U-Leona Lewis ungumculi waseBrithani, umbhali wamaculo, umlingisi, futhi waziwa ngokusebenzela inkampani yezenhlalakahle yezilwane. Uthole ukuqashelwa ezweni lonke ngemuva kokuwina uchungechunge lwesithathu lombukiso waseBrithani ongokoqobo i-X Factor.
Ingoma yakhe ewinile yayiyikhava ethi "A Moment Like This" kaKelly Clarkson. Le single yafika endaweni yokuqala kumashadi ase-UK futhi yahlala lapho amasonto amane.
Ngokushesha wakhipha i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ethi Spirit, nayo eyaba yimpumelelo futhi yafinyelela esicongweni samashadi emazweni amaningana, kuhlanganise ne-UK Singles Chart kanye ne-US Billboard 200. Iphinde yaba i-albhamu yesibili edayisa kakhulu onyakeni e-UK.
I-albhamu yakhe yesibili yesitudiyo ethi "Echo" nayo yaba nengoma, nakuba ingaphumelelanga njengeyokuqala. Ngaphandle kokucula, ubuye wadlala indima esekela ifilimu yaseBrithani ethi Walking in the Sunshine.
Kuze kube manje, usehlomule inqwaba yezindondo emsebenzini wakhe, okuhlanganisa nezindondo ezimbili ze-MOBO, iMTV Europe Music Award kanye nezindondo ezimbili zoMhlaba Zomculo. Uphinde waqokelwa i-Brit Award izikhathi eziyisithupha kanye ne-Grammy Award izikhathi ezintathu. Waziwa ngemisebenzi yakhe yokupha kanye nemikhankaso yezenhlalakahle yezilwane.
Ubuntwana nobusha bukaLeona
ULeona Lewis wazalwa ngo-Ephreli 3, 1985 e-Islington, eLondon, eNgilandi. Ungowozalo oluxubile lwesiWelsh nesiGuyana. Unomfowabo omncane nomdala ngamzali munye.
Wayenothando lokucula kusukela esemncane kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, wabhaliswa ngabazali bakhe eSylvia Young School of Theatre ukuze akwazi ukulondoloza amakhono akhe. Kamuva, naye wafunda e-Academy of Theatre Arts. I-Italy Conti nase-Ravenscourt Theatre School. Uphinde wafunda e-BRIT School of Performing Arts and Technology.
Umsebenzi womculo kaLeona Lewis
U-Leona Lewis wagcina enqume ukushiya isikole ukuze aphishekele umsebenzi womculo eneminyaka engu-17. Wenza imisebenzi eyahlukene ukuze axhase amaseshini akhe estudiyo.
Ngokushesha waqopha i-albhamu yedemo ethi "Twilight"; nokho, lokhu kuhlulekile ukumtholela isivumelwano nanoma yiziphi izinkampani zamarekhodi. Ngakho-ke, i-albhamu ayizange ikhishwe ngokwentengiso, nakuba ngezikhathi ezithile ayecula amanye amaculo emsakazweni.
Ngemuva komshikashika omkhulu, wenza inhlolokhono ochungechungeni lwesithathu lomncintiswano wethelevishini wohlelo lwangempela lomculo i-X Factor ngo-2006. Ekugcineni, waba ngumnqobi, wazuza amavoti angu-60% kwangu-8 million.
Iculo lakhe eliwinile kwaba ikhava yengoma kaKelly Clarkson ethi “A Moment Like This”. Setha irekhodi lomhlaba lokuthola ukulanda okungaphezulu kuka-50 ngaphansi kwemizuzu engama-000. Iphinde yadlula i-UK Singles Chart futhi yahlala lapho isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amane.
Ukhiphe i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ethi Spirit ngo-2007. Kube yimpumelelo enkulu. I-albhamu ithengise amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-6 emhlabeni jikelele futhi yaba i-albhamu yesine edayisa kakhulu e-UK ngeminyaka yawo-2000.
Ikleliswe endaweni yokuqala emazweni amaningi ahlanganisa i-Australia, iJalimane, iNew Zealand neSwitzerland. Iphinde yaba phezulu eshadini lama-albhamu ase-UK kanye ne-US Billboard 200. Isaqhubeka nokuba yi-albhamu yokuqala edayiswa kakhulu yomculi wesifazane.
