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| Birth Date | 30 December 1988 |
| Age | 35 |
| Hometown | Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland |
| Occupation | Singer |
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| Category | Boys |
| Mentor | Dannii Minogue |
| Placement | Winner (1/12) |
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Leon Jackson (born 30 December 1988) is a Scottish jazz singer. He auditioned for Series 4 of The X Factor UK and made it all the way to the final as part of the Boys category mentored by Dannii Minogue.
He was crowned the winner defeating Rhydian Roberts also from the Boys category. Both boys were mentored by Dannii Minogue.
Performances[]
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
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| Audition | Free choice | "Home" | Advanced |
| Bootcamp 1 | "Lost" | Advanced | |
| Bootcamp 2 | "Home" | Advanced | |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | Advanced |
| Week 1 | Number Ones | "Can't Buy Me Love" | Safe |
| Week 2 | Film Themes | "Home" | Safe |
| Week 3 | Big Band | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Safe |
| Week 4 | 21st Century Classics | "Dancing in the Moonlight" | Safe |
| Week 5 | Disco | "Relight My Fire" | Safe |
| Week 6 | Love Songs | "You Don't Know Me" | Safe |
| Week 7 | British Classics | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Safe |
| "The Long and Winding Road" | |||
| Week 8: Semi final | Mentor's choice | "The Very Thought of You" | Safe |
| Contestants' choice | "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" | ||
| Week 9: Final | Christmas Songs | "White Christmas" | Winner |
| Celebrity Duets | "Better the Devil You Know" (with Kylie Minogue) | ||
| Song of the Series | "You Don't Know Me" | ||
| Winner's single | "When You Believe" |
Post-The X Factor[]
Following the release of his winner's single, it went on to become the UK Christmas #1 and sold over 400,000 copies, making him the best-selling male artist of the year.
His follow-up single "Don't Call This Love" was another Top 3 hit but his debut studio album "Right Now" was released the same week as runner-up Rhydian Roberts' debut effort and charted one place lower at #4. However, it was certified Gold by the BPI.
Two more singles proved less successful, with the latter failing to chart and he was eventually dropped by Syco.
Since then, he has faded into obscurity and a nationwide poll put him behind Series 1 winner Steve Brookstein in a poll of reality TV flops.
Discography[]
| UK Series 4 Finalists | |||
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| Alisha Bennett • Andy Williams • Beverley Trotman • Daniel DeBourg • Emily Nakanda • Futureproof • Hope • Kimberley Southwick • Leon Jackson • Niki Evans • Rhydian Roberts • Same Difference | |||
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