Leona

Leona LaurenLeona Louise (born on April 3, 1986) is an British performer, actress active, activist, and actress. Her birthplace and childhood was in London Borough of Islington and was a student at Croydon's BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. Lewis received national recognition when she won the third series of The X Factor in 2006 which resulted in a PS1 million recording contract together with Syco Music. The winner's single in the contest, which was a cover the song of Kelly Clarkson "A Moment like This", reached 50,000 downloads in 30 minutes and hit the top position for four weeks. Clive Davis, Lewis's American record label J Records signed Lewis a 5-album deal in February. Lewis's success only increased when she debuted her first album, Spirit (2007). The album was certified platinum in the UK, becoming the fourth-best-selling album of the 2000s. Spirit is, as per Official Charts Company is the highest-seller debut album by a female singer. The first single, "Bleeding Love", had a run of seven weeks at the top of the charts at 1 in the UK and was the best-selling single of 2007. In the US it was also the most-seller single of the year and Lewis was named the best new Artist by Billboard in the same year. Echo was her sophomore studio album. The album also featured the song "I Have You in My Eyes" on behalf of Avatar. In the year 2011, Lewis released the single "Collide" as a collaborative effort with Swedish DJ Avicii and also her first extended show, Hurt: The EP. Glassheart (2012) came out as Lewis her three studio albums. It marked Lewis her first foray into electronic dance music and dubstep. The Glassheart Tour was in the beginning of 2013, as she began recording music to make her first Christmas album. Christmas, with Love came out later that year. The album's first single, "One More Sleep" reached the top spot at three in the UK. Lewis was an British female solo artist, was the first British solo artist to break the top 5 with eight singles. This surpasses Olivia Newton John's record which contained seven songs.

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