They are two of London's finest musical talents, who found fame this year across the world.
But at Wednesday night's MOBO (Music of Black Origin) awards Estelle and Leona Lewis were given contrasting treatment from the Wembley crowd.
Estelle, got a resounding reception as she collected the first of her two awards.
When the 28 year-old American Boy singer confessed that she had cancelled a concert to be there and would be getting straight on a plane to perform in Anaheim, California the next day, the audience cheered with approval.
But there was loud booing for Leona Lewis who was unable to accept her two awards in person.
The jeers rang out as her short acceptance video from a Los Angeles hotel room was played.
The loudest boos came when eighties popstar Sinitta, who collected Leona's second award, reminded the crowd that she and Simon Cowell 'discovered Leona'.
Was it all a bit of pantomime nonsense or is there a genuine feeling amongst Londoners that Leona has got her priorities all wrong as her stock rises across the pond?