Leona

Leona Louise Lewis, born 3 April 1985 is an actor as well as a singer and activist of British origin. She was born and raised in the London Borough Of Islington she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, Croydon. Lewis became a household name when she was crowned the winner of The X Factor's third series in 2006. Also, she was awarded an PS1 Million recording contract from Syco Music. Her winner's single, the cover version from Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment like This" reached #1 for four weeks on the UK Singles Chart and broke an all-time record of 100,000 digital downloads in only 30 minutes. In February 2007, Lewis signed a five-album contract in the United States with Clive Davis's record label, J Records. Her success continued to grow with the launch of her debut Studio album Spirit (2007), which was certified 10x platinum in the UK and became the fourth top-selling album in the 2000s as well as one of the best-selling albums in UK chart time. It is reported by the Official Charts Company claims that Spirit was the top-selling album of the 21st century. album of debut by a female. The number one single in the UK, Bleeding Love, remained at no. 1 . for seven weeks and became the best-selling album of 2007, According to the Official Charts company. It was also the most-sold single during 2008, and Lewis earned an award for her work, the Billboard Award for Best New Artist. In 2009, she dropped her second studio album, Echo and also recorded the theme track, "I See You", for the film Avatar. In 2011, Lewis released the single "Collide" in collaboration alongside Swedish DJ Avicii and also her first extended work, Hurt: The EP. The release of her third studio album, Glassheart (2012), marked a new creative direction for Lewis taking the inspiration of dubstep and electronic music. She began to record material for her first Christmas album while on her Glassheart Tour, which took between mid 2013 and. In the following year, Christmas with Love, which featured her lead single "One more time", reached number three within the UK. In the wake of this chart, Lewis become the first British female solo artist in the top five with eight singles, surpassing Olivia Newton-John's record which was seven.