His 'stage name' came into being when someone misinterpreted a kiss on a postcard as an actual X.ĥ8. Producer Richard X is actually called Richard Philips.
Lionel Bart is best-known for writing the music and lyrics for the musical Oliver!, but he also penned Cliff Richard's 1959 hit Living Doll.ĥ7. When Frankie Laine signed up to sing the theme for '70s Western spoof Blazing Saddles, he didn't realise the film was a comedy. Everyone knows that the main theme from Back To The Future is Huey Lewis & The News' The Power Of Love, but did you also know that Huey Lewis made a cameo appearance in the movie, appearing as the teacher who tells Marty McFly that his band's too loud to play at the school dance?ĥ5. Released in 1997, Seer Systems' Reality is widely acknowledged to be the first 'professional' software synth to run on a Windows PC.ĥ4. Given her ability to cross genres, styles and art forms, you can bet on seeing Lewis shine for years to come, however she sees fit.53. Since then, in addition to acting, modelling and animal-rights activism, she's appeared all over the musical spectrum: belting the theme for James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar in 2009, collaborating with Swedish electronic-music powerhouse Avicii on the thumping "Collide" in 2011 and duetting with Cuban-American superstar Pitbull on the fiery "Amore'' in 2018. Lewis' strong soprano was an ideal fit for the swaying soul/R&B that dominated radio in the mid-'00s, and her luminous 2007 single "Bleeding Love" topped the charts in 35 countries.
That led her to the third season of The X Factor, where her passionate audition version of "Over the Rainbow" invigorated the audience and the judges, jump-starting a run on the show that ended with her winning a record deal. Born in London in 1985, she attended the prestigious BRIT School during her teens, eventually leaving the performing-arts institution to pursue music on her own terms. With a voice that galvanised the nation and a talent for imbuing ballads and bangers with emotion and power, Leona Lewis is one of the 21st century’s leading soul-pop singers.
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