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LEONA LOUISE LEWIS
Born on the 3rd of April 1985 in Islington, London leona lewis is the lastest artist to find fame on shows like the X factor.With a voice stakingly similar to that of Mariah Carey or perhaps even a young Whitney Houston.Her natural talent lends itself to many diferent styles of music including alternative, pop, soul and R and B.After graduating from the British school for performing arts and tecnology.While working as a receptionist and pizza waitress and writing her own material,She decided to audition for the hit talent show the X factor, she won a place.During which time her talent caught the attenion of one judge inperticular the shows creator Simon Cowell.Lewis' voice was consistently highly praised by all three judges.the winner's single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's single "A Moment like This"was released .On christmas eve the single was crowned the 2006 UK Christmas number-one, having sold 571,253 copies, beating "patience" the single from newly reformed group Take That, and outselling the rest of the Top 40's sales combined.Her debute album.With strong,emional lyrics,which speak to the many diferent sides of love Spirit, is a stunning mix of pure inocence with an underlining threat,Along with egdy beats.A piece of music that showcases her roots in many diferent styles  This combines to produce a breathtaking album.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.The album was released in several other nations in January 2008, and went to number one in New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Germany, South Africa and Switzerland.Spirit was released in the United States on 8 April 2008, and entered the Billboard 200 at number one. In February 2008, Lewis broke the major American charts as "Bleeding Love" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 84 It peaked at number one for at least four non-consecutive weeks in three separate runs beginning on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated 5 April 2008. "Bleeding Love" became the first track by a UK female to hit number one since Kim Wilde in 1987. The single was produced and co written by One Republics Ryan Tedder alongside Jesse Mccartney Lewis' third single, featuring "Better in Time" and "Footprints in the Sand", was released in the United Kingdom in March 2008, in aid of Sport Relief,she visited South Africa for the charity. The songs reached a peak of number 2 in the UK singles chart .It has been claimed that she plans a 15 million dollar world tour in 2010.As well as the release of a second album in 2009.Lewis has been a commited vegetarian since she was 12. She lives with her boyfriend an electrican, who she has known since the age of ten.She has won newcomer of the year as well as being nominted at the 2008 brit awards for best british album.If you are not convinced by "hype" than just listen to the music, songs like "Take a bow", "The best you never had" and "yesterday" will  demonstrate why everybody utters her name in the same breath as icons such as Celine Dion and Mary j. Blige