Leona Lewis
You’re invited to jump up on stage and burst into song with X Factor winner Leona Lewis.
The X Factor winner and superstar songstress, Leona Lewis rose to fame in 2006 after winning the third series and has become a multi-platinum selling artist. Leona’s first album became the fastest selling debut album in 2007, she was the first ever British solo artist to top the Billboard 200 with a debut album and in 2008 set a record in the UK for the fastest selling down-load-only release.
1985: Born in Islington, London, England
2006: Announced the winner of The X Factor, giving her a £1 million recording contract
2006: Leona’s ‘A Moment Like This’ single was released and broke a world record after it was downloaded 50,000 times in 30 minutes
2006: ‘A Moment Like This’ was crowned the UK Christmas single
2007: Leona signed a £5 million, five-album contract in the US
2007: Released the album ‘Spirit’ and it became the fastest selling debut album in the UK
2008: Released the album ‘Spirit’ in the US and it entered the Billboard 200 at number one; the first British artist to do so with a debut album
2009: Releases her second album ‘Echo’ worldwide
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