Leon Jackson was born on 30 December 1988 and is a Scottish singer.
33 Facts About Leon Jackson
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Leon Jackson won the fourth series of British talent show The X Factor in 2007.
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Leon Jackson was a fan of contemporary jazz, his hero being Michael Buble, and he has stated that during his early years, karate and singing were the only things that made him happy.
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Leon Jackson wanted to pursue a career in music so he entered X Factor and, after doing well in the competition, deferred his place at Edinburgh Napier.
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In 2007, Leon Jackson auditioned for the fourth series of The X Factor in Glasgow, being filmed at the city's Crowne Plaza Hotel.
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In December 2007, Leon Jackson was invited to perform with Canadian performer Michael Buble at Wembley Arena, singing Buble's "Home" because Buble was so impressed by his singing ability.
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Leon Jackson later said this had been the highlight of his life, because Buble is his idol.
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Leon Jackson was the first and so far only X Factor contestant to perform at Wembley while still in the competition.
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On 11 February 2008, Leon Jackson began the "X Factor Live" tour in the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Rhydian Roberts, Same Difference and the eight other finalists from the 2007 show.
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Bookmakers reportedly stopped taking bets on who would get the 2007 Christmas number-one single, as "Leon Jackson [was] practically guaranteed top spot".
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Leon Jackson appeared as a celebrity guest on the first live episode of series five of The X Factor on 11 October 2008, to perform the first single, "Don't Call This Love", from his upcoming album Right Now.
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The help promote Right Now, Leon Jackson performed on various UK TV Shows such GMTV, This Morning and The X Factor.
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Leon Jackson performed it on GMTV, The X Factor and This Morning.
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In July 2008, Buble again invited Leon Jackson to join him on stage at the Glasgow SECC for a duet of "Lost".
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In December 2008, Leon Jackson performed at the 2008 Hogmanay Event in Edinburgh.
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However, in 2007 Leon Jackson pulled out of the event due to tonsillitis where he would have been playing with Scottish singer Amy MacDonald.
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The album sold 130,000 copies and Leon Jackson was dropped from the Sony BMG label.
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Leon Jackson proceeded to work with writers who have worked with Paolo Nutini and James Morrison.
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Leon Jackson said that he was focusing on preparing for an upcoming concert tour of the UK, which would take place in May and June 2009.
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The reason why the dates were cancelled is unknown, but Leon Jackson said he was "gutted" at the cancellations and that it was not his doing.
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In 2009, Leon Jackson confirmed that he was working on a brand new studio album which would be more acoustic in style, different from the jazz and soul genre of his debut album Right Now.
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Leon Jackson travelled to Los Angeles in May 2010 to work with songwriters to come up with tracks for his new sound.
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Leon Jackson worked with artists, including Ernie Halter, to create piano and guitar led songs, as well as writing some himself.
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Leon Jackson has vowed never to perform When You Believe again, calling his X-Factor success a curse and revealing he was no longer in contact with former mentor Dannii Minogue or Simon Cowell subsequent to being dropped by Syco Music.
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Leon Jackson said he felt "crushed" by Cowell after finding out through the newspaper that Cowell had dropped him.
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Leon Jackson then announced a summer tour in 2010 where he would perform his new acoustic sound.
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On 16 February 2011, Leon Jackson attended the 2011 BRIT Awards as part of the Universal Records after-party.
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Leon Jackson has been writing new material and taught himself to play the guitar and piano, which he has brought into his new songs.
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Leon Jackson co-wrote The Voice UKs contestant Vince Kidd's debut single - Sick Love - along with Kidd.
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Leon Jackson released a statement on his website in 2016 to fans, highlighting the reasons for Leon Jackson's absence from the music industry following the release of his debut album in 2008.
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Leon Jackson claimed that he felt he needed time to "evaluate everything that happened" and that he had to "fall in love with music again".
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Leon Jackson has committed time and his influence to charitable causes, including raising money for the Glasgow Children's Hospital.
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In 2011, Leon Jackson was the host of the Sunday Mail 2011 Young Scot Awards which were held in August 2011 in Glasgow at the Glasgow International Hilton Hotel.