Leona Lewis

I first heard about Leona in the fall of 2007 and have been a fan ever since. I was captivated by her performances on the UK talent show "X-Factor" that I was fortunate to view through the power of YouTube. I think that she is a great talent and is singing with very good breath control and such great tone and clarity. The strength in her voice along with her interpretation and delivery with such poise and undeniable presence is stuff of musical dreams.

Leona Lewis performing a stirring rendition of "I Will Always Love You"

Remarks made by threatened singers that Leona is a "poor man's Mariah" are totally unwarranted and unfair. She has not just appeared on the scene Leona has been training and working on her craft from her early teens. I am very glad that she has the support of Simon Cowell and Clive Davis two titans of the music industry. They took their time and produced an album of good music not a mediocre get rich quick scheme. Must I remind everyone that Clive Davis developed non other than the great Whitney Houston herself and more recently Alicia Keys.

Great singers must be placed in the hands of producers capable of truly showcasing the instrument, the voice. I am just getting the feeling of early Mariah Carey with Leona like you know when you have a good feeling about something this is it. My prediction is that Leona will win the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2009. The stars are aligning and a future Diva is about to get her wings.

Here is Leona Lewis' first single "Bleeding Love" off her debut album "Spirit" which has already sold 2.5 million units worldwide since it was released in November 2007 in the UK. Spirit is due drop on April 8, 2008 in the US on J Records/Syco. The play count on my iTunes for this song is 120 times sooo you can say I kind of like it. lol Here is the UK verision of the video with over 31 Million Views on YouTube. (I prefer this version)  

Here is the US Video...

Leona singing Live on UK television...