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• BIRTHDAY: April 3, 1985
• BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "Bleeding Love" (2008)
• BIGGEST LP: Spirit (2008)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 0

Leona Lewis was born April 3, 1985 in London. Leona became a break-out recording star after winning the British talent show The X Factor. Leona had already been attempting a music career with a demo record called Twilight she recorded as a teenager but was ready to give up her hopes of stardom until her boyfriend suggested she try out for The X Factor.

Leona was named the winner of the third season of The X Factor.
Leona topped the UK singles chart for 4 weeks with "A Moment Like This."

Leona signed with Clive Davis' label J Records.

Leona topped the UK singles chart for 7 weeks with "Bleeding Love."
Leona topped the UK LP chart with Spirit. The LP debuted on the UK LP charts at #1 and became the country's fastest selling debut LP in history.

# 4 Singles Artist of the Year

Leona hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Bleeding Love."

Leona hit the Top 10 with "Bleeding Love."
Leona released her debut LP Spirit in the US.

April 5: Leona topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 4 weeks, Pop 100 chart for 12 weeks, Digital Songs chart for 4 weeks, and Digital Tracks chart for 4 weeks with "Bleeding Love."
April 26: Leona hit #1 for 6 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Bleeding Love."
April 26: Leona topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week and Digital Albums chart for 1 week with Spirit. The LP sold over 205,000 copies its first week of release in the US.

Spirit was certified gold.

May 3: Leona topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 9 weeks with "Bleeding Love."
May 10: Leona topped the Billboard Dance Airplay chart for 5 weeks with "Bleeding Love."

Spirit was certified platinum.

June 7: Leona topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks chart for 10 weeks with "Bleeding Love."

Leona hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Better In Time."

August 23: Leona topped the Billboard Adult Contempoary chart for 4 weeks with "Bleeding Love."

Leona hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 as part of Artists Stand Up For Cancer with the charity single "Just Stand Up!"
Leona hit the Top 10 with "Better In Time."

Leona won 2 World Music Awards for Top Female Pop Artist and New Artist of the Year.

Leona topped the UK LP charts with "Run."
Leona topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top New Pop Artist.

# 45 Singles Artist of the Year

Leona hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "I Will Be."

Spirit (Deluxe CD/DVD) was released with 4 bonus tracks.
Leona was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female ("Bleeding Love") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Spirit).

Leona hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Happy."

Leona released Echo.
Leona topped the LP charts in the UK with Echo.

• October 1: Leona topped the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs chart for 1 week with "Collide."

• December 3: Leona released the holiday LP Christmas, With Love.

• September 11: Leona released I Am.

• March 17: Leona could be heard on the Pitbull LP Climate Change on the track "Only Ones To Know."

iTunes Amazon.mp3 iTunes Amazon.mp3	Spirit Released: April, 2008 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Tracks: "Bleeding Love" - "Better In Time" - "I Will Be" - "I'm You" - "Forgive Me" - "Misses Glass" - "Angel" - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - "Yesterday" - "Whatever It Takes" - "Take A Bow" - "Footprints In The Sand" - "Here I Am" Spirit (The Deluxe Edition) Released: February, 2009 Tracks: "Bleeding Love" - "Whatever It Takes" - "Homeless" (2008 Version) - "Better In Time" (Single Mix) - "Yesterday" - "Take A Bow" - "I Will Be" - "Angel" - "Here I Am" - "I'm You" - "The Best You Never Had" - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - "Footprints In The Sand" (Single Mix) - "A Moment Like This" - "Forgive Me" - "Misses Glass" - "Run"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Echo Released: November, 2009 Billboard peak: # 13 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: C+ Tracks: "Happy" - "I Got You" - "Love Letter" - "Can't Breathe" - "You Don't Care" - "Outta My Head" - "Brave" - "My Hands" - "Alive" - "Don't Let Me Down" - "Fly Here Now" - "Broken" - "Lost Then Found"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Christmas, With Love Released: December 3, 2013 Tracks: "One More Sleep" - "Winter Wonderland" - "White Christmas" - "Your Hallelujah" - "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" - "Mr. Right" - "O Holy Night" - "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" - "Ave Maria" - "Silent Night"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	I Am Released: September 11, 2015 Tracks: "Thunder" - "Fire Under My Feet" - "You Knew Me When" - "I Am" - "Ladders" - "The Essence Of Me" - "I Got You" - "Power" - "Another Love Song" - "Thank You" - "THick Skin" - "The Best And The Worst" - "I Am-Acoustic" - "Fire Under My Feet" (United Studios SessIon)

1	"Bleeding Love" from the LP Spirit ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 22 - 16 - 11 - 9 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 13 - 17 - 21 - 23 - 34 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 3 RIAA Certification: Platinum Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female	1(6)	27	2008
2	Better In Time from the LP Spirit ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 26 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 13 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 8 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 15 - 18 - 20 - 23 - 25 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 27	4	25	2008	iTunes Amazon.mp3
3	I Will Be from the LP Spirit ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - 31 - 30 - 28 - 27 - 26 - 22 - 28 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 96	22	9	2009	iTunes Amazon.mp3
4	Happy from the LP Echo ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 32 - 30 - 29 - 39 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 116	29	6	2009	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	A Moment Like This	**	**	2006
	Footprints In The Sand from the LP Spirit	**	**	2008	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Yesterday from the LP Spirit	**	**	2008	iTunes Amazon.mp3
Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run Songs charting prior to 1980 have information from Billboard magazine.