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Leona Lewis

1985 - Today

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Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer, songwriter, actress, model, and activist. Born and raised in London, she later attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon. Lewis achieved national recognition when she won the third series of the ITV talent show The X Factor in 2006, winning a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music. Her winner's single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and broke a world record by reaching 50,000 digital downloads within 30 minutes. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leona Lewis is the 2,281st most popular singer (down from 2,147th in 2019), the 5,880th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,513th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Leona Lewis ranks 2,281 out of 4,381Before her are Gillian Chung, Alan Merrill, Matthieu Chedid, Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Yolandi Visser, and Anna Sedokova. After her are Mike Will Made It, Barbara Pravi, Oliver James, Bobby Goldsboro, Blake Shelton, and Usha Mangeshkar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Leona Lewis ranks 245Before her are Ricardinho, Shota Arai, Benjamín Rojas, Yusuke Saikawa, Ryuji Shimoshi, and Crystal Reed. After her are James Newman, Toshiki Chino, Michael Trevino, Sarah Butler, Danila Kozlovsky, and Allyson Felix.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Leona Lewis ranks 5,882 out of 8,785Before her are Kate Dickie (1971), Serena Scott Thomas (1961), Amelia Warner (1982), Tom Glynn-Carney (1995), Vince Cable (1943), and Trevor Ford (1923). After her are Kathleen Ollerenshaw (1912), Ron Springett (1935), David O'Hara (1965), Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon (1907), Keiran Lee (1984), and Oliver James (1980).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Leona Lewis ranks 223Before her are Tony Ashton (1946), Annie Ross (1930), John Waite (1952), Annie Haslam (1947), Noel Harrison (1934), and Reg Presley (1941). After her are Oliver James (1980), Elizabeth Fraser (1963), Tasmin Archer (1963), Ian Brown (1963), Julie Covington (1946), and Brett Anderson (1967).