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Biography, Leona Lewis Leona Lewis, a fantastically talented 21 year old singer/songwriter from London, writing fresh, provocative words and melodies, which when coupled with her vocal range, give a new and exciting sound. Leona grew up in North London listening to her Dad's record collection. She says "I loved listening to Minnie Ripperton and Anita Baker plus 80's big vocalists Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Oleta Adams and more recently Eva Cassidy and at the age of 6 I decided to be a singer". After writing her first song at the age of 12 Leona now has over 100 songs written about the experiences of growing up, love, friendships and blossoming into a young woman. History • Leona is the middle child of three, with two brothers, Kyle and Bradley. • Leona has been singing since she could talk, but really started to hone her talent when she enrolled at Sylvia Young and then the Brits Academy. • At the age of 13, Leona entered the Lady D under-18 talent show at the Hackney Empire, and won. • Leona has taken part in many talent competitions, shows and acoustic gigs with her major performances including The Hackney Empire. • Although Leona’s big passion is singing she is also a keen dancer and actor. • Leona is currently in a relationship with Lou (21). They’ve been together four years, but have lived on the same street since they were both ten. • Leona has another passion, which is her pet rotweiller ‘Rome’. © 2006 LeonaOnline.co.uk |
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