Leona Lewis Married, Husband, Net Worth, Ethnicity, Height, Kids

Leona Lewis: Biography in Details

Who is Leona Lewis?

Leona is one of the popular British songwriters, singers, and also animal welfare campaigners. She is well known for her hit songs and lyrics, Leona Lewis came into limelight after her debut album titled Spirit in 2007.

Moreover, the singer has also received national recognition by winning the third series of the X Factor in 2006, along with 1 million recording contract with Syco Music.

Leona Lewis: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity

Leona Lewis was born on 3rd April 1985, in Islington, London, England. Born to her Guyanese father Aural Josiah Lewis and a Welsh mother Maria Lewis, she was raised in the London Borough of Islington.

She is of mixed ethnicity and holds British nationality. Lewis’ siblings include a younger brother Kyle, and an older half-brother Bradley.

In which school did Leona Lewis attend?

With her immense passion for music and singing, her parents sent her to Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Leona Lewis later joined Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, the Ravenscourt Theatre School, and finally the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology.

Leona Lewis: Professional Life, Career

After recording a demo album called Twilight under Spiral Music in 2004, Leona Lewis rose to worldwide prominence after winning the third series of The X Factor in 2006. Lewis subsequently secured a £1 million recording contract with Simon Cowell’s record label, Syco Music, and released her debut album Spirit in 2007.

The album went 10x platinum in the United Kingdom and spawned international chart-toppers such as “Bleeding Love” and “A Moment Like This”. In 2008, the mega-hit album made her the first British female solo artist to top the US Billboard 200 album chart in over two decades.

Leona Lewis’s second studio album, Echo (2009), reached the top twenty in nine countries and sold more than six million albums worldwide. She embarked on her first concert tour, The Labyrinth, in 2010. Lewis released her third studio album, Glassheart, in 2012. Although not as successful as her previous records, it peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart.

Her fourth album, Christmas, with Love, came out in 2013. The album garnered favorable reviews and featured the song “One More Sleep” which made Lewis the first British female solo artist to achieve eight top 5 singles.

Awards, Nominations

At Bambi Awards, 2008 she was the winner. Likely, she won The Best Song Award in Black Reel Awards 2011. Likewise, for her performance in Avatar (2009), she was nominated for the Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. At MTV Asia Awards 2008, she won Breakthrough Artist. Furthermore, she was nominated for various of the other awards.

She won PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian, along with Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, in 2008 and Europe’s Sexiest Vegetarian in 2009

What is Leona Lewis’s net worth?

Leona Lewis earns a heavy amount of money from her career as a singer and songwriter. With over several albums and numerous hit singles, Lewis’ total net worth is $24 million asof 2022.

In 2006, Lewis received her first recording deal worth $1,600,000 with her mentor Simon Cowell, after winning The X Factor. The same year she signed a Five-Album contract with Cowell’s record label worth $7,940,000. The following year, Lewis earned  $9,700,000 from receiving a Five-Album contract with Clive Davis’s record label known as J Records. Later, she made $7,500,00 from her debut album Spirit selling 7 million copies.

Leona Lewis generated $165,000 from her second album Echo in 2009. Furthermore, She made $5,600,000 from her first tour, The Labyrinth in 2010. In 2011, she sold her Hollywood Hills home worth $2,500,000. She made $550,000 from her fourth album Glassheart in 2012.

Lewis earned a 1 million contract with Syco Music, winning the reality show, The X Factor. After winning The X Factor, Lewis sold her flat in Hackney for $120,000 and bought a home in Hollywood for 1,5 million. Later she sold the house for $2,500,000.

Leona Lewis: Rumors and Controversy

The American actor Tyrese Gibson was rumored to be dating Leona in 2008. Besides this, she is not surrounded by any sacndals or rumors.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Leona Lewis stands with a height of 5 feet 7 inches. Likewise, she weighs 59 kg  Talking about her body measurements its, 34-27-35 inches.

Furthermore, she has dark brown colored hair and blues colored eyes.

Social Media

Leona Lewis uses different social media networking sites and has collected large fans. She uses Instagram and has over 566K followers on it.

Likewise, she also uses Twitter and has over 1.2M followers. Moreover, her Facebook page also holds over 4M followers.

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