Date of Birth

30 December 1988, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, UK

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Trivia

• Winner of the 2007 series of the X Factor.
• His mother was a welfare recipient who stopped working when he was born.
• His version of Mariah Carey's "When You Believe" has sold 490,000 copies.
• Before auditioning and going onto win The X Factor Series 4, Leon worked in the Gap store in the local shopping centre in Livingston (Scotland).
• He was at home a week and a half later celebrating his 19th birthday [December 2007]
• Broke up with his girlfriend [December 2007]

Quotes

• I love singing and would love to pursue a career in music and I would love to make a better life for me and my mum, who's a single parent.