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"Leona Lewis has claimed that she is unfazed by her chart battle with the Black Eyed Peas, insisting that the support of her fans means more to her than scoring a number one. The singer&amp;#039;s new track &amp;#039;Happy&amp;#039; was on course to top Sunday&amp;#039;s singles chart until this morning, when midweek sales figures indicated that it had been overtaken by &amp;#039;Meet Me Halfway&amp;#039;, the latest hit from the Black Eyed Peas. However, Lewis denied feeling any rivalry with the US pop-rap group, who have already scored number ones this year with &amp;#039;Boom Boom Pow&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;I Gotta Feeling&amp;#039;. &amp;quot;The Black Eyed Peas are such a great band and I love their song. I&amp;#039;ve been a fan of them since their first album - when they were quite underground,&amp;quot; she told Digital Spy. Both acts performed their respective singles in front of an audience of 13.9m on Sunday&amp;#039;s episode of The X Factor. &amp;quot;I didn&amp;#039;t actually get to meet them at The X Factor because it was really hectic and we were all running about backstage, but I&amp;#039;ve met Fergie and we&amp;#039;ve performed on stage together, so they&amp;#039;re really cool,&amp;quot; Lewis added. The star, who has scored three number ones of her own since winning The X Factor in 2006, went on to insist that topping the charts is not her priority as a recording artist. &amp;quot;It just means a lot to me that people are connecting with the song. Of course when you get a number one it&amp;#039;s amazing, but the main thing for me is that people are going out there and really supporting my music,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s what I&amp;#039;m really thankful for - more than the chart position.&amp;quot; &amp;#039;Happy&amp;#039; by Leona Lewis is out now on CD single and download. Her new album Echo follows on Monday. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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