Leona Lewis Biography

Leona Lewis Biography she was born in Islington, to Aural Josiah Lewis, a youth worker from Guyana and Marie Lewis, a social worker. At the age of five she enrolled at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and then went on to the Italia Conti Academy. Leona Lewis later attended the BRIT School where she learned to play instruments such as the guitar and piano and also began to write her own songs. Her musical influences include Minnie Ripperton, Anita Baker, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Oleta Adams and Eva Cassidy.

Full name: Leona Louise Lewis

Age: 23

Height: 5 ft 7 (170 cm)

Date of Birth: 3 April 1985

Place of Birth: Islington, London, England, UK

Lives: Hackney, London, England, UK

Starsign: Aries

Father: Aural Josiah Lewis

Mother: Marie Lewis

Brothers: Bradley and Kyle

Instruments: Guitar and piano

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