Leona Lewis worked her way up to really "make it" in the incredibly competitive music world. By age 12, this amazing singer had already begun to write her own songs; originally trained in opera, she eventually began to sing pop and jazz.
While she's certainly an incredible singer, perhaps one of her most amazing attributes is how humble she has remained throughout the years. The fame has not gone to her head, and she remains, to this day, an easygoing and down-to-earth kind of person who struggles with her own fears and dreams just like the rest of us.
So when she shyly stood onstage back in this famous episode of the 2006 X Factor, the judges patiently waited for her to begin singing her incredible rendition of the famous Judy Garland song, "Over The Rainbow."
She wanted to dedicate this performance to a close friend and relative of hers before she began to sing, and if you keep your eyes on her face throughout this brilliant performance, you'll easily see how passionate she feels and how much of the emotion of the moment she lets flow through her soul.
The audience was stunned, and Leona went on to win that season of The X Factor and has since gone on to record a few more albums to great success. But perhaps the most amazing moment was the usually grumpy and harsh Simon Cowell and his response to her performance as a whole. This video is really worth watching just for that one moment.
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