Leona Lewis 'planning' to release first album in over 10 years in 2026
Leona Lewis has teased she is hoping to release her first album in more than 10 years next year.
Leona Lewis is "planning" to release her first album in over 10 years in 2026.
The 40-year-old singer - who has felt "disconnected" in her job for many years - has not released an LP since 2015's I Am, and has focused on making Christmas songs.
She told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "I’ve actually been in and out of the studio for the past couple of years. It’s been a real labour of love, and I’m planning to share music next year."
The three-time Grammy award nominee is currently performing her A Starry Night shows at Voltaire at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada, which began in November and runs until January 2026.
And the Bleeding Love hitmaker does not have a tipple before or after the performances.
Leona - who has a three-year-old daughter called Carmel Allegra with her husband, Dennis Jauch - said: "I don’t really drink when I’m touring or doing a run of shows. I also have a toddler I’m running after, so drinking is the last thing on my mind right now.
"I’m very much in Christmas land at the moment, but the show is a nice blend of my original songs and favourite Christmas music."
The One More Sleep singer's Las Vegas shows are a family effort, and she was always adamant about flying above the crowd on a huge moon singing Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra.
Leona - who won The X Factor in 2006 - explained: "My husband produced the show and our little girl also had input into lots of it, so it’s a very family-friendly experience – a bit magical, a little ethereal and hopefully leaves people feeling uplifted.
"I wanted to sing Fly Me To The Moon during my set as it is a Vegas classic. It only felt right to actually fly on the moon."
Elsewhere, Leona recently said that she has a purpose in the music industry again since becoming a mum, and can now sing "from that place of being open again".
She is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper's Wired column as saying: "I started getting into the studio last year.
"I have been working on music and figuring out what I want to say. What do I want to sing about? How do I want to be intentional and not add to the noise, but, hopefully, just bring something authentic and very me?"
And Carmel gave Leona a source of inspiration.
She added: "I had a little girl a few years ago. So that has opened my world up in a lot of ways. I'm singing from that place of being open again."
