Leona makes it six in a row - Dec 3 2007
X Factor winner Leona Lewis has extended her reign at the top of both the singles and album charts.

The 22-year-old's debut song Bleeding Love clocked up a sixth week at No 1 in the singles chart, while her album Spirit, the UK's fastest selling debut album of all time, remained No 1 for the third week in a row.

The 2005 X Factor winner Shayne Ward stormed into the album top 10, landing the No 2 slot with Breathless, and forcing Westlife's Back Home into third place, one ahead of Kylie Minogue's new entry, X.

The only new entry in the singles chart was Elvis Presley's classic American Trilogy, while two perennial festive favourites showed the public is getting into the Christmas spirit already.

Mariah Carey's classic All I Want For Christmas Is You moved up 23 places to 23, while the Pogues' Fairytale of New York sneaked up nearly 50 places to 33.

Russell Watson's album Outside In entered the chart at 14, a month after the tenor was released from hospital following brain surgery.

Leona Lewis holds onto the top spot - Nov 12 2007
X-Factor winner Leona Lewis is celebrating the biggest selling song of the year after holding on to the top spot in the UK singles chart.

The 22-year-old’s hit, Bleeding Love, again saw off competition from veteran boy band Take That to remain at number one for a third week.

It is the second time Leona has released the biggest selling single of the year - in 2006 her single A Moment Like This claimed the title after becoming Christmas number one.

Bleeding Love sold 111,978 copies over the last seven days - 72,398 more than Take That’s single Rule The World, which remains in second spot.

Westlife’s single Home slipped from third to fifth, with rap record Apologise, by Timbaland, and Mark Ronson’s reworking of Valerie both moving up to third and fourth place respectively.

Sugababes’ former number one hit About You Now remains at six, followed by Craig Davis’s Hot Stuff (Let’s Dance) which soared 12 places to seventh.

Britney Spears’ Gimme More slipped a place to eight, while No One, by Alicia Keys, and the Freemasons’ Uninvited complete the top ten.

In the album charts, Westlife’s new release, Back Home, went straight in a number one with legendary 70s rockers The Eagles slipping to second place with Long Road out of Eden.

Whitney Houston’s The Ultimate Collection climbed two spots to three, while McFly’s Greatest Hits, a new entry, and Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss complete the top five.


X Factor’s Leona lights up West End - Nov 8 2007
X Factor star Leona Lewis lit up Britain’s most famous shopping street when she switched on the Christmas lights.

The singer, whose debut album is due for release next week, brightened up Oxford Street when she flicked the switch.

Thousands of revellers enjoyed the switch-on party with live performances by Westlife and the cast of West End musical Mary Poppins. The theme of this year’s lights is the Disney Christmas film, Enchanted.

Lewis said: "I’m really excited about switching on the lights. Just really honoured that I was asked to do it. I’m going to spend Christmas at home chilling out with my family. I’m going to open my presents and then just veg out. I had a wonderful Christmas last year. The number one was the best present ever and since then I’ve just been on a high. I’ve just got back from the X Factor tour and I’ve been writing and working on the album too.

Her album, Spirit, is released next Monday.