Celeb News: UK rejects Leona Lewis

EightSin

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musicMagpie has revealed the number of traded-in debut albums for the different X Factor winners.

Leona Lewis and Shayne Ward's albums are the most traded of LPs by the show's eight winners so far.

The media trading service has received 734,275 debut albums from the past winners of the talent competition to date.

Lewis's Spirit has been sent in 318,741 times, having sold 375,872 copies during its first week of release in November 2007.

Shayne Ward's self-titled debut release has been traded 202,482 times, over the 201,266 albums sold during week one.

Joe McElderry's Wide Awake has been returned 38,949 times, which is just under the 39,405 sold in its first week.

A musicMagpie spokesperson said: "People still love the hype that surrounds The X Factor and will go and buy the winner's album when it's released.

"The problem is that these acts are quickly replaced by the 'next big thing'.

"It seems X Factor winners really struggle to hold on to their fan base after the programme has ended and people regret buying the album in the first place."

The figures in full for traded debut albums are as follows:

Steve Brookstein - Heart and Soul - 15,080 (50,989 sold in first week)
Shayne Ward - Shayne Ward - 202,482 (201,266)
Leona Lewis - Spirit - 318,741 (375,872)
Leon Jackson - Right Now - 16,328 (37,197)
Alexandra Burke - Overcome - 111,523 (132,065)
Joe McElderry - Wide Awake - 38,949 (39,405)
Matt Cardle - Letters - 17,807 (70,896)
Little Mix - DNA - 13,365 (53,000)

Article link: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/s1...rs-albums.html

Hmmmm, poor dat.

VilsonMuqa

Omg must be bad when no one wants your album

brIt-()nstar

You should change your title to: UK ain't here for Leona anymore

Gabe²

I don't get, whats this about?

brIt-()nstar

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Originally posted by Gabegabe

I don't get, whats this about?

300K people traded in Leona's album for another.

Robert

To be fair her album by far sold the most so it makes sense it gets the most trades.

Save-Me-Oprah

At least she was able to sell 300k to begin with

She still got her money.

heartbeats

I don't know how to react to this

Elliot

wait i dont get it

H-I-M

They rejected her the moment LoveBirds failed to sell 1000 copies.

What a mess of a market tho, I really hope she'll succeed again someday, she's really talented.

MWB

I feel bad for the majority of the UK popstars. Their careers are so short.

JadGhamloush96

I had no idea you actually return an album

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Shayne Ward's self-titled debut release has been traded 202,482 times, over the 201,266 albums sold during week one.

So everyone that bought the album on the first week returned it and more? Oop

ozlovezashlee

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Originally posted by Robert

To be fair her album by far sold the most so it makes sense it gets the most trades.

Exactly, people trying to throw sleepy ass shade.

Phunk

Basically, people who bought her album traded another artists' album for it.

Elliot

wait wow there really is a decline in album sales

Jmpgreen

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Originally posted by JadGhamloush96

I had no idea you actually return an album

So everyone that bought the album on the first week returned it and more? Oop

I didnt know you could return Album's after opening them

sheljd21

How is this possible? Anyway 300,000 is just out of the 3million Spirit sold in UK...
All these people may still be listening to her songs on iTunes... Who listens to the disc anyway?

Phil

Poor Leona

H-I-M

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Originally posted by Jmpgreen

I didnt know you could return Album's after opening them

!!!

Soeplepel

300k out of 3 million though.

Adele has more than 500.000 and Emeli Sande something like that too.

And probably major artists like Rihanna, Beyonce too. That's just the way it is, people aren't here for albums anymore.

Also, 300k while Spirit was released 5 years ago.
It's not bad at all, the reaching here is ridiculous I'm almost about to cry.