[Dan_]

Singer Leona Lewis has become the first British woman to top the US pop chart for more than 20 years with her single Bleeding Love.

The track, which was last year's best-selling single in the UK, was released in the US six weeks ago.

Kim Wilde was the last UK female to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with her 1987 cover version of the Supremes hit You Keep Me Hangin' On.

Lewis wrote on her website that it was her "dream" to break America.

'Real honour'

"I'm so excited to be able to spend some time in the US and showcase my music to everyone here," the former receptionist from east London said.

"Its been a dream of mine since I was a little girl and I can't wait."

Last year her manager Simon Cowell negotiated a £5m contract with US mogul Clive Davis, the man who discovered Whitney Houston.

At the time, Cowell, who also judged the 22-year-old on ITV1 talent show The X Factor, said: "We'll do everything in our power to make her an international star."

Last week the pair appeared on Oprah Winfrey's talk show together to promote the single.

It is thought download and mobile phone track sales soared after her appearance, while the Hot 100 chart also counts radio airplay.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson has denied reports that Lewis is considering undergoing throat surgery to end recurring bouts of tonsillitis.

He said: "She has got a pretty bad throat. She just can't shake it off at the moment but I don't think she needs to have an op."

Lewis is the third UK solo female artist to reach number one in the US with her first single.

Petula Clark was the first, with her 1965 track Downtown, while Sheena Easton's hit Morning Train - released in the UK as 9 To 5 - followed in 1981.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7316521.stm

Congrats to Leona

[Arneldo]

Well done Simon

[KKBL]

i was realy late last night waiting for the chart to leak.i cant believe it!

[KKBL]

heres the chart BTW
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart...lboard+Hot+100

[andybigbro]

OMG Well Done Leona!!!

[Mrluvaluva]

Bleeding Love (US Version)

Youtube video

[KKBL]

she also went to number one in Canada and France yesterday

[andybigbro]

Really?

She is a superstar

[KKBL]

Originally posted by andybigbro
Really?

She is a superstar

yeah and yes she is

[Callum]

Well done Leona! You deserve it.

[ProjectWeirdo]

Wooot! go Leona!!!!!

She deserves it... she has an amazing voice that deserves to get noticed world-wide.

[dupin]

Not a huge fan of Leona, but that is pretty incredible....

[Stu]

Originally posted by *Cathal*

yeah and yes she is

Lets not jump the gun. One number one hardly makes you a superstar in America. Whos to say shes just going to become a one hit wonder over their?

[KKBL]

Originally posted by Morpheus

Lets not jump the gun. One number one hardly makes you a superstar in America. Whos to say shes just going to become a one hit wonder over their?

good point but if her album which is released in America in 2 weeks does wel then that proves shes not a one hit wonder in America,and anyway even if she wasent number one that doesent change the fact that shes a superstar

[Stu]

Originally posted by *Cathal*

good point but if her album which is released in America in 2 weeks does wel then that proves shes not a one hit wonder in America,and anyway even if she wasent number one that doesent change the fact that shes a superstar

Over here. For now. Shes not a superstar in America , save for by your admission.

[Jake!]

Good, Leona is great...

[MR.K!]

well done Leona...

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by Morpheus

Over here. For now. Shes not a superstar in America , save for by your admission.

If your not going to congratulate her why post in this thread? She's had a number 1 in more than 20 countries, as well as a massive selling album. That's more than a lot of artists can do after years of releasing.

Well done Leona.

[Princess]

Well done to her! She truly deserves it.

[Stu]

Originally posted by MarkChap©

If your not going to congratulate her why post in this thread? She's had a number 1 in more than 20 countries, as well as a massive selling album. That's more than a lot of artists can do after years of releasing.

Well done Leona.

Do I have to congratulate her to have a place in the thread? Im sorry to break the news to you , but not liking your favourite pop stars comes under my definition of 'freedom of speech'.

She has had one number one in all of those international countries. Your not a superstar because you have had one number one. Anyone with even a slight understanding of music knows that. Look at all the crap acts before that have had one hit wonders. Are they superstars?

Im sure Leona will go on to get more hits , but for now , she aint no superstar in my book. Especially not in America. The UK music industry is all too happy to dress anyhting up and claim it as superstar these days because so much of music is in so much of a hole.

[Hugo]

Go Leona!

[GiRTh]

Well done Leona. This is a short stop on her way to globabl stardom.

[KKBL]

Bleeding Love has made the top 3 in every country in Europe.

[KKBL]

her album Spirit has gone #1 aswell now.

[Daniel__]

Congrats Leona....She is amazing best thing to ever come out of x factor