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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Lewis lives in [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]]. She split from her boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa, a former electrician who now works for Sony Music,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2999447/Leona-Lewiss-bloke-misses-shows.html|title=Loner Lewis|last=Smart|first=Gordon|date=4 June 2010|work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]|publisher=[[News Group Newspapers]]|accessdate=4 June 2010|location=London}}</ref> in June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1288170/Leona-Lewis-splits-childhood-sweetheart.html|title=Bleeding Love: Leona Lewis splits with childhood sweetheart|last=Johnson|first=Chris|date=21 June 2010|work=[[Daily Mail]]|accessdate=21 June 2010}}</ref> Lewis and Al-Chamaa knew each other since she was approximately ten years old.<ref name="linadas">{{cite news|last=Das|first=Lina|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-488705/X-Factor-superstar-Leona-Lewis-fame-fear-failure-pressures-Simon-Cowells-biggest-hope.html|title=Leona Lewis on fame, fear of failure|work=[[Daily Mail]]|date=23 October 2007|accessdate=24 July 2008}}</ref> She has a tattoo of [[Hebrew letters]] on her left wrist, symbolising her former relationship with him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a178197/leona-lewis-reveals-hebrew-tattoo.html|title=Leona Lewis 'reveals Hebrew tattoo'|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|first=Anisa|last=Kadri|date=20 September 2009|accessdate=27 September 2009}}</ref> Additionally, she has a poem about horses tattooed on her back,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1253379/Leona-Lewis-unveils-poetic-tattoo.html|title=Leona Lewis unveils new tattoo on her back... a poetic tribute to horses|last=McConnell|first=Donna|date=24 February 2010|work=[[Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers]]|accessdate=23 August 2010|location=London}}</ref> a tattoo of a peace symbol behind her ear<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/05/02/on-the-grapevine-115875-22227553/|title=On the grapevine|last=Piper|first=Dean|date=2 May 2010|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|accessdate=31 August 2010|location=London}}</ref> and a horseshoe tattooed on her left wrist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1304111/Leona-Lewis-gets-lucky-charm-shape-new-horseshoe-tattoo.html|title=Leona Lewis gets a lucky charm in the shape of a new horseshoe tattoo|last=Thompson|first=Jody|date=18 August 2010|work=[[Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers]]|accessdate=23 August 2010|location=London}}</ref> A [[vegetarian]] since she was 12,<ref name="transformation">{{cite news|last=Iley|first=Chrissy|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2630762.ece |title=The transformation of Leona Lewis|work=[[The Times]]|date=14 October 2007|accessdate=24 July 2008 | location=London}}</ref> Lewis won [[PETA]]'s Sexiest Vegetarian along with [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] frontman [[Anthony Kiedis]] in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.peta.org/feat_sexiest_vegetarians_alive.asp |title=Leona Lewis and Anthony Kiedis Voted World's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2008|publisher= [[PETA]]|date=16 June 2008|accessdate=24 July 2008}}</ref> and Europe's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2009 with actor [[Scott Maslen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peta.org.uk/feat/FeatureSexiestVegetarianCelebrity.asp|title=Leona Lewis and Scott Maslen Voted World's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2009|publisher=PETA|date=22 June 2009|accessdate=22 June 2009}}</ref> She also was named PETA's Person Of The Year for 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.peta.org.uk/2008/leona-lewis-named-petas-person-of-the-year-2008|title=Leona Lewis Named PETA’s Person of the Year 2008|publisher=PETA|date=16 December 2008|accessdate=28 July 2009}}</ref> Lewis is a supporter of the [[World Society for the Protection of Animals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/2975_wspa_interview_with_top_international_singer_leona_lewis.cfm|title=WSPA Interview with Top International Singer Leona Lewis|publisher=[[World Society for the Protection of Animals]]|accessdate=29 October 2009}}</ref>
