00:00so I have Leona Lewis welcome you know I want to say hello darling my English sister thank you so
00:14much for coming you know and getting to see Jill Scott Chaka Khan Brandy I'm so excited I'm a huge
00:21fan of all of them and oh my god it's gonna be amazing to see them perform live I actually went
00:26to where they were rehearsing and it's it's gonna be incredible so are you friends with Leanne
00:32because I know you're from the same city London oh wait you're not from London which city are you
00:36from London yeah but I've never I've not met her so yeah well you'll meet her tonight so Leona was
00:45celebrating 45 years of black women in music and I'm gonna ask you who do you think personally has
00:50most influenced you in your career oh my god so many people taking away my mom who's a huge influence
00:59on me and so supportive singers like Alita Adams Roberta Flack Whitney Houston my Carrie those kind
01:07of amazing singers have influenced me you're a powerhouse voice kind of girl those big strong
01:13soulful voices I wonder why because your voice is so powerful now you know you know who do you
01:23think has been influential overall as a black woman in music in the last 45 years can you name me three
01:28women I'd say Roberta Flack who's a huge influence to me Alicia Keys is a very big influence to me as well
01:37and I actually her concert was the first concert that I ever went to and for me also probably Beyonce
01:47I mean she's huge and iconic so yeah and you're getting ready to sell to put out your third album
01:55this year oh no it's actually my fourth but yeah it's gonna be out in the summer I've just finished
02:03the record and I'm just so proud of it it's I think it's my personal best piece but we'll see
02:11everyone else can judge for themselves we'll be listening so thank you so much for you know
02:16stopping by and talking to us enjoy yourself inside
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