Leona Lewis

Winner of series 3 of the British talent show, The X – Factor. Her debut single, 'A Moment Like This', was the biggest selling debut single by a UK female artist. Her vocal range is compared to those of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. She is said to be the first winner of a talent compition to have a global release of her debut album, Spirit. Spririt has gone on to become the biggest selling debut album in the UK and selling 2 million copies worldwide. Her first single from the album, 'Bleeding Love' was the biggest selling single of 2007 and spent 7 weeks at number 1 in the UK. She has become, already, one of the most promising artists to come out of Britain and more importantly out of a talent show, hitting the number 1 spot accross Europe and from 2008 America.