a few months later, via an appearance on Oprah and a slightly re-sequenced and remixed version of her debut, Spirit. first, then slowly roll her out in the U.S. He struck a deal with Clive Davis - the executive producer behind all the American Idol projects, the producer who publicly bristled when Kelly Clarkson tried to take control of her career through her original compositions - and the two launched a grand plan to break Lewis in her native U.K. Rightly impressed by Lewis' multi-octave voice - reminiscent of a warmer, earthbound Mariah Carey - Cowell continued his mentorship after the conclusion of the show, making her the first contestant in the whole Idol/Factor enterprise that he personally shepherded through the major-label process. Lewis was the third winner of The X Factor - the Cowell-driven replacement to Pop Idol in Britain, a replacement that came to be because he wanted to own a significant piece of the show - and one of the key differences between Factor and Idol is that the judges can mentor the contestants and therefore have a stake in the outcome of the show, more than they do on Idol, where the judges merely comment. cousin, The X Factor, would have another success in its fifth season - it was whether he could turn Leona Lewis into the international superstar he so clearly believed she is. The truest test of Simon Cowell's power within the music industry circa 2008 was not whether American Idol could produce a star in its seventh season or if its U.K.

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