DMDR Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Leona has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to music and charity. Quote The 38-year-old is the first British female solo artist to reach the top five with eight singles, surpassing Olivia Newton-John's record of seven. She won two MOBO Awards, an MTV Europe Music Award, and two World Music Awards. The musician was also nominated for six BRIT Awards and three Grammy Awards. The star sang I See You from James Cameron’s hit film Avatar in 2009, and in 2016 she made her Broadway debut as Grizabella in the revival of Lord Lloyd-Webber’s musical Cats. Quote Not only is she a widely celebrated artist, but she's also known for her support of many charitable causes. She's worked with The Prince’s Trust, Teenage Cancer Trust and WWF. Lewis and her husband, German-born creative director Dennis Jauch, opened a coffee shop with sustainability at its heart in Los Angeles, planting a tree for every cup they sell having partnered with the National Forest Association. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/x-factor-star-leona-lewis-31771564 She is also a trustee of an Animal Sanctuary in Essex. Quote Hopefield Animal Sanctuary sits on 53 acres of beautiful countryside in the heart of Brentwood, Essex. The sanctuary currently cares for over 500 sick, unwanted and mistreated animals. Our mission is to help animals in need and provide education and awareness for humane behaviour towards all animals around the world. Our animals live out their lives at Hopefield in peace, surrounded by love and receiving the best care. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.X Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Accepting a medal from the empire which is funding and supporting genocide and is built on colonialism. Disgusting 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideOrDie Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 what services 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 anyone can get these nowadays they’ve lost all their merit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMO Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I miss oldTRL so much 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmusicisdead Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 who's next, Pixie Lott? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X~MoviePoP Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I just like leona getting recognized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 ATRL being hateful, as per usual. Congrats to her, that's a wonderful recognition for her. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Miracles Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Better In Time did that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolce Vita Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 the service in question: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingWitch Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Wait an OBE ,did she already have the MBE ? That's great tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMDR Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, KingWitch said: Wait an OBE ,did she already have the MBE ? That's great tbh. No she doesn't have an MBE. People like to downplay Leona's success, but 35 million+ records sold and countless broken records in the UK charts, 17 years into her career and has just completed another tour of the UK, that is great longevity many artists would kill for. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixstar Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Great, and now do us a services: Release the damn music. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForgottenSoul Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Mr.X said: Accepting a medal from the empire which is funding and supporting genocide and is built on colonialism. Disgusting Also, an empire that helped stop slavery and nazi germany but let's just talk crap. If you're talking about Israel/Hamas both sides want genocide of each other so.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Static Shock Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 A recognition from one of the major forces of colonialism. The empire is still racist today. Leona should publicly decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 5 hours ago, KMO said: I miss oldTRL so much I came into this thread looking for the exact same thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroonx Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 She's the biggest soloist to come from X-Factor. It's well deserved x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius1111 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 7 hours ago, KMO said: I miss oldTRL so much 1 hour ago, Mr. Wonder said: I came into this thread looking for the exact same thing. Spoiler Neigh-ther one of you will find what you're looking for, I fear. ______ Hopefully the new non-Tory government will finally consider changing the names of OBE/MBE to something less controversial. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles. Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Happy for her to be recognized! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamianSolo Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 6 hours ago, Phoenixstar said: Great, and now do us a services: Release the damn music. My thoughts, exactly. It's been way too long. I tend to fall in love with her over and over again, revisiting her albums over the years. I always did enjoy her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoDaToe Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Y’all need to put some respect on Miss Lewis’ name. She’s iconic in her own right. Realize that her career was stunted by a male record executive (Looking at u Simon Cowell) like Kesha, JoJo and others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLΔCKP!NK Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 12 hours ago, KMO said: I miss oldTRL so much 6 hours ago, Mr. Wonder said: I came into this thread looking for the exact same thing. Yeah, thankfully calling black women animals has gone out of style and looked at what it truly is: racism OT: Congrats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityPop Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Underrated beauty getting the recognition that she deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMDR Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 14 hours ago, BoDaToe said: Y’all need to put some respect on Miss Lewis’ name. She’s iconic in her own right. Realize that her career was stunted by a male record executive (Looking at u Simon Cowell) like Kesha, JoJo and others. I actually don't think Simon was her issue, to this day he stilll supports her and gives her opportunities, it was Clive Davis and the US label that really messed Leona's career up imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquiddiamonds Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 She doesn’t deserve the draggings. She minds her businesses. Her biggest mistake was dropping that Happy song. What an uneventful comeback single after the two punch of Bleeding Love and Better in Time. Leona was not cut for upbeat pop and R&B, but she could’ve taken a clue from the likes of Adele and Duffy and dropped a throwback british soul album instead of whatever Echo was 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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