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On [[31 October]] [[2007]], Lewis appeared on [[BBC Radio 1]]'s ''[[Live Lounge]]'', with acoustic performances of "Bleeding Love" and a [[Cover version|cover]] of [[Snow Patrol]]'s 2003 single "[[Run (Snow Patrol song)|Run]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/jowhiley/livelounge_leonalewis.shtml|title=Leona Lewis in the Live Lounge|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2007-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Radio 1 Live Lounge|url=http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/artist_spotlight/leona_lewis/7353/15/|publisher=RCA Label Group|date=[[2007-10-31]]|accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> Her version of "Run" was popular with listeners, and as a result, was added to Radio 1's A list (a list of songs receiving the most [[Airplay (radio)|airplay]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist/|title=The Playlist|publisher=[[BBC.co.uk]]|date=[[2007-11-07]]|accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref>
On [[31 October]] [[2007]], Lewis appeared on [[BBC Radio 1]]'s ''[[Live Lounge]]'', with acoustic performances of "Bleeding Love" and a [[Cover version|cover]] of [[Snow Patrol]]'s 2003 single "[[Run (Snow Patrol song)|Run]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/jowhiley/livelounge_leonalewis.shtml|title=Leona Lewis in the Live Lounge|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2007-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Radio 1 Live Lounge|url=http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/artist_spotlight/leona_lewis/7353/15/|publisher=RCA Label Group|date=[[2007-10-31]]|accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> Her version of "Run" was popular with listeners, and as a result, was added to Radio 1's A list (a list of songs receiving the most [[Airplay (radio)|airplay]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist/|title=The Playlist|publisher=[[BBC.co.uk]]|date=[[2007-11-07]]|accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref>

On [[3 November]] [[2007]], Lewis appeared alongside [[Céline Dion]], [[Jennifer Lopez]] and other female vocalists, on an ITV singing special called ''Saturday Night Divas''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Diva pitch on ITV |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/latest/2007/10/10/diva-pitch-on-itv-89520-19925665/|publisher=''The Mirror''|date=[[10 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> On [[6 November]] she won 'Newcomer of the Year' at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Woman of the Year Awards<ref name="womanoftheyear">{{cite news|title=Leona Lewis wins Newcomer of the Year|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a79401/leona-lewis-wins-newcomer-of-the-year.html|publisher=Digital Spy|date=[[2007-11-07]]|accessdate=2007-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Leona tops the newcomers|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=74610&in_page_id=7|publisher=''[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]]''|date=[[2007-11-06]]|accessdate=2007-11-07}}</ref> and on [[7 November]], she turned on the world famous [[Oxford Street]] [[Oxford Street#Christmas lights|Christmas lights]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=244367&command=displayContent&sourceNode=244365&contentPK=18808165&folderPk=112383&pNodeId=188965|title=Leona to switch on Christmas lights |publisher=thisisnottingham.co.uk|accessdate=2007-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a78722/leona-will-turn-on-oxford-street-lights.html|title=Leona will turn on Oxford Street lights|publisher=Digital Spy|date=[[29 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-11-04}}</ref> On [[16 November]] [[2007]], Lewis performed "Bleeding Love" live on [[Children in Need]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/news/7531/|title=Children in Need|publisher=RCA Label Group|date=[[2007-11-16]]|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref>


