Design Context

Series 3 2006
Winner: Leona Lewis
The big beast of X Factor, and probably the only one to achieve real stardom. Leona Lewis's brand of pop-infused R&B has brought her three Grammy Awards and sold several million records on both sides of the Atlantic. "Bleeding Love", her second single, reached No1 in the US Billboard Chart, as well as the national charts of New Zealand, Australia, France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, Canada and Britain, selling more than 200,000 copies in its first week after release in the UK alone. She is currently working on a third album, scheduled for release next year.