Lewis lives in [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]]. She split from her boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa, a former electrician who now works for Sony Music,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2999447/Leona-Lewiss-bloke-misses-shows.html|title=Loner Lewis|last=Smart|first=Gordon|date=4 June 2010|work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]|publisher=[[News Group Newspapers]]|accessdate=4 June 2010|location=London}}</ref> in June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1288170/Leona-Lewis-splits-childhood-sweetheart.html|title=Bleeding Love: Leona Lewis splits with childhood sweetheart|last=Johnson|first=Chris|date=21 June 2010|work=[[Daily Mail]]|accessdate=21 June 2010}}</ref> Lewis and Al-Chamaa knew each other since she was approximately ten years old.<ref name="linadas">{{cite news|last=Das|first=Lina|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-488705/X-Factor-superstar-Leona-Lewis-fame-fear-failure-pressures-Simon-Cowells-biggest-hope.html|title=Leona Lewis on fame, fear of failure|work=[[Daily Mail]]|date=23 October 2007|accessdate=24 July 2008}}</ref> She has a tattoo of [[Hebrew letters]] on her left wrist, symbolising her former relationship with him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a178197/leona-lewis-reveals-hebrew-tattoo.html|title=Leona Lewis 'reveals Hebrew tattoo'|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|first=Anisa|last=Kadri|date=20 September 2009|accessdate=27 September 2009}}</ref> Additionally, she has a poem about horses tattooed on her back,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1253379/Leona-Lewis-unveils-poetic-tattoo.html|title=Leona Lewis unveils new tattoo on her back... a poetic tribute to horses|last=McConnell|first=Donna|date=24 February 2010|work=[[Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers]]|accessdate=23 August 2010|location=London}}</ref> Lewis gets a lucky charm in the shape of a new horseshoe tattoo|last=Thompson|first=Jody|date=18 August 2010|work=[[Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers]]|accessdate=23 August 2010|location=London}}</ref> A [[vegetarian]] since she was 12,<ref name="transformation">{{cite news|last=Iley|first=Chrissy|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2630762.ece |title=The transformation of Leona Lewis|work=[[The Times]]|date=14 October 2007|accessdate=24 July 2008 | location=London}}</ref> Lewis won [[PETA]]'s Sexiest Vegetarian along with [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] frontman [[Anthony Kiedis]] in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.peta.org/feat_sexiest_vegetarians_alive.asp |title=Leona Lewis and Anthony Kiedis Voted World's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2008|publisher= [[PETA]]|date=16 June 2008|accessdate=24 July 2008}}</ref> and Europe's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2009 with actor [[Scott Maslen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peta.org.uk/feat/FeatureSexiestVegetarianCelebrity.asp|title=Leona Lewis and Scott Maslen Voted World's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2009|publisher=PETA|date=22 June 2009|accessdate=22 June 2009}}</ref> She also was named PETA's Person Of The Year for 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.peta.org.uk/2008/leona-lewis-named-petas-person-of-the-year-2008|title=Leona Lewis Named PETA’s Person of the Year 2008|publisher=PETA|date=16 December 2008|accessdate=28 July 2009}}</ref> Lewis is a supporter of the [[World Society for the Protection of Animals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/2975_wspa_interview_with_top_international_singer_leona_lewis.cfm|title=WSPA Interview with Top International Singer Leona Lewis|publisher=[[World Society for the Protection of Animals]]|accessdate=29 October 2009}}</ref>


