Leona Lewis paid £1million for seven song gig

Leona Lewis was reportedly paid £1million to sing just seven songs at a private party this weekend.

The X Factor winner is currently on a month long holiday before returning to the US later this month to continue work on her next album - but the seven-figure, seven song gig for the 21st birthday of the daughter of Phones4U founder John Caudwell was too good to resist.

A source told the Sun: “Leona was not supposed to do any live shows until next year, but she made an exception.

“It’s a hell of a lot of money and was a great party, so it was fun being involved.”

Billionaire Caudwell has previously paid similar figures for private performances from Diana Ross, Whitney Houston and Rod Stewart.