Washington
(ANI):
Singer
Leona
Lewis
says
that
she
would
not
have
been
a
big
showbiz
celebrity,
had
her
boyfriend
Lou
Al-Chamaa
not
convinced
her
to
audition
for
UK
TV
talent
show
'The
X
Factor".
The
24-year
hit
it
big
in
2006
when
she
wowed
Brit
viewers
with
her
voice,
and
went
on
to
win
the
finale
of
the
singing
competition.
But
Lewis
credits
her
long-term
boyfriend
Lou
for
encouraging
her
to
try
out
for
the
show.
"Lou
was
the
one
who
suggested
it.
I
dreaded
the
thought
of
being
rejected
by
judges
and
my
family
had
been
going
through
a
hard
time," Contactmusic
quoted
her
as
having
told
Britain's
Hello!
Magazine.
“Then
it
struck
me
that
perhaps
this
opportunity
had
been
sent
to
me
and
I
should
grasp
it,"
she
added.