Friday, November 13, 2009

Leona Lewis : Early Life



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Leona Lewis was born in the London Borough of Islington, to Aural Josiah "Joe" Leona Lewis of Guyanese descent and Maria Lewis of Welsh descent. Leona Lewis parents enrolled her at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and from there Leona Lewis attended the Italia Conti Academy and the BRIT School, where Leona Lewis learned to play instruments such as the guitar and piano, and began to write her own songs in the hope of becoming a singer-songwriter, writing her first full-length song at the age of 12. Leona Lewis initially trained in opera, but went on to singing jazz and blues, eventually leading to popular music, citing Minnie Ripperton, Eva Cassidy and Stevie Wonder as her main influences. After leaving the BRIT School at 17, Leona Lewis took a number of jobs to fund studio time, recording a demo album called Twilight The album, comprised almost exclusively of her own compositions, was recorded under Spiral Music, a production company based in Fulham. "I tried to secure a record deal by doing things my own way. I worked very hard but I never managed to land a contract", said Lewis. Other demos were recorded under licence from UEG Entertainment, later included on an album called Best Kept Secret. However, none of Lewis's demos were released and Leona Lewis considered taking a hiatus from her music career to attend university until her boyfriend persuaded her to enter The X Factor which subsequently severed her connections with UEG.

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