Leona Lewis

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Leona Lewis
Background information
Birth name Leona Louise Lewis
Born 3 April 1985 (1985-04-03) (age 23)
Islington, London, England
Genre(s) R&B, pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2006–present
Label(s) Arista/Sony BMG, Syco, J
Influences Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Joni Mitchell, Anita Baker, Eva Cassidy, Minnie Riperton, Toni Braxton, Oleta Adams, Mary J. Blige, Patti LaBelle, SWV
Website www.leonalewismusic.co.uk www.discoverleonalewis.com
Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an English singer and songwriter, and winner of the third series of The X Factor UK television talent show. Her UK debut single, "A Moment like This", was released in December 2006, breaking a world record after it was downloaded over 50,000 times within 30 minutes.

Her second single, "Bleeding Love," was the biggest-selling single of 2007 in the United Kingdom, topped several other national singles charts and became a US number one single on April 5, 2008

Her debut album, Spirit, was released in Europe in November 2007, and became the fastest-selling debut album ever in both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Released in North America in April 2008, Spirit debuted at number one in the US Billboard 200 chart and made Lewis the first British artist to reach the top of the chart with a debut album.

It is claimed that Lewis is the first winner to be given a major global launch with the release of her debut album.[

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