on her Glassheart Tour in 2013, she started recording music to her Christmas debut album. Christmas, With Love was released late in 2013. The album's first single, One More Sleep, peaked at number 3 across the UK. Lewis is a British female solo artist, made history by becoming the first female artist to reach the top of the list with eight songs. This is more than Olivia Newton John's record which had seven.

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