Leon Jackson has revealed that he struggled to understand why he was dropped by his record label in 2009.
The 2007 X Factor winner was dropped by Sony BMG after his album ‘Right Now’ failed to reach number one in the charts but Jackson reveals that he sold more copies than Oasis that month, so thinks their decision to axe him was unfair.
Jackson told Reveal: “It was a crushing moment especially when, to my eyes, I hadn’t done anything wrong.”
He added: “It was higher than Oasis and only behind Kings Of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs and AC/DC.
“It sold 150,000 copies and went gold but to Sony it wasn’t good enough. You receive an advance and it’s up to you how far you make it go.”
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The 2007 X Factor winner was dropped by Sony BMG after his album ‘Right Now’ failed to reach number one in the charts but Jackson reveals that he sold more copies than Oasis that month, so thinks their decision to axe him was unfair.
Jackson told Reveal: “It was a crushing moment especially when, to my eyes, I hadn’t done anything wrong.”
He added: “It was higher than Oasis and only behind Kings Of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs and AC/DC.
“It sold 150,000 copies and went gold but to Sony it wasn’t good enough. You receive an advance and it’s up to you how far you make it go.”
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- 9/14/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Former X Factor winner Leon Jackson is ready to make his return to the world of music and has posted a video of him singing the Ernie Halter song ‘Lighthouse.’
After teaching himself to play the piano for the last few months, Leon accompanied himself while he sang and after the session at Db studios in Lincoln he said:
“We decided to record a bare-bones, live acoustic session, at the end of a long day of writing,”
Let us know what you think of the tune in the comments box below. Is it enough to make Simon Cowell sit up and take notice once more?
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After teaching himself to play the piano for the last few months, Leon accompanied himself while he sang and after the session at Db studios in Lincoln he said:
“We decided to record a bare-bones, live acoustic session, at the end of a long day of writing,”
Let us know what you think of the tune in the comments box below. Is it enough to make Simon Cowell sit up and take notice once more?
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- 5/19/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Former X Factor winner Leon Jackson has vowed that he will never perform his winners single ‘Believe’ again and said he was never comfortable with the image that was portrayed of him on the TV talent show.
The 21 year old singer won the 2007 series of the ITV show but was later dropped by his record label, after his debut album flopped the following autumn.
Claiming that the boy we saw on our TV screens was never really him, Leon told The Daily Record:
“There was a false perception that I was this guy in a shiny suit singing jazz like Michael Buble.
“Yet when I first started singing, I appreciated people like Gavin De-Graw and Paolo Nutini or Buble’s more contemporary songs such as Home or Lost.
“My number one song, When You Believe, was never me and I didn’t feel comfortable with it in the first place.
The 21 year old singer won the 2007 series of the ITV show but was later dropped by his record label, after his debut album flopped the following autumn.
Claiming that the boy we saw on our TV screens was never really him, Leon told The Daily Record:
“There was a false perception that I was this guy in a shiny suit singing jazz like Michael Buble.
“Yet when I first started singing, I appreciated people like Gavin De-Graw and Paolo Nutini or Buble’s more contemporary songs such as Home or Lost.
“My number one song, When You Believe, was never me and I didn’t feel comfortable with it in the first place.
- 4/10/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
X Factor twins John and Edward Grimes, have narrowly missed out on their first number one single.
The 18-year-olds, released their debut single ‘Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)’ – which featured a collaboration with American rapper Vanilla Ice – this week.
They charted at number two tonight and American pop group Owl City held on to the number one position with “Fireflies.” There were no other new entries in the top 10.
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The 18-year-olds, released their debut single ‘Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)’ – which featured a collaboration with American rapper Vanilla Ice – this week.
They charted at number two tonight and American pop group Owl City held on to the number one position with “Fireflies.” There were no other new entries in the top 10.
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- 2/7/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
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