Knowing a superstar when he heard it, Cowell phoned legendary music executive and J Records founder Clive Davis and told him: “You might have the next Whitney Houston on your hands.” For the first time, the two teamed up and signed Lewis to J Records/ S圜o Music (Cowell's joint venture with Sony BMG).
She won the 2006 competition handily, stunning the notoriously critical Cowell into silence who said: “I think she’s one of the best singers we’ve seen in this country for a long, long time.” Such disarming modesty is part of what has endeared Lewis to her fans, who watched her journey to stardom on television each week on The X Factor, a British talent show executive-produced by American Idol’s Simon Cowell, who is also a judge. But I have a lot of hard work to do first!” These are the people who’ve inspired me to sing, so it’s flattering that I’m being compared to them. “They’re amazing performers whom I’ve listened to for years. (Warned Entertainment Weekly: “Divas, watch out!”)“Those women are the true divas,” Lewis insists. Written and produced by an array of top-notch hit-makers, the album is a showcase for Lewis’ powerhouse voice - which has evoked comparisons to Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Céline Dion. Spirit will be released in the US by J Records/Syco on April 8, 2008. Ushering in 2008, Leona received four prestigious Brit Award nominations, the UK equivalent of the Grammy Awards. Spirit’s lead-off single “Bleeding Love” -co-written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan “Alias” Tedder - claimed the Number One spot for seven weeks, and the album sold over 1 million copies in the UK in just 5 weeks. Her striking beauty, charmingly down-to-earth personality, and huge, soaring voice has taken over the UK, where her debut Spirit entered the album chart at Number One and became Britain’s fastest-selling debut of all time.
British singer and songwriter Leona Lewis is such an artist.
Every once in a while, an artist comes along whose talent is so undeniable that it inspires everyone who encounters it.
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