Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer and songwriter.[1] Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor. A multi-platinum selling artist and three time Grammy Award nominee, her most successful single, "Bleeding Love", reached number one in over thirty countries around the world, and was the best-selling single worldwide in 2008.[2] She was proclaimed 'Top New Artist' by Billboard magazine in 2008. Lewis has released two albums to date, Spirit and Echo, in 2007 and 2009 respectively. Spirit became the fastest-selling debut album and the biggest seller of 2007 in both the UK and Ireland, and made Lewis the first British solo artist to top the USBillboard 200 with a debut album. The fourth best-selling artist worldwide in 2008, Spirit has sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide.[3][4]
In November 2008, Lewis set a record in the UK for the fastest selling download-only release with her cover version of the Snow Patrol song "Run" which sold 69,244 copies in two days.[5]Lewis's debut tour, The Labyrinth, took place in 2010. Lewis's third album, Glassheart, will be released in early 2012, and was preceded by "Collide", a single from the album, which became her seventh top five hit in the United Kingdom.
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