It was reported on [[31 October]] [[2007]] that management company UEG Music planned to release an album of ten songs recorded by Lewis before her time on ''The X Factor'', shortly after the release of ''Spirit'', called ''Best Kept Secret''. This is because the management company claimed they wanted to recoup some of the costs incurred in their investment and training of Lewis, including £70,000 of studio costs that they claimed remained unpaid. They also claimed to have offered Sony and Lewis's father to buy the rights of the album but both refused. Cowell was reportedly angered by the release of the album, saying that the company did not have the rights to release the songs, and that he would attempt to block the album from being released. He also claimed that the songs are unfinished [[demo (music)|demos]], that fans should boycott the album and that there is no agreement with Lewis to release it. A representative for Lewis said: "UEG approached Leona and her representatives earlier this year - but they do not have the rights to release these demos."<ref>{{cite news|title=Fury at second Leona CD|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article407028.ece|publisher=''[[The Sun]]''|date=[[2007-10-31]]|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Leona Lewis Faces Competitions From A Second Leona Album|url=http://www.musicrooms.net/rock_and_pop/leona-lewis-faces-competition-from-a-second-leona-album-256.html|publisher=Music Rooms|date=[[2007-10-31]]|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a78864/second-leona-album-ready-for-release.html|title=Second Leona album ready for release|publisher=Digital Spy|date=[[31 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Leona's 'secret' album|url=http://itn.co.uk/news/27eae5e01d743ab25ad3d2547efcb3b9.html|publisher=[[ITN]]|date=[[2007-11-02]]|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=X Factor judge urges public to avoid 'secret' Leona album.|url=http://www.utvlive.com/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=13320&pt=e|publisher=UTV|date=[[2007-11-03]]|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heatworld.com/Article/2898/Britney+Spears/The+9+0Clock+News+%e2%80%93+Wed+31+Oct|title=Simon Cowell’s fury over SECOND Leona album release|publisher=[[Heat (magazine)|heatworld.com]]|date=[[31 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-31}}</ref> Despite Cowell's attempts, the album was briefly released two weeks after her debut album ''[[Spirit (Leona Lewis album)|Spirit]]'', on [[26 November]] [[2007]], through online music store [[Juno Records]], though all trace of the album was removed from Juno the same day.
It was reported on [[31 October]] [[2007]] that management company UEG Music planned to release an album of ten songs recorded by Lewis before her time on ''The X Factor'', shortly after the release of ''Spirit'', called ''Best Kept Secret''. This is because the management company claimed they wanted to recoup some of the costs incurred in their investment and training of Lewis, including £70,000 of studio costs that they claimed remained unpaid. They also claimed to have offered Sony and Lewis's father to buy the rights of the album but both refused. Cowell was reportedly angered by the release of the album, saying that the company did not have the rights to release the songs, and that he would attempt to block the album from being released. He also claimed that the songs are unfinished [[demo (music)|demos]], that fans should boycott the album and that there is no agreement with Lewis to release it. A representative for Lewis said: "UEG approached Leona and her representatives earlier this year - but they do not have the rights to release these demos."<ref>{{cite news|title=Fury at second Leona CD|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article407028.ece|publisher=''[[The Sun]]''|date=[[2007-10-31]]|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Leona Lewis Faces Competitions From A Second Leona Album|url=http://www.musicrooms.net/rock_and_pop/leona-lewis-faces-competition-from-a-second-leona-album-256.html|publisher=Music Rooms|date=[[2007-10-31]]|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a78864/second-leona-album-ready-for-release.html|title=Second Leona album ready for release|publisher=Digital Spy|date=[[31 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Leona's 'secret' album|url=http://itn.co.uk/news/27eae5e01d743ab25ad3d2547efcb3b9.html|publisher=[[ITN]]|date=[[2007-11-02]]|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=X Factor judge urges public to avoid 'secret' Leona album.|url=http://www.utvlive.com/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=13320&pt=e|publisher=UTV|date=[[2007-11-03]]|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heatworld.com/Article/2898/Britney+Spears/The+9+0Clock+News+%e2%80%93+Wed+31+Oct|title=Simon Cowell’s fury over SECOND Leona album release|publisher=[[Heat (magazine)|heatworld.com]]|date=[[31 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-31}}</ref> Despite Cowell's attempts, the album was briefly released two weeks after her debut album ''[[Spirit (Leona Lewis album)|Spirit]]'', on [[26 November]] [[2007]], through online music store [[Juno Records]], though all trace of the album was removed from Juno the same day.

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Leona Lewis

Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and winner of the third series of the popular British television talent show The X Factor.

