After a literally sparkling performance on the show last week, X Factor superstar alumna, Leona Lewis, will take her pretty face and voice around the UK next spring. This will be a first for the 'Bleeding Love' singer, who since winning the X Factor in 2006, had never toured the UK!

Her forthcoming arena tour should rectify this, as she will play Sheffield and Liverpool, respectively on 28 and 31 May, followed with shows in June, at Manchester MEN on the 4th, Birmingham LG on the 8th, London O2 on the 12th & 14th, Glasgow SECC on the 20th, Newcastle Metro Radio Arena on the 24th and Dublin O2 on the 27th.

In the meantime, her second album, 'Echo', will be released next Monday 16th November, and her new single, 'Happy' (hoping she still is despite the unfortunate incident of recent weeks), is out now.

Tickets for Leona's Echo UK tour go on sale Friday 27th November, at 9.30AM.

Solange Moffi