Leona Lewis: ‘I’d like to be a man for a day to see how differently I would be treated’
The singer on being a people-pleaser, wanting to bring back dinosaurs, and learning to stay in the moment
November 2023
Leona Lewis review – walking in a decidedly surreal winter wonderland
Honest playlist
‘I would have ice-skating parties to UK garage’: Leona Lewis’s honest playlist
February 2022
How we made
‘I thought, what would Prince do?’ How we made Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
‘It came out a year after I won The X Factor. I was worried people might have forgotten me, but the song became so huge I still can’t explain it’
December 2021
Sunday with Leona Lewis: ‘I’m far from home, so reggae is comforting’
Rockin’ around the Christmas streams: why festive music is bigger than ever
July 2021
The good, the bad and Harry Styles: X Factor’s most memorable entrants
As ITV confirms it has no plans for a new series, we take a look back at some of the characters that the show foisted on the world
June 2021
Could Chrissy Teigen just try sending a text next time?
Within hours of posting an apology on Monday, Teigen was accused of bullying Michael Costello. Maybe it’s time to pause the posts and just texting
March 2020
Fears grow Sophie Grégoire Trudeau picked up coronavirus on London trip
Wife of Canadian PM met Lewis Hamilton, Leona Lewis, Julia Gillard and Idris Elba in UK
November 2018
Ranked
The best X Factor finalists – ranked!
With the TV talent show’s final taking place this weekend, we have crunched the numbers and counted the votes to put the 45 top-three finishers in order
October 2018
From Cat Power to Coldplay: the best, worst and weirdest Rihanna covers
The Last Shadow Puppets turned vampiric, Harry Styles harked back to prog rock and Patti Smith was overcome by nerves … How 15 acts laid down their love for the queen of R&B
There’s no plot, no subtext and no apparent point, but the tunes – including Memory, sung by Leona Lewis – drill into your brain like a flesh-eating worm
July 2016
Leona Lewis on joining Broadway's Cats: 'The show's got a lot of heart'
The X Factor made her a global star, then she provided Jimmy Page with his proudest post-Zep moment. Ten years on, Lewis is making the leap to Broadway
June 2016
How to write a banger for Beyoncé
The songwriter behind some of Adele, Leona Lewis and Beyonce’s hits reveals the formula behind creating a timeless knockout of a track
May 2016
Leona Lewis to replace Nicole Scherzinger in Cats musical
The X Factor winner will take over the Pussycat Doll’s role as Grizabella in the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical
June 2015
How I get ready
How I get ready: Leona Lewis
Music blog
From X Factor to off the charts: why Leona Lewis can't crack the top 40
June 2014
The Guardian film show
The Guardian Film Show: Chef, Cold in July, Walking on Sunshine and Arthur & Mike – video reviews
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Walking on Sunshine review – we're all going on a karaoke holiday
May 2014
Adele named Britain's richest young musician
This year's list includes a number of pop and rock band members, including One Direction, Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and Mumford & Sons