February 12th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
With two series of The X Factor running simultaneously this year, Simon Cowell is going to need a few more hands on deck and a few more stars on his judging panels. One woman who thinks she’d be perfect for the job is former show winner Leona Lewis.
The 25 year old singer finished first on the 2006 series of the reality TV show and yesterday admitted that she’d live to bring her experience to the table and pass it on to future contestants.
Leona met Simon Cowell’s ex Terri Seymour on the red carpet of the Women’s Cancer Research Fund event and when asked -”If Simon came to you and offered you a job on The X Factor, would you do it?” – Lewis replied:
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December 30th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Leona Lewis loves Los Angeles.
The British singer spends a lot of time in the US city for her music career and is a huge fan of the lifestyle.
She said: “It’s really outdoorsy and I love that. It’s always sunny and I loved going on horse trails and hiking in the canyons.
“At first, I didn’t like Los Angeles – it’s so vast and you have to drive everywhere. Everyone has this perception that I’m over there a lot, but it’s just for work. My life is in London.”
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December 18th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Insiders suggest that Cheryl Cole is worried about former X Factor winner Leona Lewis and the competition the stunning songstress may present, as she tries to crack the American music industry.
Leona is hoping to take a whole new direction with her new album and even wants to collaborate with Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am on the record. Cheryl is said to be worried that if Lewis gets her old pal’s backing, she will steal her thunder and block her chance of becoming successful stateside.
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December 15th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
X Factor winner Matt Cardle has admitted that he would love to crack America.
After he reigned victorious on the ITV show last weekend, the 27 year old singer revealed that he would like to become known in the US as well as UK.
“I’d love to go to America and I’d jump at the opportunity to do that,” Cardle told Metro. “Everyone’s big dream is cracking America.
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December 11th, 2010 by Gerard McGarry.
I think unless Rebecca Ferguson does something mind-blowingly stunning on X Factor this weekend, she’s very unlikely to win this year’s competition.
She’s got her followers, sure. But if we’d wanted a diva to stand behind a microphone and belt out a big song in a pretty frock, well, we’d have hired Leona Lewis. Right?
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December 1st, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Leona Lewis has been attacked by an “evil cat”.
The ‘Bleeding Love’ hitmaker was left terrified when the feline jumped on her leg and started viciously scratching her.
The animal then refused to let go and dug its claws in deeper when the frightened singer tried to shake it off.
Leona, 25, said: “A cat jumped on me the other week.
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November 25th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Leona Lewis is planning to move in with her new boyfriend.
The ‘Bleeding Love’ hitmaker – who split from Lou Al-Chamaa earlier this year after a 10-year relationship – is reportedly hoping to settle down in Los Angeles with dancer Dennis Jauch early next year.
A source told Britain’s more! magazine: “Dennis has met some of Leona’s closest American friends and so far so good.
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November 7th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
X Factor sources have been comparing Rebecca Ferguson to former show winner Leona Lewis, saying that the mum of two has a real ‘star quality.’
Tonight Rebecca wowed the judges with Bob Dylan’s ‘Make You Feel My Love’. Dannii Minogue loved her subtlety and said:
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October 24th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
X Factor finalist Rebecca Ferguson has asked people to stop comparing her to former show winner Leona Lewis.
The Liverpool mum of two wowed the judges last night with her rendition of ‘Why Don’t You Do Right’ and afterwards Simon Cowell raved:
This is the night you turned into a star. I actually can’t fault any part of that. This is so exciting. I read something Elton John said in the papers, which was a really bitchy thing to say, he said that these shows don’t produce stars. Well Elton if you’re not watching, I’m going to send you this tape and you can take back what you said.
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July 22nd, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Nikitta Angus has revealed that her pal Leona Lewis encouraged her to appear on Five’s reality TV show ‘Don’t Stop Believing.’
The 21 year old Scottish singer became close to Lewis as they both competed on the 2006 series of X Factor and it was at her O2 concerts in London last month that Leona advised her pal.
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