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Leona Lewis

Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British[1] pop and R&B singer–songwriter. Lewis rose to fame during the third series of the British television series The X Factor, which she went on to win.

Lewis has become a multi-platinum selling artist and three time Grammy Award nominee. She was proclaimed 'Top New Artist' by Billboard magazine in 2008. Lewis has released two albums to date, Spirit and Echo, in 2007 and 2009 respectively. Spirit became the fastest-selling debut album and the biggest seller of 2007 in both the United Kingdom and Ireland, and made Lewis the first British solo artist to top the Billboard 200 with a debut album. It has sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide.[2]

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's debut tour, The Labyrinth, started in 2010.

Early life

Lewis was born in the London Borough of Islington, to Aural Josiah "Joe" Lewis of Afro-Guyanese descent and Maria Lewis of Welsh, Italian and Irish descent.[1][3][4] Her parents enrolled her at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and from there she attended the Italia Conti Academy and the BRIT School, where she learned to play instruments such as the guitar and piano, and began to write her own songs in the hope of becoming a singer-songwriter,[5][6] writing her first full-length song at the age of 12.[7] She initially trained in opera, but went on to singing jazz and blues, eventually leading to popular music, citing Minnie Riperton, Eva Cassidy and Stevie Wonder as her main influences.[4] After leaving the BRIT School at 17,[4] she took a number of jobs to fund studio time,[8] recording a demo album called Twilight.[9][10] The album, comprised almost exclusively of her own compositions, was recorded under Spiral Music, a production company based in Fulham. "I tried to secure a record deal by doing things my own way. I worked very hard but I never managed to land a contract", said Lewis.[11] Other demos were recorded under licence from UEG Entertainment, later included on an album called Best Kept Secret.[10] However, none of Lewis's demos were released and she considered taking a hiatus from her music career to attend university until her boyfriend persuaded her to enter The X Factor which subsequently severed her connections with UEG.[12]

Music career

2006: The X Factor

Main article: The X Factor (UK series 3)
Lewis at the London premiere for Flushed Away, November 2006.

Lewis auditioned for the third series of The X Factor in 2006, singing "Over the Rainbow". She was mentored by Simon Cowell and was announced the winner on 16 December 2006, winning a £1 million recording contract.[13]

Her debut single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", was released on CD on 20 December 2006, and was available as a digital download from midnight on 17 December. It broke a world record after it was downloaded 50,000 times in thirty minutes.[14] On 24 December, "A Moment Like This" was crowned the 2006 UK Christmas number-one single, having sold 571,253 copies, outselling the rest of the Top 40's sales combined.[15] The single became the most downloaded song in 2006; it stayed at number one for four weeks and stayed at the top spot in the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks.[16]

2007–2009: Spirit and international breakthrough

Main article: Spirit (Leona Lewis album)
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In February 2007, Lewis signed a £5 million ($9.7 million) five-album contract in the United States with Clive Davis's record label, J Records,[17] and showcased for several American music executives.[17][18][19] A press release was sent out revealing that Cowell and Davis would work together in a first-of-its-kind partnership on both the song and producer selection for Lewis's debut album, entitled Spirit.[20] Lewis recorded tracks for the album in London, Miami, Los Angeles, New York City, and Atlanta,[21] where she worked with several songwriters and record producers including Dallas Austin, Walter Afanasieff, Salaam Remi,[22] Steve Mac,[23] Stargate[24] and Ne-Yo.[25] It was released in November 2007 and entered both the Irish Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart at number one, becoming the fastest-selling debut album in both countries, and the United Kingdom's fourth fastest selling album of all time.[26][27][28] It was released in several other nations in January 2008, and went to number one in New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Germany, South Africa and Switzerland.[29] Two further tracks were recorded in 2008 for the US release of the album: "Forgive Me", produced by Akon, and "Misses Glass", produced by Madd Scientist.[30] It was released in the United States in April 2008 and entered the Billboard 200 at number one, making Lewis the first British artist to reach number one with a debut album.[31] A special edition of Spirit was re-released in November 2008 in Europe, including the songs "Forgive Me", "Misses Glass" and a cover of the Snow Patrol song "Run". The album again went to number one in the UK Albums Chart. To date the album has sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide[2] and has a 9× platinum certification in the UK.[32]

