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Video for Harpers Bazzar Photo shoot. Its hard to believe that this is actually Leona, http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xpkVJ9bcpFg

Posted on RCA website

Leona and Neyo messing about in studio http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JbU-3u_RPWw and a pic from the malibu photo shoot http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w91/surrey13/scan0003wj9.jpg

Press launch There is an ITV video interview with Leona at CQ awards http://itn.co.uk/news/74e7c63f569f40263f1e61638721a6f9.html

from her official site http://www.leonalewismusic.co.uk/Blogs/Dis....aspx?BlogID=21

Interview by Terri Seymour on location in LA during the photo shoot for Leonas album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHJFoYs-Zs0

Leona's going to be on "This morning" show tomorrow where she will reveal whats shes been up to in Hollywood.

I don't like it either :cry: Just seems like FOP to me.

^ I think even Cowell has had a go at him for these comments.

No, the "Spice women" single W.O.M.A.N is for Children in Need and will be first played on CIN Nov 15th. So no clash.

^ Thats because she is an American Idol act and they don't release their stuff over here unless your name is Clarkson.

This song is good, much better than the first.

I believe she is going into films.

It was quite catchey until the backing vocals kicked in. They are atrocious, that is poor production.

We've listened to this on the radio 2 website and did not hear him say this. Are you sure?

Great article from the new issue of VIBE magazine (A large American publication). LINK

Every person is born with 12 1/2 notes (less than 2 octaves). Most singers have 2 octaves, great singers have 2.5 octaves, anything over 3 is pretty amazing. Leona's range is pretty much identical to Christina Aquilara's, 1 note short of 4 octaves. Except Leona has that extended head voice due to her classical training. Mariah's has 5 octaves but 1 of those octaves is whistle register and there are no songs that demand any notes in this range so its pretty useless other than to show off. Heres some more info -------------------------- The 2 Octave Scale Requirement: Soprano: C4 - C6 Mezzo-soprano: A3 - A5 (some say E3 - E6) Alto: F3 - F5 Contralto: D3 - D5 Tenor: B2 - B4 Baritenor: A2 - A4 Baritone: G2 - G4 Bass-Baritone: F#2 - F#4 Bass: E2 - E4 Voice Type (They may crossover from Soprano to Alto to etc.): Soubrette: A sweet, lightweight voice whose range is mostly in middle voice. Lyric Coloratura: A light, acrobatic voice, with a range into the 6th octave. Dramatic Coloratura: A voice with a beautiful lyric line, the agility to sing coloratura, and the capability of dramatic outbursts. Full Lyric Soprano: A sweet, graceful voice, with range similar to that of the soubrette but with a stronger quality, and stronger upper register. Spinto Soprano: A full lyric voice that can be pushed to dramatic climaxes. Dramatic soprano: A powerful, rich, emotive voice. Range from Bb3 or A3 to C6. Wagnerian soprano: A dramatic voice that can assert itself as an instrument over a large orchestra (over eighty pieces). Trial: a high, thin, nasal tenor, used for character roles. Named after Antoine Trial (1736-1792), a singer at the Opera Comique. Some singers compared to this scale and voice type.. (Full Voice Only: A.K.A: No Falsetto) Aretha Franklin - E3 - A5 Alicia Keys - E3 - G5 Anthony Hamilton - B2 - A4 Ashanti - A3 - E5 Avant - C3 - B5 Beyonce Knowles - B2 - G5 Brandy - D3 - D5 Cassie - A3 - A4 Cece Winans - E3 - F5 Celine Dion - A3 - G5 Cheri Dennis - F3 - D5 Chris Brown - C3 - Eb5 Christina Aguilera - C3 - G5 Ciara - F3 - R5 Corinne Bailey Rae - G3 - D5 Ginuwine - G2 - C5 India Arie - E3 - F#5 Jamie Foxx - C3 - C5 Jennifer Holliday - F3 - A5 Jennifer Hudson - E3 - C6 Jill Scott - G3 - C7 JoJo - E3 - G5 Karen Clark Sheard - E3 - C6 Kelly Clarkson - G3 - G5 Keyshia Cole - E3 - E5 Leona Lewis - C3 - G#5 Letoya Luckett - G3 - G5 Lloyd - C#3 - B4 Mariah Carey - A2 - A5 Mario - G2 - C#5 Mary J. Blige - C3 - B5 Minnie Riperton - D3 - A5 Monica - F2 - D5 Ne-Yo - E3 - B4 Omarion - C3 - C#5 Patti Labelle - F3 - C6 Paula DeAnda - F3 - D5 Sammie - G2 - D5 Tamar Braxton - E3 - A5 Tamia - E3 - F#5 Tiffany Evans - F3 - G5 Toni Braxton - A2 - D5 Usher - B2 - C5 Vickie Winans - A3 - F5 Whitney Houston - D3 - F5 Yolanda Adams - C3 - F5

Is that the one Ben Elton and Simon was laughing about on "this is your life"? Simon bought a whole batch and sent them to all his friends.

In head voice she did D6 on on "Bridge over troubled water" and E6 on "Could it be magic" and "Lady Marmalade". You can hear a G6 on her "Loving you" cover on youtube, these are whistle notes. Mariah can go into high seventh octave with whistle notes, but it can damage the vocal chords so not wise to do so, that's why she has lost all her middle range. Leona also hits a G#5 in full voice on "I have nothing" and I think on "Sorry seems the hardest word". She can do C4 in head voice, you don't actually realise it because she can mix both voices at once. Check out the first few notes of "I will always love you" but she does it all over the place in several songs. Katherine Jenkins can do 3 octaves in head voice.

Falsetto for men or head voice for women. Both are used interchangeably nowadays. Head voice+superhead C4-G6 = 2.6 octaves So you are right. Although the upper limit of her whistle register haven't been heard yet.

Yes, Kelly Clarkson was paid millions up front for "My December" even though they new it would flop, because that was the contract.

Actually I meant to say $10 miilion. :unsure: She gets $2 million per album (Usually paid in advance) + with song writing credits (which she will have since she is co-writing) she will get 5 times the royalties (providing the album sells). But the real money spinners of course are the extra-curricula activities. ;)

Your assuming anyones still interested in the Spice girls, I think not. I hope Leona keeps the release date, just to keep those old tarts off the top.

^No, not all are writers, they are writers/producers. She is guaranteed £1m per album + sales + royalties + appearances + endorsements. If she doesn't clear £10m from this first album she can feel hard done by. and then theres the US.... Updated list Karen Poole has confirmed she is not on the album, producer Fernando is on, Dianne Warren is working for album 2. Dallas Austin Stargate Danja Kara Dioguardi Fernando Salaam Remi Ryan Tedder Walter Afanasieff Novel Wayne Wilkins Ne Yo Scott Storch Max Martin Damon Dash Jörgen Elofsson Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis Steve Mac Soulshock Carlin Diane Warren (album #2)

Yeah, its probably best for people not to comment when they don't know what they are talking about. :rolleyes: She has co-wrote many of the tracks From Sony BMG news