Spirits lead-off single Bleeding Love co-written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Alias Tedder claimed the Number One spot for seven weeks, and the album sold over 1 million copies in the UK in just 5 weeks. Ushering in 2008, Leona received four prestigious Brit Award nominations, the UK equivalent of the Grammy Awards.
Spirit was written and produced by an array of top-notch hit-makers, the album is a showcase for Lewis powerhouse voice which has evoked comparisons to Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Cline Dion. (Warned Entertainment Weekly: Divas, watch out!) Those women are the true divas, Lewis insists. Theyre amazing performers whom Ive listened to for years. These are the people whove inspired me to sing, so its flattering that Im being compared to them. But I have a lot of hard work to do first!
