Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
Bleeding Love is the single everyone’s talking about this week, as Leona Lewis releases her first ‘proper’ single since winning X Factor 2006.
When we first heard the song about a month ago, it was admittedly hard to like. The style is very cutting edge R&B with stark, distorted drums and a simple organ accompanying the tune for most of the song.
Obviously, the intention is to draw attention to Leona’s voice – she’s being sold as the NBD. That’s Next Big Diva to you, folks. Anyway, what Bleeding Love demonstrates is that Leona’s voice can stand on its own.
She doesn’t overplay it. Mariah would have warbled this to death when she was at the top of her game. Leona – always tasteful by comparison – shows off the full extent of her range, while still allowing the melody to carry through.
It’s clear that Simon Cowell and Clive Davis are investing heavily in Lewis and the hype that was built up last year. They’ve wisely kept Leona from the public eye and kept a steady level of speculation about her future. They’ve given her the cream of songwriting and production talent to collaborate with.
In a world that is drowning in identikit indie bands, perhaps having a diva on the scene will spice things up a bit.
Bleeding Love is the first single from Leona’s debut album Spirit which is released on 12 November.
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Leona definitely has a stella voice. I watched the X Factor series last year and it was refreshing to see someone like her win. Stunningly beautiful but wonderfully modest with it. I think the UK has been waiting for a diva like Leona for a long while now. I hope she does have a good and long lasting career. Sometimes these “talent” shows can find true talent. To imagine that Leona still could have been a receptionist in a car dealership with the general public never hearing her wonderful voice seems criminal. Good luck for the future Leona, I hope you’ll go far.
eloooooooooooooooooooooooo just wanted 2 say that i love your new song, Leona
lovin da new song its brill
i love this song it shows meaning haha
the song its great,and you are gorgeous..i love you and wish you all the best.steph.
Good song and sang well for a lass without soul. Video is an absolute rip off of “Beautiful” by Christina but much less convining. I have to hand it to the direcrtor of said video for the shot of Leona caressing a radiator while singing “keep bleeding” – Classic!
Fantastic song ..xx..
your song is mind blowing and i love the peace in you eyes.xx
love ya songs make more good ones
hi leona
ur voice is just out of this world
keep it up!!! i no u will…
leona i love your new song i think ot is fab i am allways listening to it nuber 1 fan
hi leone you are my favourite singer in the hole universe. i love your new song i think ot is fab i am allways listening to it number 1 fan. your so fab u have a beautiful voice i love the hand buisness.i voted for you on the x factor finals.i Know you can do it.i love the song i m singing it now.
you deserved to win it. how did you get so farr?
i went to my nans and watched your video. i Know you will do well in the fuure.
number 1 fan
i love this song to bits and people is sayin its rle old but it just ISNT
i love ya song its fab and so are ya moves and ilove you
really i don’t like this website cause i want 2 donlowd song in mp3
we really like you new song we sing it all the time we have your albam luv patreece and monique xxx
hi itz us again we now you live in clapton and it is very close to our school and can you come and visit us luv patreece and monique hall by the way it is the bridge academy
Leona is a beautiful lady and her voice is as sweet as honey,shes an angel
this song is soooo cool:)
omg u are so cool leona i have got every song on ma cd some r shit though
Wow your songs are amazing. Leona you have definitley got talent way better that me. lol I wish I could of met you before the x-factor or anything you have really got fame,luck and,sucess in your work you got beauty and elegance I wish I could do the same things as what you are doing now I wish I had the confidence to go behind the microphone and sing along in the studio or live anywhere in the world you did fantasticly well singing for Nelson Mondela Ihope your throat gets better all the best from kelly joanne benjamin in birmingham Get Well Soon xxxxxx