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'Idol' champ tips Leona for US success

Published Friday, Feb 15 2008, 09:30 GMT | By Nick Levine
'Idol' champ tips Leona for US success
American Idol champion Jordin Sparks has predicted that Leona Lewis will become a big star in America.

After hearing Lewis' UK chart-topper 'Bleeding Love', Sparks is confident the 22-year-old Londoner will be able to crack the notoriously difficult US market.

"[Leona] sang her new single at a party I went to the other night and it was phenomenal," Sparks told DS. "I really like the song and I think she's got what it takes to make it over here."

Sparks also revealed that she is a fan of Lewis on a personal level, saying: "I actually met her a couple of weeks after I won Idol, because we wound up in the same recording studio. She was very, very sweet so I wish her all the best."

> Click here for our full interview with American Idol champion Jordin Sparks
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