InTheNews.co.uk
Breaking News:
Your source for news

Entertainment Story

 11 October 2008 21:39 BST

Cowell expresses surprise at Leona Lewis's US success

Saturday, 29 Mar 2008 16:56
Simon Cowell has been suprised by Leona Lewis's success
Music mogul Simon Cowell has expressed surprise at the speed of Leona Lewis's rise to fame in the US.

Lewis's single Bleeding Love currently tops the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, making her the first British female artist to achieve the feat in over 20 years.

"To say this has happened quickly is the understatement of the year," Cowell said.

"We were getting calls saying: 'This record is on fire', and: 'It's going to chart high'. Then we got one saying: 'It's gone in at No.1'. Nobody expected that.

"The amazing thing is I would say that 98 per cent of people in America still don't know who Leona Lewis is."

Cowell recently appeared alongside Lewis on the Oprah Winfrey show, a move that is believed to have helped the single's success.

He also helped negotiate the X-Factor winner a £5 million US contract.

Kim Wilde was the last British female to top the US singles chart with her 1987 cover of You Keep Me Hangin' On.End of story


More entertainment news... 

    • Win a massive 50'' HD digital plasma TV

      The ultimate in television is the Pioneer PDP-436SXE High Definition ready television. It has PUREBLACK Crystal layering giving clearer, sharper and more natural viewing images. It also features a range of innovative sound technologies to fully compliment the excellent picture quality. This 43 inch plasma screen TV is way above what most of us can afford but you can win it instantly right here.

      Click here to enter

Also In The News 

© 2004- 2008 www.inthenews.co.uk. Advertise | Privacy | Terms of Use