14 DAY TRIAL // Not long ago, Leona Lewis, the X Factor winner who took the world by surprise with her powerful voice and who has rightfully been named by critics “the next Whitney Houston,” released the first single off her upcoming “Echo” album. “Happy” is a beautiful ballad about strength and what it takes to keep it when everything seems to go wrong, and the same idea is also explored in the recently released video, as AceShowbiz can confirm.
At first, the video for “Happy” seems nothing different from dozens of other clips with fairy-tale endings made throughout the years. There’s a gorgeous girl (Leona) and, of course, there’s a boy / man who finds his way to her heart by first becoming her friend and then more than that. The scenes flow naturally, showing how their relationship evolves, including moments that have Leona blushing, like when he accidentally touches her bare shoulder.
“Leona Lewis is falling in love with a man in a newly-premiered music video for her new single entitled ‘Happy.’ However, her love interest doesn’t feel the same way as he has a crush on another woman and finally marries her. Instead of feeling devastated and having a breakdown, Leona feels happy for both of them.” AceShowbiz writes of the new video. However, as fans will note, it’s not until the end that we get to see that it’s not Leona who the boy with gorgeous eyes loves, but another woman.
“Echo,” Leona’s sophomore album after the massively successful “Spirit,” is scheduled for release in the US for November 17. “Happy” is the first single off it and, as it has already been stressed by most fans and music-oriented publications, it does not stray from Lewis’ specific sound, as neither do its lyrics. “Happy” was written by OneRepublic’s vocalist, Ryan Tedder, and Leona has already performed it live on America’s Got Talent, getting a standing ovation for it.
Below is the full video for Leona Lewis’ “Happy.” Enjoy.