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Leona Lewis
Date of Birth: 01/04/1985
Place of Birth: Islington, London
About:
Leona Lewis was born in Islington, London in 1985 to Joe and Marie. She is the middle child of three, with two brothers, Kyle and Bradley. They grew up in Highbury and went to school at Ambler Primary School in Finsbury Park. Leona wrote her first song at the age of 12, and at the age of 13, she won the Lady D under-18 talent show at the Hackney Empire. She attended the Sylvia Young Stage School and the Brit academy. Although her big passion is singing, she is also a keen dancer and actor. Before auditioning for The X Factor, Lewis recorded an album of her own songs called Twilight, but the album was never released.
Leona Lewis won the X Factor in 2006 and her single, A Moment Like This, broke a world record after it was downloaded fifty thousand times in thirty minutes. The single was also the 2006 Christmas number one.
Leona lives in Hackney. She has been with her fianc? for over 4 years. Prior to winning The X Factor she worked as a receptionist for a chiropody surgery in Stoke Newington High Street. She also worked in Pizza Hut as a waitress.
Leona Lewis won the X Factor in 2006 and her single, A Moment Like This, broke a world record after it was downloaded fifty thousand times in thirty minutes. The single was also the 2006 Christmas number one.
Leona's second single, Bleeding Love, was also extremely successful and reached number one in around seven countries and stayed at the top of the UK charts for seven weeks.
Leona's first record, Spirit became the UK's fastest selling first record, and Ireland?s fastest selling album of all time.
Recent TV/Movies Appearances
Gala 9 (2008) 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' (1 episode, 2008) Episode dated 24 March 2008 (2008) 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' (1 episode, 2008) Simon Cowell Reveals Some of the Most Talented People in the World (2008) Episode dated 15 June 2008 (2008) Gala 9 (2008)
Relevant Blog Posts
Twilight | Save Your Life (Edward/Bella)
... the closest to heaven that I'll ever be / And I don't want to go home right now raining all the time | kill hannah . o6 She fell like a meteor onto the planet / And said, We can't live forever She said: I hate the rain / But here it comes again bleeding love | leona lewis . o7 But something happened ...
http://padme-370.livejournal.com/29007.h...
David Beckham to help close Beijing Olympics
Footballer will be joined by singer Leona Lewis David Beckham is making a special appearance at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The footballer, 33, will be driven in China’s national stadium, the Bird’s Nest, onboard a red double decker bus. He will then kick footballs ...
http://www.celebrityangel.com/2008/08/16...
Graphic: I close my eyes, and there you are...
... decided for this song, cause I have been listening to the Goo Goo Dolls and Bush while I made the manip... and it fit, and Leona Lewis is so different in style. But then last week I waited for my train and someone was listening to the song and it kinda hit me. ... I couldn't turn on the TV ...
http://karneol-vision.livejournal.com/46...
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