Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985 in London, United Kingdom) is a British pop and R&B singer. She was also the winner of the third series of the British television talent show The X Factor in 2006. Her debut single in the United Kingdom, "A Moment Like This", broke a world record after it was downloaded over 50,000 times within thirty minutes of its release.[2]

Her second single, "Bleeding Love", was the biggest-selling single of 2007 in her home country, topped over thirty international singles charts including the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France and Germany, and has since become the biggest selling single of the twenty-first century, propelling Lewis to worldwide superstardom.[3]

Her debut album, Spirit, was released throughout Europe in 2007 and became the fastest-selling debut album ever in both the United Kingdom and Ireland.[4][5] Released in North America in 2008, Spirit debuted at number one on the United States' Billboard 200 album chart, making Lewis the first British solo artist to top the chart with a debut album.[6]

With her album reaching number one on at least three continents and in at least nine countries, Lewis has had the most successful music career launch of any television talent show contestant ever.[7]

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