Leon Jackson
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Leon Jackson is a just recently born popstar who is Scottish and who won the biggest singing talent contest in the whole of europe fourth series of The X Factor when he won x factor recently he won the biggest prize you can get when wanting to become a singer, he won a amazing £1 million recording contract with the biggest record company in the whole entire world SonyBmg this whole whirlwind for leon happend in 2007. His debut single, a cover of "When You Believe" was released on 16 December 2007.
Biography
Early life
Jackson was born in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland,[1] and currently lives there with his mother Wendy, who brought him up as a single parent.[2] He formerly worked as a retail sales assistant.[3] Jackson only started singing properly in 2007 when his friends entered him into a karaoke competition, which he won. [1][3] Apart from his hobby of karate, in which he is a black belt, Jackson says that singing is the only thing that makes him happy.[1] Before he made it through to the finals of The X Factor, Jackson had been planning to start an architectural technology course at Napier University.[1]
The X Factor
In 2007, Jackson auditioned for the fourth series of The X Factor in Glasgow. He made it through to the final stages and was announced the winner on 15 December 2007, winning a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music/Sony BMG.[4] He was mentored by Dannii Minogue.[4] In the final, he performed a duet with Kylie Minogue on "Better the Devil You Know".[4] Jackson was an outsider to win the competition, and his win was described as "the biggest shock in the history of reality TV betting."[5]
Because Leon wasn't the favourate to win the X Factor, lots of people have said that it was a fix that he won partly because he had a few minutes head start on the voting. This also may be a fix because Leon wasn't a good singer and Rhydian was.
In December 2007, Jackson performed with Michael Bublé at Wembley Arena, singing Bublé's "Home". Jackson said this was the highlight of his life as Bublé is his idol.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IE | |||
| 2007 | "When You Believe" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
References
- ^ a b c d "Student life goes pop for X Factor favourite". The Scotsman. 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "X-Factor Leon has singing in his genes". The Scotsman. 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Karaoke Changed X Factor Leon's Life". Sunday Mail. 2007-11-25. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "Leon Jackson wins X Factor final". Daily Telegraph. 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Leon Jackson takes X Factor crown". BBC News. 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
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