(New York – Monday, August
24, 2009) – Leona
Lewis who took the music world by storm with the release
of her 2008 debut album Spirit
announces today that her follow up album entitled ECHO will be released on
November 17th on J Records/Syco Music.
Spirit, Leona’s debut album has sold over 6 million albums worldwide since its release, earned three Grammy award nominations, and was the best selling new artist of 2009. In the U.S., Spirit debuted at #1 on the Billboard album chart, marking the first time in music history that any album by a British female artist has entered Billboard’s Top 200 album chart at #1, as well as the first time any British artist, male or female, has claimed the top spot with a debut album. Spirit features chart-topping hit singles “Bleeding Love,” the best selling single of 2008 and iTunes top selling single of 2008, and multi-platinum “Better In Time.”
Leona Lewis is a 24-year-old London native and winner of the hit TV show the X Factor, a British talent show. Simon Cowell tipped off Clive Davis to Lewis’ talent during the X Factor competition. For the first time, Davis and Cowell teamed up to sign Lewis to J Records/ SyCo Music (Cowell's joint venture with Sony Music).
Album track listing and more information to be announced soon.
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