Leona Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis was born in London Borough of Islington and first
came to prominence after winning the third series of The X Factor (UK) in 2006.
-Wikipedia
Birth Name: Leona Louise Lewis
Born: April 3rd, 1985 (age 39)
From: Islington, London, England
Genre(s):
Pop
R&B
Occupation(s):
Singer
songwriter
recording artist
actress
Active From: 2006-present
Influences:
Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
Awards:
Brit Awards - 6 Nominations
Grammy Awards - 3 Nominations
Ivor Novello Awards - 1 Win, 1 Nomination
MOBO Awards - 2 Wins, 4 Nominations
MTV Asia Awards - 1 Win, 1 Nominations
MTV Europe Music Awards - 1 Win, 5 Nominations
MTV Video Music Awards - 1 Win, 1 1
NAACP Image Awards - 1 Nomination
Teen Choice Awards - 2 Nominations
World Music Awards - 3 Wins, 3 Nominations
Virgin Media Awards - 2 Wins, 2 Nominations
Quotes:
"When I was growing up I used to listen to Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, those kind of
big powerful kind of singers so that influences a lot of my music and a lot of the songs I
like to sing.