Leona Lewis Appointed UK-Japan Goodwill Ambassador!

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Global music superstar Leona Lewis, a London-born singer, has been appointed the first female Goodwill Ambassador of UK-Japan 2008 as a symbolic figure to represent the contemporary aspects of the UK’s creativity.

Since making her debut in December 2006, Leona has achieved unparalleled success on the global stage including the UK, Europe, the US and Japan, and become an inspiration to millions of music fans with her undeniable singing talent. The singer from the UK has been described as a “once in 20 years’ miracle”. She will be supporting UK-Japan 2008. On her appointment, Leona released the following message:

“I’m really honoured to become a Goodwill Ambassador for UK-Japan 2008. I recently visited Japan for the first time and I loved it. I’m very much looking forward to going back and getting the chance to explore such an amazing country further as well as supporting UK-Japan 2008.”

A ceremony to mark Leona’s appointment will be held during her next visit to Japan in July.

* UK-Japan 2008
The British Embassy and British Council are running UK-Japan 2008 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the UK-Japan diplomatic relationship this year. Over 230 events are taking place in Japan over one year period to showcase contemporary and creative aspects of the UK in arts, science and innovation and creative industries (including design and music), and to promote further UK-Japan collaboration in these areas. Major music events including Fuji Rock Festival in July and Summer Sonic 08 in August are among the UK-Japan 2008 official events. Further information is available at http://www.ukjapan2008.jp

Leona Lewis was the first UK female artist of the 21st century to reach number 1 on The Billboard Hot 100 chart with her debut US single, ‘Bleeding Love’; only three UK female artists have ever topped The Billboard Hot 100 chart with their debut release. The first was Petula Clark in 1965 with ‘Downtown’ and the last was Sheena Easton 27 years ago in 1981 with ‘Morning Train (Nine To Five)’. Since its release, ‘Bleeding Love’ has sold 2.5 million copies in the US, and the first British artist (both male and female) to debut at number 1 in the US album charts with their first album ‘Spirit’. It also enjoyed the biggest digital album sales in US chart history for a new artist in its first week, and topped in 12 countries worldwide. Leona gave the biggest TV appearance of her career to date when she performed live to over 30 million people on American Idol, and was nominated for four BRIT Awards this year (Best Female, British Album, British Single and Breakthrough Act).
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