Leona

Leona Louise Lewis was born on the 3rd of April 1985. It is an actor musician, activist, and singer of British origin. Born in the London Borough of Islington, she attended The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon. Lewis received national recognition when she won the third season of The X Factor in 2006 and was awarded an PS1 million recording contract for Syco Music. The single she won that was a cover of Kelly Clarkson's song "A Moment like This," was downloaded 50,000 times in thirty minutes and peaked at #1 for 4 weeks. Clive Davis's label J Records, signed Lewis to a 5-album deal in February 2007. Her success continued after she released 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. debut album for a female artist. The number one single in the UK, Bleeding Love, remained at the top of the charts at. one for seven weeks, and was the top-selling single of 2007 According to the Official Charts company. The song was also the highest-selling single in the US in the year. Lewis won the Billboard Best New Artist Award the next year. In 2009, she dropped her second studio album, Echo, and recorded the song that served as the soundtrack, "I See You", for the film Avatar. Lewis's hit single "Collide" is an impromptu collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii as well as Hurt the EP, her first play that was extended. Glassheart (2012) was Lewis's third studio album. It was an exciting and fresh style. Lewis draws inspiration from electronic and dubstep music. She started recording tracks to her first Christmas album in the course of her Glassheart Tour, which took place in mid 2013. The following year, her Christmas with Love, which featured the lead single "One more night" was ranked third across the UK. The chart's chart position made Lewis one of the very first British woman solo artist in the top fivespot, with eight singles. Lewis also beat the record of Olivia Newton-John's seven.