Former X Factor winner has given some advice to troubled Britain’s Got Talent runner up Susan Boyle.
Susan Boyle has become a worldwide sensation but has trouble coping with the overwhelming attention.
Leona says the most important thing is to keep your friends areound you.
MSN report Leona as saying:
“It’s good to have a good support network around you and I think that’s the main thing – to have people that you can speak to.”
X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has arrived in LA today and is beginning work on her debut album.
After finishing on the recent X Factor tour, Burke is expected to spend the next two months in the States working on her album, trying to make it every bit as good as Leona’s first. Simon recently predicted that Alexandra would be just as big a star as Leona once her album is released.
The Sunday Mirror has reported that Burke will begin by teaming up with music producer Red One, who has recently collaborated with Akon and Lady GaGa.
Simon Cowell has insisted that last years X Factor winner had the potential to be as big a star as previous winner Leona Lewis.
“When you have someone with a life story like that and you get to know them and they’re talented, you hope they do well – no one else was giving her a chance,” he told The Sun.
Former X factor winner, Leon Jackson has admitted that he is finding it hard to keep up with other winners, Alexandra Burke and Leona Lewis but blames their wider vocal range and sense of style for the chasm between them.
Leon, this year, became the first ever X Factor winner to miss out on the number one spot with their debut album whilst Alexandra Burke broke all sorts of British and European records after her Christmas single exceeded all expectations.
Former X Factor winner, Leona Lewis, has remarked that she would love to return to the show that made her famous, but not as a contestant.
Leona told The Sun: “I still love the X Factor. I Sky Plus every episode. Maybe I could go back on it as a judge. Not yet, but in a few years. But I think I’d be a bit lenient — I’d be crying every few seconds, I swear.”
Leona also told the newspaper that while she was grateful to the show for catapulting her into the spotlight, it wasn’t the only factor that contributed to her success.
Leona Lewis has revealed that she plans to adopt a baby when she is older.
The X Factor winner’s decision was influenced by a recent visit to some African orphanages. Leona said she was so affected by the awful conditions that she saw there, that she wanted to “take home all the kids”.
According to WENN, Lewis said: “I definitely plan to adopt. My mum was a social worker and my dad was a youth offender officer, so I know that there are a lot of kids out there that need to be fostered and adopted.
Former X Factor winner, Leona Lewis, will be battling with the winner of this years series for the Christmas number one single spot.
Leona is planning to release a cover of Snow Patrol’s Run – a track she originally sang on Radio 1’s Live Lounge.
Snow Patrol bassist Paul Wilson told The Daily Star: “Leona is covering Run and bringing it out just in time for Christmas.
“She’ll go head to head with the winner of the show and with us. Read more & comment »
Former X factor winner, Leona Lewis, is reportedly getting ready to launch her own clothes range at Topshop stores all around the UK.
Following in the footsteps of celebrities like Kate Moss, Leona is said to be about to meet with retailer, Sir Philip Green, to discuss her new line.
The Sun quotes a source as saying: “Philip and Leona have a dinner booked in later this month. They have fitted it in after he returns from Ibiza and before she heads back to the States.
“He knows she is emerging into one of the world’s top popstars and wants to discuss her doing her own Topshop range. Read more & comment »
Leona Lewis has been caught up in a Japanese earthquake during her recent promotional stint in the country.
Leona was sleeping at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo when the earthquake struck yesterday morning.
Six people were injured in the quake, which measured 6.7 on the Richter scale.
A source told The Mirror: Read more & comment »
Former X Factor winner, Leona Lewis is in talks with to launch a new vegan clothing range, according to a friend.
A pal told Hello that Lewis is serious about pursuing the idea, saying: “She’s always adored animals since she was a little girl and has been a vegetarian since the age of 12.
“The reason she doesn’t wear diamonds is because she doesn’t know how they have been sourced. It was for this reason Read more & comment »
Leona Lewis is in line for an LA makeover according to todays Sun newspaper.
Leona has managed to score a number one single in the States with Bleeding Love, but her team of advisors have hired Mariah Carey’s personal trainer to help get her into better shape.
‘Leona has done brilliantly in the US,’ reveals a source to The Sun.
‘But some of her team think she needs to be a bit sexier if she wants to have the longevity of female artists like Mariah, Janet Jackson or Madonna.’ Read more & comment »
Top movie companies in America are said to be battling for the right to use three of Leona Lewis songs for upcoming movie releases.
Leona’s single, Bleeding Love, which just reached number one in America is said to be the most sought after.
‘A number of huge offers are on the table for Leona’s songs. The bids for Bleeding Love are staggering. They’re into seven figures,’ reveals a source to The Sun. Read more & comment »
Music moghul, Simon Cowell has reportedly splashed out on a $5 million Los Angeles home for former X Factor winner, Leona Lewis, so she will have a permanent base there.
“Simon thinks she is absolutely amazing so he wanted to treat her,” a source told The People. “He’s so pleased with how hard she works and what a massive success she’s become. Even though Simon is very rich, he’s careful with money and doesn’t like to waste it.”
The insider added: “Leona’s a homely girl and isn’t at all flash so Simon got the idea to buy her something practical she would use. He sees a bright future for her. He thinks she can become a global star like Shirley Bassey or Whitney Houston.”
This week Leona became the first British woman to score an American number one single in over twenty years!
It’s hard to know who to believe today. The Mirror have published an article saying that Leona Lewis has just made her first million pounds, while the Sun is saying that she hasn’t got enough money to buy a house in her native Hackney.
The Mirror say that she bagged her first million after the royalty checks came rolling in for her hit number one single, Bleeding Love, which has also just hit number one in the US charts.
However The Sun is saying that Leona had to pull out of a house sale as the vendor upped the price by £100,000 to a total of £600,000 after they found out who she was. Leona then couldn’t afford to buy the house with her long term boyfriend, Lou.
So who do we believe? Well Leona’s dad has rubbished the millionaire claims saying: Read more & comment »
X Factor winner Leona Lewis may have to face throat surgery to combat recurring bouts of tonsilitis.
‘Leona has been consulting top throat surgeons in Britain and America,’ reveals a source to The Sun.
‘She has been told she could need an operation to put an end to the problem for good. Any operations are scary.’
The news couldn’t have came at a worse time for Leona, as she is currently heavily promoting her debut single ‘Bleeding Love’ in America and trying to make an impact across the Atlantic.
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