March 28th, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.
Former X Factor winner Leona Lewis has become the latest of the show’s stars to back the return of former judge Sharon Osbourne, who’s rumoured to be coming back to the talent quest for around £1.5million.
However, though Leona said she enjoyed being a guest judge last year, she’s revealed she wouldn’t like to do the job full-time.
She said, “I did a little stint last year and it was fun. It was a good thing for me to do.
“But it is quite scary and nerve-wracking to have a lot of people’s emotions in your hands so it’s a big job to take… Read more & comment »
February 15th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Leona Lewis is not heading for the chop, a SYCO official has told Unreality TV.
The former X Factor winner confirmed yesterday that she was leaving Modest! Management company and there were some rumblings that she was about to be dropped from Simon Cowell’s record label SYCO.
The ‘Bleeding Love’ hitmaker won a deal with the Sony subsidiary when she triumphed on the ITV show in 2006 and at that point Cowell was hailing her as the next big global star.
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February 14th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
UPDATE: SYCO DENY PLANS TO DROP LEONA LEWIS…..
Leona Lewis has announced this week that she is leaving Modest! Management, who she has worked with ever since winning the X Factor back in 2006.
The agency had an exclusive contract with Simon Cowell and the ITV show from that year until 2011, but in the last series of the show they found themselves being replaced by Quest Management, who now look after the 2012 finalists.
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December 23rd, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Leona Lewis is reportedly in danger of being dropped from SYCO.
The brunette beauty won The X Factor in 2006 and was automatically signed to Simon Cowell’s record label, under the Sony umbrella.
The music mogul constantly raves about how the ITV show helped Leona become a star all over the world and she is used as one of the big success stories for the talent show format.
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December 6th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Leona Lewis has finally denied dating Liam Payne.
The pair remained quiet and tight lipped for months when the press were claiming the X Factor winner and One Direction star had hooked up and in interviews she even teased their relationship and definitely didn’t deny a romance.
However, now that Liam’s been spotted out and about with Danielle Peazer, who he supposedly broke up with in September, Leona has told Now that they were never more than friends.
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November 29th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Leona Lewis has admitted that James Arthur is the stand out act for her on this year’s X Factor show.
The former winner of the ITV series has met all the contestants, when she performed her new single ‘Trouble’ on one of the live shows earlier this year and speaking on Loose Women today she admitted that the 23 year old impressed her a lot with his performance.
When asked who she liked best from this year’s X Factor acts, Leona said:
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November 26th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Liam Payne has flown to the US but instead of focussing on his upcoming performance in Madison Square Gardens, the One Direction star has taken to Twitter to set the record straight.
There has been a LOT of speculation about his personal life and his relationship status of late, with many sources linking him to X Factor winner Leona Lewis, ever since he split from Danielle Peazer.
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November 20th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Leona Lewis has finally come out and confirmed that yes, she is dating Liam Payne.
The X Factor winner and the One Direction singer have been linked ever since he split from Danielle Peazer in September of this year and while both stars have been fairly cagey about whether or not thy really are seeing each other, it seems that Leona is finally ready to spill the beans.
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November 18th, 2012 by TV Writer Lynn.
Though both Liam Payne and Leona Lewis have taken it in turns to first deny they’re in a relationship, then hint that they in fact are, fans of One Direction heartthrob Liam and former X Factor winner Leona have been convinced for some time that they are an item.
So it will come as no surprise to them to learn that on the night of the BBC’s Children In Need appeal, staff backstage were ordered to ensure Liam and Leona had total privacy for what the Daily Star Sunday describes as their “steamy 60-minute dressing room love-in.”
A BBC source said, “Liam and Leona shared a dressing room on Friday night.
“Crew were told in no uncertain terms they should not be disturbed for a full hour after her performance.”
The news of their relationship first broke shortly after Liam split from Danielle Peazer earlier this month, though Liam denied that he’d ditched Danielle for Leona… Read more & comment »
November 16th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Leona Lewis has defended X Factor contestant Rylan Clark.
The former winner of the ITV show returned to it’s stage a few weeks ago to perform her new single Trouble and met with all this years hopefuls during her time on set.
She watched on as Carolynne Poole and Rylan Clark competed in the first singoff of the series and as Gary Barlow stormed off set when Rylan was saved over his contestant.
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