I-albhamu yakhe elandelayo ethi "Echo" nayo yaba yimpumelelo. Usebenze nabaculi abadumile abafana noRyan Tedder, Justin Timberlake noMax Martin. Ifinyelele kwabangamashumi amabili aphezulu emazweni amaningana. Ifinyelele inombolo yokuqala kumashadi ase-UK ithengisa amakhophi ayi-161 ngesonto layo lokuqala.
Ithole ukubuyekezwa okuxubile kubagxeki. Ingoma ethi "Isandla sami" evela ku-albhamu isetshenziswe njengengoma yetimu yegeyimu yevidiyo Final Fantasy XIII. Uhambo lwakhe lokuqala lwabizwa ngokuthi "Labyrinth" futhi lwaqala ngoMeyi 2010.
I-albhamu yesithathu ethi Glassheart yakhululwa ngo-2012. Kuhlangatshezwane nokubuyekezwa okuxubile okuvela kubagxeki. Nakuba iphumelele kwezohwebo, ayizange isebenze kahle njengama-albhamu akhe adlule.
I-albhamu ifinyelele endaweni yesithathu eshadini lama-albhamu ase-UK futhi yafakwa kumashadi emazweni ahlukahlukene. Ngonyaka olandelayo, wakhipha i-albhamu kaKhisimusi ethi "UKhisimusi Nothando". Kube yimpumelelo kwezohwebo futhi kwahlangatshezwana nezibuyekezo ezinhle.
I-albhamu yakhe yakamuva ethi "I Am" ikhishwe ngoSepthemba 2015. Ithengise amakhophi angu-24 kuphela ngesonto layo lokuqala, okuyenza yaba i-albhamu ephumelele kancane ngokwezimali kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe. Ifinyelele kunombolo-000 eshadini lama-albhamu ase-UK kanye nakunombolo 12 ku-Billboard 38 yase-US.
Umsebenzi wokulingisa uLeona Lewis
U-Leona Lewis wenza i-debut yakhe kwifilimu yaseBrithani yango-2014 ethi Walking in the Sunshine. Iqondiswa ngu-Max Giva no-Diana Paschini, le filimu iphinde ilingise u-Annabelle Shawley, u-Giulio Berruti, u-Hannah Arterton no-Cathy Brand.
Ifilimu yahlangatshezwa nezibuyekezo ezingezinhle ezivela kubagxeki. Wenza i-debut yakhe ye-Broadway ngo-2016 ekuvuselelweni kwamakati omculo ka-Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Imisebenzi emikhulu kaLewis
I-Spirit, i-albhamu yokuqala kaLeona Lewis, ngokungangabazeki ingumsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu noyimpumelelo emsebenzini wakhe. Ngamahithi afana ne-"Bleeding Love", "Homeless" kanye nethi "Better in Time", i-albhamu ibe phezulu kumashadi emazweni ahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa ne-UK Albums Chart kanye ne-US Billboard 200.
Iqokelwe Izindondo ezine ze-BRIT kanye nezindondo ezintathu ze-Grammy kanye nezindondo ze-MOBO ze-albhamu Engcono Kakhulu kanye ne-World Music Awards nge-Best New Performance by Iciko kanye ne-Best Pop Female.
Elinye lama-albhamu akhe aphumelele icwecwe likaKhisimusi elithi “Christmas With Love”. Bekuyimpumelelo yezentengiselwano, nakuba ingaphumelelanga njengama-albhamu akhe adlule. Ifinyelele kunombolo-13 eshadini lama-albhamu ase-UK.
Iphinde yangena ku-Billboard 200 yase-US, lapho ibikunombolo 113. Yayihlanganisa amathrekhi afana nethi "One More Dream" nethi "Winter Wonderland". Kuhlangatshezwe nezibuyekezo ezinhle.
Impilo yomuntu siqu kaLeona Lewis
Njengamanje uLeona Lewis akashadile, ngokusho kwabezindaba. Uke wajola noDennis Yauch, uLou Al Chamaa noTyrese Gibson.
Ubelokhu ethanda imifino kusukela eneminyaka engu-12. Ube yi-vegan ngo-2012 futhi usabambelele ekungayidlini inyama. Waqanjwa njenge-Sexiest Vegetarian kanye Nomuntu Wonyaka yi-PETA ngo-2008. Waziwa nangomsebenzi wakhe wezenhlalakahle yezilwane futhi ungumsekeli weWorld Animal Welfare.
Ubandakanyeka nakweminye imisebenzi yokusiza abampofu. Usekele i-Little Kids Rock, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo esiza ukubuyisela imfundo yomculo ezikoleni zase-US ezintulayo.
