Looks like the beautiful Leona Lewis is gearing up for a US release! Here is the premiere of her US version of the video for her single, “Bleeding Love.”
Many have called Leona the new Mariah, and some have dubbed her the UK’s Beyonce. But I think Leona is an artist all her own. The video premiered yesterday on Yahoo! Music and will be premiere on TLR today. Check her out!
Considering all the Soulja Boy (aka wacks music) stans on this board, it doesnt surprise me, all this hate!! Get a life.
Just watched her perform “I Will Always Love You” on youtube and the girl can SANG! That is a very hard song to sing and she nailed it, almost as good as Whitney’s version. This young lady should have a good career, she definitely has the vocal chops.
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Why do you keep bringing up Soulja Boy? If you have to complain over and over again about us supposedly listening to Soulja Boy then you know this chick really sucks. He is a “rapper” and Leona Lewis is a singer…try a different approach dumb ass, like tell us to stop listening to wack singers like Fergie, Akon, T-Pain, and Chris Brown.
Why do they need to have a us version of her video? I think its silly. People will know she’s from the UK, so why do they think showing her in Times Square is gonna equal megabucks? Daft.
WACK FOR REAL! She is pretty but not anything I would compare to Beyonce or Mariah. She soulds like a young Celine Dion or something like that. She needs to stay over there in the UK.
I don’t really like. I don’t like that kind of music and the raspy voice. Any songs that begins with hum hum is not worth it in my dictionary.
I am from the U.k & every1 went NUTS over this song and i could never undastand it cuz 2 me-it’s just boring and too ‘pop.’ Thank God Americans actually have taste in music cuz i haven’t spoken 2 1 person in the UK who doesn’t like the song…but i HATE it!!!! Lol-rant over! x
What is up with the all the unnecessary pulling down of Leona? She has done incredibly well and is very good live. She still needs some work to bring personality into her music but…why are people acting like Mariah is the best when other people are allowed to shine too? Or is it because she is foreign? I detect a lot of xenophobia from some of the commenters here which is worrying since black people worldwide have to fight xenophobia all the time.
mariah carey is not half black, she’s only 1/4 black her mother irish-italian, and her father was half black, and half venezuelan, making her 1/4 black which means she is predominantly white. leona has a great voice, and she does sound like the old mariah, but she has a more country twang
She can sing…no doubt! But the song is completely manufactured and hibernation worthy.
And can yall stop callin every light skin chik with long hair beautiful? Every time CL and commentors mention her they say the beautiful Leona Lewis. Its really not that serious, she’s just light n bright.
And don’t ever expect to see her at any black events, until she starts to tank and realizes she will always be seen as black. Light, bright, n black!
She’s a less pretty and less talented version of Beyonce. What else is new with these new chicks? Next!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HATERZ Not even givin the girl a chance after hearing ONE FUCKIN SONG!!!!
Stick to your Rihanna’s, Cassie’s, Teairra Mari’s, etc and whatever nonsinging chick out there fuckin for tracks
And strictly speaking this aint even meant for the R&B market here. Yall try selling as many records as her, have singing talent and then talk.
OK, another UK contributor. It’s clear, Leona is not a new Whitney, Beyonce etc. Comparing her is unfair and doesn’t allow her to be an artist in her own right. Is the song bland…possibly, but we’re talking about the mainstream here people!! Easy music is what makes hits, real music can still be found in what’s left of the “niche” music scene.
Give Leona the credit she deserves. She’s a great artist, unfortunately she’s going to be marketed through a pop princess lens so we’re not going to see her full range or potential (which I do believe is more than what we’re seeing here).
The new video is a joke, the UK one is far edgier and has real integrity (I really wish the US would handle the fact that the UK can actually make good videos). The comments about her being a “whitey” are horrific. She’s mixed race, which means she is part white. DEAL WITH IT! Haven’t black people been through enough without taking pot shots at each other. Whoever says that is a disgrace to our race.
Brian, love you work bro. Keep it coming.
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she sounds nice….it was going good until the end where they kinda changed it up and killed it for me…might do well on pop radio
She has a beautiful voice. But SORRY, sounds like the wal-mart version of mariah especially in the first couple of seconds of the song when she starts singing. That part just screams MARIAH. I think her whole appeal is to Mariah-esque. You know mixed girl(that looks mostly white), the voice, curly hair. But she can sing better than beyonce(as if thats saying much). I wish her all the success.
Completely agree with 49 and 100. I admit that I had to listen to the song a few times before it actually grew on me, and this video isn’t the greatest, but why all the hate? This girl can ACTUALLY SING, just look at some of her live performances. Not liking her or her music is one thing, but why does she need a nose job? Some people are never satisfied, you wanna moan that people are only in the industry because of their looks, but when someone, who may not be the best looker comes along, they need surgery. Get real. Ain’t no-one perfect.
And all these comparisons, can no-one just be themselves anymore? Someone’s always gotta be compared to (or ‘tryna be’ ) somebody else. I think it’s actually refreshing to see someone with actual talent who’s not gyrating around half-naked on screen, I wish her all the best and hope she does well.
I love her … Im a New FAN!! ….its time to give someone NEW A CHANCE People….
Pretty eyes… Hopefully she doesn’t start getting too naked with the camera (ya’ll know what I mean)!!
#136 Mark you must be on some serious crack if you think this chick sings better than Beyonce. Yeah right not on her worst day. Beyonce is the most popular, successful, and richest woman in rnb so obviously millions of people around the world think she’s the best out there. This chick on the other hand ummmm no. She’ll have to do much better than this if she wants to be a hit in the U.S.
yall some fu#kin haters the american consumers so damn stupid yall need to get a life shes livin her dream no matter how much u like it u dont have 2 sit threw the song ungreatfull bitches shes a beautiful girl yall all hidein behind computers talkin shit yall shoot a video and we will see what yall say about your self concreteloop should not have givin yall stupid asses a voice non talented bastereds
Another chick wit the light skin/long hair pass. She can sing, but she’s not doing anything special…N ive seen her youtube videos so Im not judging from this one song.
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Gosh, you Americas do not appreciate good music. You like puppets. Artists that shake their behinds and run around in no clothing. You guys need to be exposed. That’s it. She will make it.
i love her! the girl can sing! shes also gorgeous…..not ’cause shes light and has pretty eyes because that does not equal beautiful at all. im a huge beyonce fan but she’ll be my uk bey lol (although leona’s voice is prettier)
She’s good! Better than B! Not a B hater, I love her! But, Leona has better singing skills than B!
Leona has a great voice. I am American, but I listen to all types of music, including BBC 1 radio, where I first heard Leona. I listened to sample of her cd and its nice. Very pop, like the early Mariah stuff. I think that if she wants to be mainstream in the States, she will have to move away from the pop stuff. She’s only 22. She will grow as an artist, but her first cd is good.
Looks wise I think that she is a cute girl. So she if not perfect. Most people are not. Besides, it should be about her music, not looks
i understand that every body entitled to their own opinion, but while all them haters sittein on they butts critisizin this talented women, she ova where she at makin money, and doin her thing
one more thing……………….. this girls name is LEONA LEWIS…. Not Mariah carey, Or Beyonce Knowls, these girls are all who they are, they aint tryna compete. Mariah is sexy. Beyonce got her shit together, and leona is beautiful all the same too……… Shit the only thing that these women got that the same is that they some HIGH ROLLERS, and thats wuts hood right there
Leona will go far in the US especially in R&B because she is light with green eyes and long hair. Her voice doesn’t have to be that great cuz if a gal can rock that “exotic” mixed thang than she can pretty much make it in the black music world.