X Factor Leona to release debut album

Updated 07.24 Tue Oct 23 2007
Keywords: Leona Lewis, X Factor

X Factor winner Leona Lewis is about to release her hotly anticipated debut album.

The London-born singer, who won the reality talent show last year, opted against a rushed compilation of cover versions in favour of creating an album full of original songs.

Leona thrilled her fans on Saturday night when she performed the song for the first time on the first live X Factor show of the new series.

She has been working on her new project for almost a year in an LA studio and her first single, Bleeding Love, will be released this week.

Leona thrilled her fans on Saturday night when she performed the song for the first time on the first live X Factor show of the new series.

The album, Spirit, will hit shops on November 11.

The singer is being mentored by Clive Davis, the man behind Whitney Houston's career and some of the biggest names in the music industry have been involved in the production of her album.

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