Friday, 13 November 2009
Leona Lewis is not going to increase her security
Leona Lewis won't be appointing additional security since her attack last month, when a man punched her in the face as she signed copies of her 'Dreams' book.
Instead, the 24-year-old wants to move on with her life, and thinks a similar thing is unlikely to happen again.
"It was shocking." Leona said as she remembered the event to the Mirror. "It's a dreadful thing to happen to anyone - to be attacked by a man, particularly as a female."
"But I am trying to see it as something isolated, something that doesn't happen often - touch wood - and something that won't happen again."
"Now I'm just kind of dealing with it and trying to put it behind me." Says Lewis. "As for extra security - well, I've tried to keep it pretty much the same."
"I also know that doing this you have to protect yourself a little bit. Being in this industry you are exposed - more so than other people. I know that I have to look after myself as well."
Leona has just declared her first ever headlining tour for the UK and Ireland next year - find out where will be performing here.
The singer releases second album 'Echo' next week.
Leona Lewis Top Ten Songs
- Bleeding Love
- Better In Time
- Forgive Me
- A Moment Like This
- Run
- Footprints in the Sand
- Yesterday
- Misses Glass
- I Will Be
- Take a Bow
Leona Lewis announces UK tour Gigs Dates
The 'Happy' singer, who performed an exclusive set at London's Hackney Empire earlier this month, will kick off the nine-date jaunt in Sheffield on May 28.
"Over the last few years I've had some amazing experiences and sung in some really interesting places but it's going to be great to be able to perform all my own material on my very own tour," Lewis said in a statement.
The Leona Lewis tour dates in full:
May 28 - Sheffield, Arena
May 31 – Liverpool, Echo Arena
June 2 – Nottingham, Trent FM Arena
June 4 – Manchester, MEN Arena
June 8 – Birmingham, LG Arena
June 12 – London, O2 Arena
June 14 – London, O2 Arena
June 20 – Glasgow, SECC
June 24 – Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
June 27 – Dublin, O2
Leona Lewis Tickets Agents
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Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an English pop and R&B singer - songwriter. Lewis rose to fame in 2006 as the winner of the third series of the British television series The X Factor. Leona Lewis has announced her first ever arena tour, hot on the heels of her one-off gig at London's Hackney Empire Speaking about the tour, Leona said: "I can't wait to get out on tour
Leona Lewis Tickets - Friday, May 28, 2010 Echo Arena Tickets
Leona Lewis Tickets - Monday, May 31, 2010Nottingham Arena Tickets
Leona Lewis Tickets - Wednesday, June 02, 2010MEN Arena Tickets
Leona Lewis Tickets - Friday, June 04, 2010LG Arena Tickets
Leona Lewis Tickets - Tuesday, June 08, 2010O2 Arena Tickets
Leona Lewis Tickets - Saturday, June 12, 2010
Leona Lewis Tickets - Monday, June 14, 2010The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center (SECC) Tickets
Leona Lewis Tickets - Sunday, June 20, 2010Metro Radio Arena Tickets
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Leona Lewis Awards
Lewis has received nominations in a variety of awards, including six BRIT Awards, three Grammy Awards, three MOBO Awards, five MTV Europe Music Awards and two Teen Choice Awards. Her debut single, a cover version of "A Moment Like This", gave Lewis her first award win, an Ivor Novello Award for Best Selling British Single. Her international breakthrough single, "Bleeding Love", has received a five awards from 11 nominations. Spirit has won two awards from five nominations. Overall, Lewis has received 25 awards from 43 nominations.
Award | Wins | Nominations |
The Brit Awards | 0 | 6 |
Grammy Awards | 0 | 3 |
Ivor Novello Awards | 1 | 1 |
MOBO Awards | 2 | 3 |
MTV Asia Awards | 1 | 1 |
MTV Europe Music Awards | 1 | 5 |
MTV Video Music Awards | 0 | 1 |
NAACP Image Awards | 0 | 1 |
Teen Choice Awards | 0 | 2 |
World Music Awards | 2 | 3 |
Virgin Media Awards | 2 | 2 |
Totals | ||
Awards won | 9 1 | |
Nominations | 28 1 |
Leona Lewis Studio Albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||
UK | AUS | IRE | NZ | ||||
2007 | Spirit
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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2009 | Echo
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Leona Lewis Discography
Lewis rose to fame as the competitor and ultimate victor of the third series of British television talent show, The X Factor. Her prize for winning was a £1 million recording contract with Syco Records. Her first single, "A Moment like This" was launched to success in the United Kingdom and Ireland, becoming the fastest selling single ever by a female artist in the UK. Her follow-up single, "Bleeding Love", received unparalleled success and significant acclaim, becoming the biggest-selling single of 2008 universally. Lewis's first studio album, Spirit was launched to follow the single in 2007 and was the fastest-selling debut album of all time in the UK and Ireland. The album carries a 9× platinum certification in the UK, and is listed as being the 27th biggest-selling album of all time in that country, despite having being launched for just two years prior to the collection. Lewis has got success with further singles, including "Better in Time" and "Run". Her second album, Echo, is due for globally released in November 2009
Leona Lewis Music Videos
Year | Title | Director(s) |
2006 | "A Moment Like This" | — |
2007 | "Bleeding Love" | Melina Matsoukas |
2008 | "Bleeding Love" ( U.S. version) | Jessy Terrero |
"Better in Time" | Sophie Muller | |
"Footprints in the Sand" | ||
"Forgive Me" | Wayne Isham | |
"Run" | Jake Nava | |
2009 | "I Will Be" | Melina Matsoukas |
"Happy" | Jake Nava |
Leona Lewis Uk Tour Dates
28/5/2010 - Leona Lewis Sheffield Arena Tickets - Sheffield, United Kingdom
31/5/2010 - Leona Lewis Echo Arena Tickets - Liverpool, United Kingdom
2/6/2010 - Leona Lewis Nottingham Arena Tickets - Nottingham, United Kingdom
4/6/2010 - Leona Lewis MEN Arena Tickets - Manchester, United Kingdom
8/6/2010 - Leona Lewis LG Arena Tickets - Birmingham, United Kingdom
12/6/2010 - Leona Lewis O2 Arena Tickets - London, United Kingdom
14/6/2010 - Leona Lewis O2 Arena Tickets - London, United Kingdom
20/6/2010 - Leona Lewis The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center (SECC) Tickets - Glasgow, United Kingdom
24/6/2010 - Leona Lewis Metro Radio Arena Tickets - Newcastle, United Kingdom
All Leona Lewis Tickets are available on The Online Ticket Shop
Leona Lewis and X Factor
Lewis's debut single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", was launched on CD on 20 December 2006, and was available as a digital download from midnight on 17 December. It broke a world record after it was downloaded 50,000 times in thirty minutes. On 24 December, "A Moment Like This" was crowned the 2006 UK Christmas number-one single, having sold 571,253 copies, outselling the rest of the Top 40's sales combined. The single became the most downloaded song in 2006; it stayed at number one for four weeks and stayed at the top spot in the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks. It went on to sell in the region of 830,000 copies.
Introduction To Leona Lewis
Her debut album Spirit, was launched in the UK and Ireland, and went on to became the quick-selling debut album and the largest seller of 2007 in both countries. In early 2008 it was launched throughout Europe and Asia. A amended edition of Spirit was launched in North America in mid 2008, making its debut at number one on the United States’ Billboard 200 album chart. Lewis is the first British solo artist to top the chart with a debut album. The album also reached number one in ten other countries international.