Her debut single, "A Moment like This", was released in December 2006, breaking a world record after it was downloaded fifty thousand times within thirty minutes.[1] Her second single "Bleeding Love" was the biggest selling single of 2007 in the United Kingdom. Her debut album, Spirit, was released in November 2007, and became the fastest selling debut album ever in both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.[2][3] It is claimed Lewis will be the first winner of a major television talent show in either the UK or U.S. to be given a major global launch with the release of their debut album.[4]

Biography

Early life

Lewis was born in the London district of Islington to parents Aural Josiah, a Guyanese Afro-Caribbean youth worker, and Marie Lewis, a social worker of Anglo-Welsh descent.[5]

After leaving school, Lewis took a number of jobs to pay to get into a recording studio. She worked in Pizza Hut as a waitress[6] and as a receptionist for Metropolitan Mortgages in Median Road, Lower Clapton, Hackney.[7] She was also a receptionist for Head & Short Chiropodists in Stoke Newington High Street.[8]

She recorded a number of songs including a demo album of her own songs called Twilight, but the album was never released.[9] When she was fifteen years old she recorded a version of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You" with music producer Marley J. Wills, after which Lewis and Wills were invited to the US by Sony.[10] Wills went on to say that "She was young and innocent but very much able. Even then she had a very good voice. We started putting tracks together straight away [...] Leona could hit the notes and I think she did it better than the original."[11]

When her music career seemed to be going nowhere, she decided to give up, until her boyfriend persuaded her to enter The X Factor.[12]

The X Factor

See also: The X Factor (UK series 3)

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

Post-X Factor career

Template:Sound sample box align right Template:Multi-listen start Template:Multi-listen item Template:Multi-listen end Template:Sample box end One million copies of the winner's single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's first single "A Moment like This", were pre-ordered by stores,[14] although at the time, the winner of the show had not been announced and it was unknown who would be releasing the single.

"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 fifty thousand times in thirty minutes.[1] On 24 December, "A Moment like This" was crowned the 2006 UK Christmas number-one single,[15] having sold 571,253 copies,[16] beating Take That's single "Patience", and outselling the rest of the Top 40's sales combined.[16] It was reported that one chain was "shifting more than 100 of her CDs a minute".[17] The single became the biggest downloaded song in 2006, beating Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". The single stayed at number one for four weeks, and also stayed at the top spot in the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks.[18] It went on to sell in the region of 1,000,000 copies.[19]

A four-track download EP, "It's All for You", that she recorded before entering The X Factor went on sale online on 18 December 2006,[20] however, the single did not chart.

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.[21]

On 16 January 2007, "A Moment like This" was shortlisted for the British Single award at the 2007 BRIT Awards.

2007–present: Spirit

On 25 April 2007, a press release was sent out revealing that Simon Cowell and Clive 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.[4][22] On 24 September 2007, Lewis performed a special album launch party at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, where she performed four tracks from the album.[23][24][25][26] The album was released in the Republic of Ireland on 9 November 2007, where it entered the Irish Albums Chart at number one, being Ireland's fastest selling debut album of all time.[2] It was released on 12 November 2007 in the United Kingdom, where it entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, and was also the UK's fastest selling debut album, and the fourth fastest selling album of all time.[3] The album was released internationally in January 2008, and went to number one in New Zealand, Australia, Austria Germany and Switzerland.[27] Spirit will be released in the United States on 18 March 2008.[28][29]

Lewis wrote and recorded tracks for the album in London, Miami,[30] Los Angeles,[31] New York City and Atlanta, Georgia.[32] She worked with several songwriters and record producers including Dallas Austin,[32] Max Martin, Stargate,[33] Walter Afanasieff,[34] Salaam Remi, Kara DioGuardi and Novel.[35] She also recorded a track with Ne-Yo.[36][37]

Lewis's second single, "Bleeding Love", produced by Ryan Tedder and written by Tedder and Jesse McCartney, was released on 22 October 2007 in the UK.[38] Lewis performed the song on the first live show of the fourth series of The X Factor on 20 October.[39][40] The single sold 66,000 copies on its first day of release[41] and went on to sell 218,805 copies in its first week, giving it the biggest first-week sales of 2007 to date.[42][43] It entered both the UK and Irish Singles Charts at number one.[43][44][45] It stayed at the top of the UK chart for seven weeks and the Irish chart for eight.[46] It has also been number one in the singles charts of New Zealand, Australia, Bulgaria, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria.[46] On 16 December 2007, "Bleeding Love" won The Record of the Year 2007 award.[47] On 21 February 2008, Lewis became the second UK reality show contestant to break the major American charts as "Bleeding Love" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85.[48] The first was Joss Stone. It currently stands at 62.

