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Leona to scoop rare US top spotI know shes not everyone's cup of tea but this must be a great acheivement eusa_clap.gif
Source ITN NEWS
Leona Lewis is set to become the first female British artist to reach number one in the US charts in more than 20 years.
The X Factor star seems to have cracked the formidable US market, which has shunned many succesful UK musicians.
The pop singer has seen her debut single Bleeding Love soar up the charts Stateside, on course to scoop the number one spot - something not achieved by a UK songstress since Kim Wilde released You Keep Me Hanging On in 1986.
Lewis recently fulfilled her dream of meeting one of her idols, when she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Sow - the biggest chat show in the US.
The 22-year-old has bumped R&B singer Usher off the top of the Billboard Hot 100 following a surge in download sales, after she sang live on the show.
Lewis' album Spirit is set for release in the US on April 8, complete with two new songs featuring Akon and Madd Scientist.
Spirit has already broken sales records in the UK, entering the album chart at number one and becoming Britain's fastest-selling debut ever.
Bleeding Love was the UK's best-selling single of 2007
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