Leona Lewis performing at the Clive Davis Pre Grammy Gala in 2009

Lewis's second single, "Bleeding Love", produced by Ryan Tedder and written by Tedder and Jesse McCartney, was released in October 2007 in the UK, where it sold 218,805 copies in its first week, giving it the biggest first-week sales of 2007 to date.[33][34] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number one, where it stayed for seven weeks,[35] and in the Irish Singles Chart it remained at number one for eight weeks.[36] It reached number one in the singles charts of New Zealand, Australia, France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, Canada and the United States. "Bleeding Love" won The Record of the Year in December 2007.[37] In February 2008, "Bleeding Love" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85 and then went on to peak at number one for four non-consecutive weeks. The song became the first track by a UK female to reach number one since Kim Wilde's "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in 1987.[38] Lewis's third single, a double A-side featuring "Better in Time" and "Footprints in the Sand", was released in the United Kingdom in March 2008, in aid of Sport Relief, and she visited South Africa for the charity.[39] The single reached a peak of number two in the UK singles chart selling over 40,000 copies in its first week of physical release. "Better in Time" was released as Lewis's second single in the US, where it peaked at number 11 in the Billboard Hot 100.[40] "Forgive Me" was released as Lewis's fifth single in November 2008; it reached number five in the UK.[41] "Run" was released as a download-only single in the UK, reaching number one, and becoming the UK's fastest-selling download-only single with 69,244 copies sold in two days.[42] Lewis's last single from Spirit, "I Will Be", was released in January 2009,[43] only in North America; it peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In August 2008, she performed "Whole Lotta Love" with guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin at the 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in Beijing, representing the handover to London as the host of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[44] In September 2008, she joined several female singers to perform a single for the anti-cancer campaign Stand Up to Cancer. The single, titled "Just Stand Up!", was performed live during the one-hour telethon that aired on all major US television networks.[45] Lewis received three nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards in December 2008. "Bleeding Love" was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Spirit was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album. She was nominated for four BRIT Awards, in the categories British Female Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act, British Album for Spirit, and British Single for "Bleeding Love",[46] but despite being the favourite to win the most awards, she received none.[47] She won two awards at the 2008 MOBO Awards: Best Album for Spirit and Best Video for "Bleeding Love".[48] In December 2008 Lewis was named 'Top New Artist' by Billboard magazine.[49]

2009–2010: Echo and The Labyrinth

Main articles: Echo (Leona Lewis album) and The Labyrinth (tour)
Leona Lewis performing on The Labyrinth tour in 2010.

Lewis's second album, Echo,[50] was given a worldwide release in November 2009.[50][51] Production took place throughout 2009, including work with Ryan Tedder,[52] Justin Timberlake,[53] Max Martin,[54] Arnthor Birgisson,[55] Kevin Rudolf,[56] and John Shanks.[57] It was recorded in Los Angeles and took nine months to produce.[58] Lewis described the album as "more guitar-driven" compared to Spirit.[59] Lewis performed her first full UK show at the Hackney Empire in London on 2 November 2009, performing songs from Spirit and Echo.[60][61] Echo reached number one in the UK Albums Chart and the top ten of Austria, Ireland and Switzerland.[62] In July 2010, plans to re-release Echo as a deluxe edition were reported.[63] Dallas Austin, who worked with Lewis on Spirit, confirmed he was working with Lewis, with reports saying the tracks produced would go towards the re-release.[63][64]

Despite previous attempts from Lewis's lawyers to ban the release of Best Kept Secret by UEG Music, claiming that the singer had not given her consent, the album was released in January 2009 when the label insisted it owned the rights to the music and Lewis would receive a 50% share of the album's profits. However, a television advert for the album was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority, who said in a statement: "We considered that the claim 'Leona Lewis's new album' misleadingly implied it was the singer's latest recording rather than a new CD of tracks recorded some years ago."[65] The album was released to iTunes in standard and deluxe editions, and two EPs, "Private Party" and "Dip Down"/"Joy", were released in September 2009.

The first single released from Echo was "Happy", which was written by Lewis, Tedder and Evan Bogart and produced by Tedder.[66] The single was released on 15 September 2009,[67][68] peaking at number two in the UK,[69] and reaching the top ten in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Japan and Switzerland.[70] Lewis also recorded the theme song for the 2009 science fiction film Avatar, directed by James Cameron.[71] The song, "I See You (Theme from Avatar)", was written by James Horner and Simon Franglen. It was nominated for Best Original Song at the 67th Golden Globe Awards.[72] In January 2010, Lewis provided vocals on a cover of "Everybody Hurts", released to help raise money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[73] The second single from Echo, "I Got You", was released in February 2010.[74] In April 2010, she featured on a duet with Italian singer Biagio Antonacci, called "Inaspettata (Unexpected)", from his album Inaspettata.[75]

Lewis performed a 13-piece set list at the Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal, on 22 May 2010, including songs from Spirit and Echo.[76] Her first tour, titled The Labyrinth[77] supporting Spirit and Echo, started in May 2010,[78] with a theme based on the film Labyrinth.[79] Lewis was scheduled to tour North America from July to August 2010 supporting Christina Aguilera's Bionic Tour,[80] however, Aguilera postponed the tour until 2011, leaving Lewis's plans unknown.[81] A DVD of the tour, along with a ten-track CD, will be released with the title The Labyrinth Tour – Live At The O2 on 29 November 2010.[82]

