London, UK. (Top40 Charts) - Leona has just been named 'Best UK Act of 2008' at the prestigious Virgin Music Awards - congratulations Leona! She swept the board with over three quarters of the votes and beat off stiff competition from Take That and Girls Aloud. With more than three quarters of the votes, fans of Leona Lewis were out in force to support her nomination as Best UK Act. Since winning the X Factor she's conquered the UK and cracked the notoriously difficult American charts. Her power ballad Bleeding Love is America's first number one by a UK female since You Keep Me Hanging On Kim Wilde.
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