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Leona Lewis: 'Bleeding Love'

Released on Monday, Oct 22 2007
Published Thursday, Oct 18 2007, 15:56 BST | By Nick Levine | 61 comments
Leona Lewis: 'Bleeding Love'
The standard X Factor trick has been to strike while the filament's hot: before the TV millions forget who won your super-sized talent contest, whisk your champ into the recording studio, get him/her to trill a few karaoke night staples, a handful of sappy ballads and a smattering of I-made-it-through-against-the-odds anthems, then pop the album out in time for Mother's Day. Kerching! But, with last year's victor Leona Lewis, the north London girl who combined a proper pop diva voice with the constant look of a baby gerbil being dangled over a toaster, Simon Cowell & co have done things differently. Lewis has been holed up in LA for the last nine months, catering to the whims of more A-list music producers than the tea-boy at Abbey Road.

But has the investment paid off? Is Leona's second tune worth the wait? The answer's a resounding "Hell yeah!", because 'Bleeding Love' is easily the best single to be released by an X Factor star. Steered by Ryan Tedder, the beatsmith who recently helped J.Lo to 'Do It Well', it's a brilliantly smart pop record, managing to offer the lovelorn balladry that Lewis' X Factor fans are no doubt craving, while also suggesting a hint of street cred in the form of some beefy, vaguely modish beats. Lewis, to her credit, attacks the slightly unhinged lyrics with relish: her heart's crippled by the vein that she keeps on clo-o-osing, apparently. Whitney, Mariah, Celine... Leona? Suddenly those uber-diva comparisons don't seem quite so ridiculous.

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Vicky, Preston, on March 26th, 2009
Heyyahh vicky ere.... i love bleeding love... its a reaallly goood song and i cudnt imagine any1 else singing it other than leona.... She deserved to win x factor... Well Done leona xxx
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JESSICA.ANDERSON, on March 19th, 2009
HI MY NAME IS JESSICA AND I LOVE 'Bleeding Love'
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Roxanna, McCarthy, on February 8th, 2009
leon lewis is the best me and my sister courtney thinks that she is EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!she is the best in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Courtney, UK, on October 17th, 2008
hi i love this single
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Emma, nottingham, on October 13th, 2008
i love leona lewis she is one of lm idols i would love to follow in her footsteps.
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jessica newcastle, on September 25th, 2008
leona you r mint and im a big fan x
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Michael, Nigeria, on June 4th, 2008
its simply fantastic and my girl has been on my neck for it
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Kristan, Montreal, on May 13th, 2008
What can I say? It's the first song that's ever compelled me to google the name and post a praise!
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Britteny, Texas, on May 12th, 2008
i really loved your song that every day i am listening to it so you are going to have the best truthful answer to because you have a great voice
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Brittany Antigo , on May 6th, 2008
I am in love with this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Davina, United Kingdom, on May 3rd, 2008
i love leona she is the best. I agree her album bleeding love is excellent. she is amazing singer love you leona your biggest fanxxx
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Miriam Saavedra, Sanger Californai, on April 29th, 2008
This song is so good. All my friends here everyday!!!:]
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Gia, on April 27th, 2008
Great song..excellent hook!
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Stacia, Hanover, PA, on April 22nd, 2008
I love this song .<3
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Maine, Phillipines, on April 20th, 2008
I love this song
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Jackie, Wrentham, Mass, on April 13th, 2008
I love her she is a real insiration!!! I love her song '' Bleeding Love.''
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Giovanna Zamora, Mesa, Arizona, on April 11th, 2008
ways up i love da song bleeding love kus it so fits with me n my boy friend!!!!!thanx 4 writing it kus when i hear it makes me feel good!!!
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Dan, on April 10th, 2008
amazing
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Ada, on April 9th, 2008
i love this song bleding love
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Ashley Leander, on April 3rd, 2008
i love the song bleed it is a good song and i wanna here it right now so bad

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