I agree with most of what she said tbh, dedication
I think the US would take to her if she had a real push, she is a fantastic performer. The JLS shade
But the blame seriously needs to be moved from Simon though, he isn't involved in the recording process at all. He put her on X factor 3 times within two years since she won, and she'll probably be on this year as well if the campaign is still going. he doesn't want her to fail. Its entirely down to radio, and lack of promo. And whoever (I dont want to assume it was Alex) filled the album with dancepop.
Why is she blaming the UK for Leona flopping though? Echo did pretty decently here, that was the US