2010–present: Third album

Lewis began working on her third album after the Labyrinth tour.[83] She said the album would be "a bit different from what people have heard from me before," adding that she plans to "go in and create and just see what happens."[84] MTV reported that Ne-Yo is writing material for the album.[85] She is also working again with Dallas Austin[63] and Ryan Tedder.[86] It has been reported that Cowell has set a deadline for the album for summer 2011 release.[63]

Voice

A mezzo-soprano,[87] Lewis is often compared to other singers such as Celine Dion and Whitney Houston.[88] Lewis is also known to sing opera, stating that she practices opera scales every week.[88] Music critic Neil McCormick, of The Daily Telegraph, has praised Lewis's technical skills, writing, "Her mezzo-soprano range allows her to take melodies from luxurious low notes to high-flying falsetto, gliding with elegant power and impressive control through all kinds of fluctuations and modulations."[87]

Other activities

In October 2008, The Times reported that Lewis had turned down a $1 million deal with Mohamed Al Fayed to open a Harrods sale. Lewis commented in the press that she turned down the deal on the grounds that Harrods is the only UK department store which continues to stock clothing made from animal fur.[89] She told The Big Issue, "I got a lot of flak for that. There were people who said I should have done it and given the money to charity, but that would have been such a contradiction."[90] She announced in October 2008 that she was in the "bargaining period" of launching her own ethical line of accessories through Topshop,[4][89] and that she is in the late stages of releasing her own perfume for Europe.[91]

Lewis signed a book deal in January 2009 to release an illustrated autobiography in October 2009. The book, entitled Dreams, contains mostly pictures taken by photographer Dean Freeman.[92] In 2010, it was reported Lewis was offered a cameo role in the second series of the American television programme Glee.[93]

Personal life

Lewis lives in Hackney. She split from her boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa, a former electrician who now works for Sony Music,[94] in June 2010.[95] Lewis and Al-Chamaa knew each other since she was approximately ten years old.[12] She has a tattoo of Hebrew letters on her left wrist, symbolising her former relationship with him.[96] Additionally, she has a poem about horses tattooed on her back,[97] Lewis gets a lucky charm in the shape of a new horseshoe tattoo|last=Thompson|first=Jody|date=18 August 2010|work=Daily Mail|publisher=Associated Newspapers|accessdate=23 August 2010|location=London}}</ref> A vegetarian since she was 12,[22] Lewis won PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian along with Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis in 2008,[98] and Europe's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2009 with actor Scott Maslen.[99] She also was named PETA's Person Of The Year for 2008.[100] Lewis is a supporter of the World Society for the Protection of Animals.[101]

Template:Wikinews2 At a book signing for Dreams on 14 October 2009 at the Piccadilly branch of Waterstone's book store in central London, Lewis received a punch to the head from Peter Kowalczyk, a 29-year-old man from south London.[102][103] Eyewitnesses say Lewis ran out with her hand covering her face, whilst security wrestled the attacker, who was reportedly laughing, to the floor.[102] The police were called immediately to the scene and Kowalczyk was arrested.[103] Lewis suffered bruising and was taken to a private doctor as a precaution.[104] She cancelled a scheduled appearance on the BBC's The One Show and a two-day promotional trip to Germany.[105] She later released a statement, saying "Thank you so much for your support, it is truly overwhelming. Yesterday was a horrible shock and left me extremely hurt and upset. I'm very sorry to those I wasn't able to meet at the signing. Thank you again for all of the lovely messages. Love you all."[106] Kowalczyk was subsequently sectioned under the Mental Health Act.[103] He was charged with common assault, for which he was due to appear before City of Westminster magistrates on 26 October 2009.[104] The case was adjourned as Kowalczyk was "not fit to attend court".[107] It was reported that he had a history of mental health problems and may have attacked Lewis due to jealousy, as he had attempted to enter The X Factor but was rejected by producers.[108] On 14 December 2009, Kowalczyk admitted common assault and was ordered to remain in hospital for an indeterminate period.[109]

Discography

Main article: Leona Lewis discography

Tours

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Leona Lewis

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