From then on Ive always wanted to be a singer. 17 Im glad I was never in a band. 18 Ill never go against my morals. 19 I would love to sing opera. 20 Im living my dream. 21 I want all of my songs to do well whether Ive written them or not. 22 I try not to diet because it never really works for me, if I tell myself I cant eat something then I tend to want to eat everything in sight. 23 I love horseback riding.

Leona Lewis rose to prominence in 2006, when she competed in and won a British music competition called The X Factor.

As a winner of the show, Leona Lewis won an impressive 1 million pound contract with Syco Music, a record label which was founded by one of the judges on the show, Simon Cowell.

In 2007, Leona Lewis released her debut studio album under the name of Spirit, which was highly praised by critics for its creativity, as well as showcasing Lewis singing range.

Upon its release, Spirit made its way to 1 spot on the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom, and maintained a top five position in Greece, Poland, Australia and Japan.

In addition, the album spawned such singles as I Will Be, Forgive Me, Better in Time and Bleeding Love.

The latter song proved to be Lewis best-selling hit single, as it went on to sell more than nine million copies around the world, which earned it a place among the top fve best-selling songs of the decade.

Considered to be among the 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s, Bleeding Love went on to receive two nominations for Grammy Awards, as well as a nomination for the Brit Awards.

The album itself has sold more than three million copies up to date, and become one of the best-selling debut albums.

So far, Leona Lewis has released three more studio albums, one of which, namely Glassheart contributed a sum of 550,000 to her overall wealth.

Leona Lewis Net Worth 22 Million A famous singer, how rich is Leona Lewis According to sources, Leona Lewis net worth is estimated to be 22 million.

Due to her remarkable net worth, Leona Lewis was able to purchase a home in Hollywood Hills, the worth of which is 2.5 million.

Leona Lewis was born in 1985, in London, England, where she studied at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology.

Lewis left BRIT School when she was 17 years old, as she intended to focus on her singing career.

One of Lewis first attempts was her Twilight album, which she released shortly after leaving school.

Unfortunately, the album was not commercially successful and failed to earn her a record deal.

It was several years later, in 2006, when Lewis finally achieved her breakthrough.

After winning The X Factor with the song A Moment like This, Leona Lewis finally established herself in the music industry.

This led to Lewis signing a contract for five albums with J Records label, which was worth 9.7 million.

Shortly after releasing her debut album, Lewis came out with Echo, her second studio album, on which she worked with Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Simon Cowell.

The album proved to be yet another success, as it came to be certified double-Platinum with more than 2 million copies sold.

Movies, The X Factor (UK), Walking on Sunshine TV Shows The X Factor (UK) Quote 1 People write music, and the music is out there for people to interpret it how they want to.

Sometimes I think I want to get hair and make up every day, but thats just not possible.

People dont really know me at all.

There are so many songs Ive recorded, only to hear other people singing them.

It happens all the time.

The part of London where I grew up has the highest crime rates in the country.

Overall, Im quite good with how I spend my cashola.

Kids need somewhere to go, so theyre not bored on the street.

It takes me a while to come out of myself and get to know people.

My private life is the most precious thing to me.

My parents have always done what theyve loved, and theyve had many different careers.

I do love a bit of fashion.

I grew up around a lot of it as my mum and dad had clothing stores so my mum was always designing a lot, and I definitely had that as an influence.

A lot of people can have a lot of different influences, everyone can be compared in some way to someone whether they are from 60 years ago or more recent.

I dont read a lot but get the gist of whats been said from friends and family.

Its good to avoid it if you want to be normal person.

Usually when I see someone famous, for some reason, I think I know them.

Working with other artists and sharing your passions is great.

When I was really little I would sit in the back of my dads car when hed be playing old-school music.

Hed turn down the music and turn around and Id be singing and know all of the words but I didnt even know how to talk.

From then on Ive always wanted to be a singer.

Im glad I was never in a band.

I would love to sing opera.

Im living my dream.

I want all of my songs to do well whether Ive written them or not.

I try not to diet because it never really works for me, if I tell myself I cant eat something then I tend to want to eat everything in sight.

I love horseback riding.

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