Jimmy Page picks Leona Lewis duet as career highlight outside of Led Zeppelin

Jimmy Page says performing with Leona Lewis is his greatest musical moment outside of Led Zeppelin.

The iconic guitarist performed alongside the X Factor winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Their rendition of Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' represented the Olympic Games heading to London in 2012.

Speaking to Uncut magazine, Page said that the performance was his favourite moment outside of Zeppelin.

He said: "I'd be very sincere if I said that doing the Olympics [Beijing, 2008] with Leona Lewis was phenomenal. She's really plucky, she's superb, and she sang 'Whole Lotta Love' brilliantly. We managed to do the full length of 'Whole Lotta Love' - it wasn't edited - and she sang it beautifully. It was so cool the way she approached it."

He added: "For that audience, and the fact we didn't f**k it up...we're really going to do this and we're going to do it proud. That was important. It was a Led Zeppelin number but it took on another persona. I was proud to be able to play that riff for the handover."

Watch the performance below: