Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis is a British singer and songwriter who came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor. She has released two studio albums, twelve singles, one video album and thirteen music videos. As of July 2011, she has sold over 10 million albums worldwide.

Following winning the third series of British television talent show, The X Factor in 2006, Lewis released "A Moment Like This" in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which became the fastest selling single ever by a female artist in the UK. Her follow-up single, "Bleeding Love" reached number one in 34 countries, and was the biggest-selling single of 2008 worldwide.

Lewis's first studio album, Spirit was released to follow the single; it became the fastest-selling debut album of all time in the UK and Ireland, and the first debut album by a British solo artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. The album has sold over 9 million copies worldwide. The next single, "Better in Time", was also successful worldwide, reaching the top ten in many countries. Subsequent singles "Forgive Me" and "Run" were released across Europe and Australia; "Forgive Me" went onto moderate success, while "Run" became Lewis's third number one in the UK, and also reached the top spot in Austria and Ireland. "I Will Be" released as the final single in North America.

Her second studio album, Echo was released in November 2009, spawning two singles. Lead single "Happy" reached the top five in various countries in Europe, while follow-up single "I Got You" went on to be Lewis's lowest performing single.

She recorded the theme song, "I See You", for the 2009 film Avatar, then in 2010 featured on the soundtracks of Sex and the City 2 and For Colored Girls. In November 2010, Lewis released a video album of her tour The Labyrinth, entitled The Labyrinth Tour Live from The O2.

Lewis's third album is due for release in late 2012. The first single "Collide" was released in September 2011.