His boundless determination and increasingly stellar performances have seen eighteen year old Leon beat 150,000 other hopefuls to win the biggest talent show on TV. After a nail biting final featuring the man himself, operatic maestro Rhydian and pop duo Same Difference, Leon Jackson has been voted champion of ITV1’s X Factor.

18 year old Leon was bought up in West Lothian, Scotland, and is an only child. He realised he could forge a career in music after his friends continually complimented him on his gorgeous voice, dragging him to karaoke on a weekly basis! Leon adores contemporary jazz and cites his influences as Michael Bublé and Jamie Callum. Apart from his keen hobby of karate (he’s a black belt) Leon says that singing is his single biggest passion. Had he not been triumphant on X Factor, he would be starting university to undertake an Architectural Technology course.

Leon now releases his first single ‘When You Believe’, a new twist on the song made famous by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The track has been re-written exclusively for Leon by the original song writer Stephen Schwartz and moulds itself perfectly around his own sumptuous sound.

The CD single and digital download is available now. The CD release will also feature two bonus tracks – Frank Sinatra’s ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ and Michael Bublé’s ‘Home’, both of which Leon performed and recording during his tenure on the show.