LEONA Lewis has admitted there was Trouble when Rihanna had a smash with We Found Love – because she had recorded it first.
The X Factor superstar was originally chosen to sing the Calvin Harris hit but ended up losing out to RiRi.
Although LeLe’s version has been relegated to the trash can she reckons it’s better than the Bajan babe’s.
Leona told me: “I worked with Calvin and we recorded We Found Love. But he went touring with Rihanna and she ended up releasing it.
“I didn’t commit to it because I wanted Trouble to be my first single so I think that was another reason they went with Rihanna. It was the same version and production but mine’s better.”
The track hit No.1 in 25 countries and is one of the biggest sellers of all time, shifting 6.5million copies. It spent three weeks at the top in the UK last year.
Leona, who will perform at this month’s Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Awards, went on: “I still have the recording but I’d never leak it. That’s so unprofessional.
“There are so many songs I’ve recorded, only to hear other people singing them. It happens all the time.
“It was a bit annoying to see how big a hit it was around the world but if I’d released it maybe it wouldn’t have done as well.”
Leona releases her third album Glassheart today and it’s a musthave for any fan.
The Bleeding Love singer has recently been linked with One Direction’s Liam Payne but refused to divulge the goss, despite my prying.
She said: “We are good friends, that’s all I’m saying. I don’t really talk about my relationships.
“Some One Direction fans can be ruthless but luckily I haven’t had any abuse.”
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I don't know if this is true, but I remember that she was working with Calvin Harris a long time ago...
Now the funny thing is that WFL was written for everybody before Rihanna
It is true about the industry with non-permanent singer songwriters stuff is shipped round. rih's team paid the biggest deposit i guess.
