Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewisis a British singer, songwriter and animal welfare campaigner. She was born and raised in the Islington, London, where she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. Lewis achieved national recognition when she won the third series of The X Factor in 2006, winning a £1 million recording contract with Simon Cowell's record label, Syco Music. Her winner's single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", peaked at number one for four weeks on...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth3 April 1985
CityLondon, England
I'm not a loud, extravagant person; I'm never going to be that and, to be honest, I don't want to be like that. I don't show off or boast, and it's pointless to think I'm going to be any different.
I think it's always important to be vigilant of what you're doing and aware of your surroundings.
I think it's really hard being in a boy band. There's a lot of dynamics.
I think when people see that you are shy, or even just calm, collected and reserved, they think you can be pushed around, made to do everything they want - but that's definitely not true of me. The people closest to me know that's not the case. They know I'm not a pushover.
I don't think I have the right to give someone advice when I don't know them.
Usually when I see someone famous, for some reason, I think I know them.
Sometimes I think I want to get 'hair and make up' every day, but that's just not possible.
To win the X Factor would mean the world to me and my family. I'd buy mum and dad a house and then I think I would buy myself a car and have a little shopping trip.
People have been kind enough to compare me to Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. I think it's amazing that they even put my name in the same sentence.
I was at a really low point, thinking of going to university and doing a course because the music thing just wasn't happening for me. But I went on the show and...
I dont hate L.A. There's a very beautiful side to it; it's scenic, and I can go horse riding.
Music TV in the U.K. is disappearing. 'Top Of The Pops,' 'CD:UK' and shows like that have gone, and it's bringing down the music industry. We should do as much as we can to keep our music TV and producers need to be more willing to accommodate live music.
I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.
I have my best ideas when I am alone.