Prior to the release of Glassheart, Lewis revealed that the album content would be very different from that which is present on Spirit and Echo, stating that although it would be "experimental", it would still have a "classic" sound. The EP consisted of three covers: " Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, " Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls and "Colorblind" by Counting Crows. The singer released Hurt: The EP in December 2011, to bridge the gap for fans while she finished Glassheart, released in November 2012. Although it was originally intended to be the lead single from her third studio album Glassheart, it was not included in the final track list. In August 2011, Lewis released a summer single entitled " Collide", a collaboration with Avicii. Lewis appeared on the soundtrack to the 2009 film Avatar on a song called " I See You (Theme from Avatar)". Australian recording artist Che'Nelle co-wrote the song "Can't Breathe" with Lewis and five other songwriters. In addition to working with Tedder again, Lewis collaborated with Justin Timberlake on the track " Don't Let Me Down", for which he provided background vocals, and Kevin Rudolf on "Love Letter". Īccording to Lewis, her second studio album, Echo was more guitar-orientated than Spirit. The re-release of Spirit in November 2008 was followed by a cover of Snow Patrol's " Run".
Lewis also co-wrote the song "Here I Am" with Walter Afanasieff. Cowell conceptualised the song " Footprints in the Sand", and was thus credited as a songwriter. Lewis also covered Roberta Flack's " The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" for the album.
The first single, " A Moment Like This", was released the day after Lewis won The X Factor, and its second single, " Bleeding Love", was released in October 2007. Īfter winning The X Factor in December 2006 and signing a GB£5 million contract with Simon Cowell's record label Syco and Clive Davis's J Records, Lewis began to work with writers Ryan Tedder and Steve Mac, among others, for her debut studio album Spirit, which was released in November 2007. It was released by UEG in 2009, who claimed that they had the rights to the album, though Lewis revealed she had never signed a contract that stated Best Kept Secret could possibly be released. UEG spent approximately GB£70,000 on the singer's recording and production, but the demo failed to gain interest from record labels or executives. Before winning the third series of the UK version of The X Factor, Lewis recorded a demo album entitled Best Kept Secret in 20, which was licensed by UEG Entertainment but not released. She has also collaborated with other artists for duets and featured songs on other artists' albums, charity singles and soundtracks. She has recorded material for a demo album, five studio albums and an EP. Leona Lewis is a British singer, songwriter and vocal producer.
Lewis performing on The Labyrinth tour in 2010
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