Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer. She rose to fame as the winner of the third series of The X Factor, and became the first female winner of the show. Leona Lewis has gone on to become a multi-platinum selling artist and three time Grammy Award nominee. She signed a £1 million recording contract to Simon Cowell\'s record label, Syco Music and went on to sign a £5 million five album contract in the United States with Clive Davis\'s record label, J Records.