Pumped Up Kicks acoustic cover

Not a lot of British singers, whether male or female, get the chance to go to America let alone crack it, but this was achieved by one of the UK's best talents Leona Lewis a few years back. Leona was on the 2006 singing competition, X Factor. Her amazing vocal range won her admiration from fans and she went on to win the show and created a huge following for herself.Simon Cowell realised the talent that he saw and quickly rushed Leona over to the states to promote her to the mass market. Leona became a phenomenal success in the states and realised some breath taking singles which shot to number one both in the UK and American market. 2008's X Factor show again saw a great talented woman audition, Alexandra Burke who auditioned in a previous series got as far as reaching the judges home before she was sent home. A few years later she came back stronger and went on to win the series. One of the most memorable pieces on the show was in the final when Alexandra sang with Beyonce and blew the public away.After winning the show Alexandra went on to smash the fastest selling single record (beating Leona's debut single, A Moment Like This) and shot straight to number one with Hallelujah. After the success of Leona Lewis, interest in UK's talent has been amazing and now only a few months after winning the show Alexandra Burke has signed a $3.5m deal with American