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Simon Cowell's 'bad' Leona vow
Oct 27, 2007, 6:30 GMT
Simon Cowell - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi
Simon Cowell says he could turn Leona Lewis "bad".
Simon, who is Leona's manager, insists the 22-year-old singer really is as squeaky-clean as her reputation suggests - but joked he could give her some tips if she ever wanted to go over to the dark side.
When asked about Leona's good girl image, he told BANG Showbiz: "She really is that sweet. Leona is too good to ever turn bad. She should hang out with me more!"
The music mogul also compared his 'X Factor' protégé to one of the greatest female singers ever.
Simon said: "Leona is definitely as good as Whitney Houston is now.
"Leona was amazing on 'X Factor', but I was worried her voice wouldn't come over as well on a record. But she sounds even better on her new album."
Leona's new single 'Bleeding Love' has become the fastest selling record in the UK this year.
'Bleeding Love', which was released on Monday (22.10.07), is outselling Take That's 'Rule The World' by two-to-one and selling more copies than the entire top 10 combined.
(C) BANG Media International
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Jerome ScottOct 28th, 2007 - 01:28:04
Love her. Love Simon Cowell but wish he would stop making staements like the one in reference to Whitney Houston. He is setting Leona up for a fall. Why put that kind of pressure on her? It's the same thing they do with actresses by calling them the next Julia Roberts. When Whitney came out they didn't compare her to Aretha Franklin. It would have killed her career. Despite what the critics say people do remember just what Miss Houston can do when she wants to. Nice to have seen Whitney say she loved Leona. Looks like she has gotten back some of that class we used to see from her all the time. Good luck to both of them.
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