On 31 October 2007, Lewis appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, with acoustic performances of "Bleeding Love" and a cover of Snow Patrol's 2003 single "Run".[49][50] Her version of "Run" was popular with listeners, and as a result, was added to Radio 1's A list (a list of songs receiving the most airplay).[51]

It was reported on 31 October 2007 that management company UEG Music planned to release an album of ten songs recorded by Lewis before her time on The X Factor, shortly after the release of Spirit, called Best Kept Secret. This is because the management company claimed they wanted to recoup some of the costs incurred in their investment and training of Lewis, including £70,000 of studio costs that they claimed remained unpaid. They also claimed to have offered Sony and Lewis's father to buy the rights of the album but both refused. Cowell was reportedly angered by the release of the album, saying that the company did not have the rights to release the songs, and that he would attempt to block the album from being released. He also claimed that the songs are unfinished demos, that fans should boycott the album and that there is no agreement with Lewis to release it. A representative for Lewis said: "UEG approached Leona and her representatives earlier this year - but they do not have the rights to release these demos."[52][53][54][55][56][57] Despite Cowell's attempts, the album was briefly released two weeks after her debut album Spirit, on 26 November 2007, through online music store Juno Records, though all trace of the album was removed from Juno the same day.

In the 30 November 2007 edition of American magazine Entertainment Weekly, Lewis was included among "8 to Watch in '08" in their 2007 "Entertainer of the Year" issue. The list of entertainers expected to become household names in the coming year describes Lewis as "the next Mariah Carey".[58]

On 14 January 2008, Lewis 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".[59] She performed at the awards ceremony on 20 February 2008.[60] Despite being the favourite to win the most awards,[61] she received none.[62] Lewis's management team were reportedly furious, saying "Her record sales dragged the industry off its arse last year."[63] Simon Cowell was reported to have been pleased about the snub as it will make her stronger and stop her from developing an ego, although he added that it was a "mockery" that she received no awards.[64]

On 9 February 2008, Lewis performed at Clive Davis's annual pre-Grammy party, as Davis's 'Special New Artist' guest.[65][66][67] It has been reported that Lewis has agreed to appear in the seventh series of American Idol in 2008 to help boost her career in the United States.[68] It has also been reported that Lewis will perform "Bleeding Love, on The Oprah Winfrey Show, on 17 March 2008.[69]

Lewis's third single, a double A-side featuring "Better in Time" and "Footprints in the Sand", will be released in the United Kingdom in March 2008, in aid of Sport Relief,[70][71] and she will visit Africa for the charity.[72][73] As a part of Sport Relief, Lewis has set up a website, yougivemestrength.com, for people to share their inspirational stories.[74]

It has been reported that Lewis is planning a £15 million world tour in 2010.[75] A second album is planned for release in 2009.[76]

Personal life

Lewis now lives in Hackney and has been with her boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa who she has stated that she would like to marry.[6]

Discography

Main article: Leona Lewis discography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2007 2007 BRIT Awards British Single ("A Moment like This") Shortlisted
Ivor Novello Awards Best Selling British Single ("A Moment like This") Won[77]
Cosmopolitan Ultimate Woman of the Year Newcomer of the Year Won[78]
The Record of the Year The Record of the Year ("Bleeding Love") Won[47]
2008 Virgin Media Music Awards 2007 Best Track ("Bleeding Love") Won[79]
2008 BRIT Awards British Female Solo Artist Nominated[59]
British Breakthrough Act Nominated[59]
British Album (Spirit) Nominated[59]
British Single ("Bleeding Love") Nominated[59]
Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 Worst Album (Spirit) Nominated[80]

See also

References

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