Inside Leona Lewis' 'real job' after drastic career change and parenthood
07.11.2023 - 11:23
/ ok.co.uk
Leona Lewis, the X Factor winner of 2006, has had quite a journey since her days as a Pizza Hut waitress. After winning the show, the singing sensation was signed to Simon Cowell's Syco record label and went on to sell over 25 million records, earning nominations for six Brit Awards and three Grammys, and winning two MOBO awards. Now, the Bleeding Love singer is living a new life in Los Angeles with her husband Dennis Jauch and their one year old baby.
We take a look back at Leona's successes and her latest business venture, which she describes as 'disruptive'... X Factor and number ones Her debut studio album Spirit became the fourth-best-selling of the 2000s and her lead single Bleeding Love spent seven weeks at UK number one. However, Leona decided to part ways with Syco in 2014, stating to The Independent at the time: "Simon Cowell has been incredible but at the end of a day it's a huge label now".
She added that "There was no love in it" and she felt "in limbo". She later signed with Universal and clarified there was no bad blood between her and Simon, saying: "Simon sent me a really lovely note the other week saying they miss me at the label. "There's nothing but love there.
He knew I had to leave. He was upset about it but it was time for something new so I'm excited about moving on and doing something different." In December 2021, the singer squashed feud rumours, insisting her and Simon's relationship remains "good" and describing the music mogul as a "big supporter". Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, Leona said: "It was [an amicable split] we're still good, we keep in contact, he checks in on me, I check in on him." Meanwhile, Leona admitted that she believed it was the best decision to axe the X Factor,
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