“Music TV in the U.K. is disappearing. 'Top Of The Pops,' 'CD:UK' and shows like that have gone, and it's bringing down the music industry. We should do as much as we can to keep our music TV and producers need to be more willing to accommodate live music.”

British singer, songwriter, and actress

Leona Lewis is a British singer, songwriter, and actress from London. Born and raised in the city, she came to national attention after winning the third series of ITV’s The X Factor in 2006. Her victory brought a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music, and her winner’s single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson’s "A Moment Like This", spent four weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart. It also set a world record by reaching 50,000 digital downloads in 30 minutes. In 2007, she signed a five-album US deal with Clive Davis’s J Records.