This is how it's done!
Pay attention, next generation. You don't need autotune, pyrotechnics or any of that jazz to be an amazing pop star. All you need is confidence, an appreciation for those who have come before you and a talent that rivals the greats.
Exhibit A: Leona Lewis!
As one of the few people who didn't pull out of the Michael Jackson tribute in Wales this weekend, she performed an explosively impressive cover of the Jackson Five's classic track, I'll Be There.
Watch the video (above) and you'll be blown away! Such a raw, amazing talent! If we could get her and Mariah Carey in a room to record a duet of this, our lives would be complete!

Such an incredible night, paying tribute to an incredible icon!
Check out all of the stars who performed at the Michael Forever Tribute Concert tonight at The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales tonight, including Christina Aguilera, Ne-Yo, LaToya Jackson, Leona Lewis, Cee Lo Green, Gladys Knight, Beyonce via satellite, and hosted by Jamie Foxx and Fearne Cotton (below)!
We know that wherever Michael is, he is so proud of his children.
May he R.I.P.
[Images via Getty Images.]

Wah! We have to wait even LONGER to hear Leona Lewis' new album!
But the good news is that the reason for the delay is because Leona is so "inspired," she can't stop creating new material for the record!!
Glassheart was scheduled to make its debut in November, but looks like we'll have to wait just a bit longer as it's been pushed back to early 2012.
Leona wrote about the album's delay on her Twitter:

Oh you, lucky Brits!
Even though the UK is currently airing their own version of X Factor, it seems that they will have a double dose of the show as the USA version will air just one day after it premieres in the U.S.
The show will

That's one exquisite lady right there!
Leona Lewis' new album releases in a few months and here for your pleasure is the cover for it!
If our heart was made of glass, it would break from looking at how gorgeous she is! Such a vision!
Whose picking up the album next week? Everyone! Great!
She looks absolutely STUNNING!
The beaches of Malibu obviously agree with her - big time!
Check out the music video for Leona Lewis' first single, Collide, featuring DJ Avicii, off of her third studio album, Glass Heart (above)!
LOVING the SoCal vibe you're giving off, gurl! Very cool!
Can't wait to hear more of your new sound, gurl!
What do U think?? Are U looking forward to Leona's new album?

The HUGE tribute concert for Michael Jackson can officially add Christina Aguilera to the list of singers.
The star has finally agreed to give her time to the Wales concert in October.
She joins Cee-Lo Green, Smokey Robinson, Leona Lewis, Craig David, UK boy band JLS, and Alien Ant Farm.
The promoters promise
[Image via Ivan Nikolov/WENN.]
This is not a promising start to a comeback.
Leona Lewis' new single Collide, off of her third untitled album, has come under fire from a Swedish DJ named Avicii who claims the song plagiarizes his own, called Fade Into Darkness!
The song is
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