Original sentence: uk/music/2007/nov/19/1 | title = Leona Lewis sets new record for fastest-selling debut in UK | work = The Guardian | date = 19 November 2007 | accessdate = 24 July 2008 }}</ref> It was released in several other nations in January 2008, and went to number one in New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Germany, South Africa and Switzerland
Edited sentence: A press release was sent out revealing that Cowell and Davis would work together in a first-of-its-kind partnership on both the song and producer selection for Lewis's debut album, entitled Spirit, which was released in November 2007.In February 2007, Lewis signed a £5 million ($9.7 million) five-album contract in the United States with Clive Davis's record label, J Records, and showcased for several American music executives.It broke a world record after it was downloaded 50,000 times in thirty minutes.It was released in several other nations in January 2008, and went to number one in New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Germany, South Africa and Switzerland.It went on to sell in the region of 830,000 copies.Lewis auditioned for the third series of The X Factor in 2006, singing "Over the Rainbow".Lewis's debut single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", was released on CD on 20 December 2006, and was available as a digital download from midnight on 17 December.On 24 December, "A Moment Like This" was crowned the 2006 UK Christmas number-one single, having sold 571,253 copies, outselling the rest of the Top 40's sales combined.She was mentored by Simon Cowell and was announced the winner on 16 December 2006, winning a £1 million recording contract.The album entered both the Irish Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart at number one, becoming the fastest-selling debut album in both countries, and the United Kingdom's fourth fastest selling album of all time.The single became the biggest downloaded song in 2006, and it stayed at number one for four weeks, and also stayed at the top spot in the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks