Chart-topper Leona Lewis tipped for Oscar success

Leona has contributed “Happy” (from her album “Echo”) to Precious (it’s also used in the film’s trailer) and is in very good musical company, the soundtrack also boasting the likes of fellow soul divas, Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah; while for James Cameron’s big screen return, she’s recorded “I See You” to be played over the closing credits (as we reported recently, see Related Content, right).

It’s an impressive double-whammy, and the former The X-Factor winner has been opening up about working with Cameron. “So I went in and I did it," she recalls. "And then they played it to James and he phoned me up and said: “Oh, my God. I love you!” He’s so cool. I had this perception that he was going to be totally untouchable and unreachable. But he’s just like your nice uncle. He’s lovely.”

To get Leona Lewis’s “Echo” click here in the UK and here in the US.
To get the Precious soundtrack click here in the UK and here in the US.
And to pre-order the Avatar score click here in the UK and here in the US.

[via STV]

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