X Factor finalist - Leon Jackson
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Leon is an only child and has been bought up by his Mum in West Lothian.
Age: 18
From: West Lothian, Scotland
Job: Sales Assistant in Gap
His Mum has struggled financially to bring him up and Leon is desperate to win to give them both a better life.
Leon only started singing properly in January after his mum bought him an ipod and he started recording his voice.
His friends were so impressed with his voice that they dragged him down to karaoke every week and he's not looked back!
Leon loves contemporary jazz and his influences are Michael Buble and Jamie Callum.
Apart from his keen hobby of karate (black belt), Leon says that singing is the only thing that makes him happy.
If he hadn't got through to the finals Leon would be starting University to do an Architectural Technology course.
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