Flash Of The Spirit - Jon Hassell/Farafina

Advantages: Great songs , Touching lyrics , Great voice
Disadvantages: none!

...Remember the winner of the third series of the British talent show The X Factor ? Well the twenty three year old Hackney girl has finally released her debut album Spirit , after leaving fans with eleven months of waiting for it. The album includes a list of thirteen memorable tracks ; each one co-written by the singer. Spirit consists of up tempo songs such as 'Better In Time' as well as beautiful ballads such as the emotional 'Footprints In The Sand' which were this years charity Songs for Comic Relief. The Singer sometimes referred to as the 'younger version of Whitney Houston' really gives it her all on this CD. Leona puts thought and effort into each note she sings and lets her personality shine through each phrase. Here voice is powerful and her pitch is perfect along with the make-you-wanna-sing-along songs. Through her music it... Read review

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Advantages: Good Songs , Voice!
Disadvantages: Money Making Scam!!!!!!

...I''m sure you've heard of the name Leona Lewis (if you havn't , I can only imagine that you have been stranded on a desert island with no access to the music charts , television or the internet). If this is the case then I will tell you exactly who this Leona Lewis is. Leona Louise Lewis was born on April 3rd 1985 in Hackney , London to parents Joe and Maria. She has two brothers , one older and one younger than her. Leona auditioned for the British talent show The X Factor in 2006 , which she went on to win. After The X Factor , she 'vanished' for a about ten months , to record her debut album Spirit. Spirit was released in the United Kingdom in November 2007. The album did really well and reached number one in several countries , including the United Kingdom , America , Australia and Germany. A couple of months later , it is... Read review

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Advantages: Some lovely songs, Leona has a great voice
Disadvantages: Full of ballads, no up-tempo numbers

...Unbelievably, it has been a whole year since the voice that is Leona Lewis came to our attention courtesy of Simon Cowell's reality TV show, The X Factor. For me, Leona didn't really stand out until the Boot-camp stages, where I realised that the girl really could sing. Her first few live shows were amazing, and Leona cruised to the final, trampling all over runner up Ray Quinn. After winning the show, Leona shot to number one with her debut single, and then seemed to disappear into oblivion after that. She resurfaced again around October of 2007, announcing that her debut album was about to make its way onto our shelves, together with a new single. So 10 months later....was Spirit worth the wait? Sadly, the cover didn't stand out as anything amazing, just a facial shot of Leona, which sort of reminds me of the cover of Britney Spears... Read review

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