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Jackson is from ], ], ],<ref name="studentlife">{{cite news|title=Student life goes pop for X Factor favourite|url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=3472098|publisher='']''|date=]|accessdate=2007-12-15}}</ref> and formerly worked as a ] sales assistant.<ref name="karaoke">{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2007/11/25/pub-contests-changed-x-factor-leon-s-life-78057-20157733/|title=Karaoke Changed X Factor Leon's Life|publisher=''Sunday Mail''|date=]|accessdate=2007-12-15}}</ref> Jackson only started singing properly in 2007 when his friends entered him into a ] competition, which he won.<ref name="studentlife"/><ref name="karaoke"/> Apart from his hobby of ], in which he is a ], Jackson says that singing is the only thing that makes him happy.<ref name="studentlife"/> Before he made it through to the finals of ''The X Factor'', Jackson had been planning to start a architectural technology course at ].<ref name="studentlife"/> |
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Jackson was born in ], ], ],<ref name="studentlife">{{cite news|title=Student life goes pop for X Factor favourite|url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=3472098|publisher='']''|date=]|accessdate=2007-12-15}}</ref> and currently lives in ] with his mother Wendy, who brought him up as a single parent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=3470674|title=X-Factor Leon has singing in his genes|publisher=''The Scotsman''|date=]|accessdate=2007-12-15}}</ref> He formerly worked as a ] sales assistant.<ref name="karaoke">{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2007/11/25/pub-contests-changed-x-factor-leon-s-life-78057-20157733/|title=Karaoke Changed X Factor Leon's Life|publisher=''Sunday Mail''|date=]|accessdate=2007-12-15}}</ref> Jackson only started singing properly in 2007 when his friends entered him into a ] competition, which he won.<ref name="studentlife"/><ref name="karaoke"/> Apart from his hobby of ], in which he is a ], Jackson says that singing is the only thing that makes him happy.<ref name="studentlife"/> Before he made it through to the finals of ''The X Factor'', Jackson had been planning to start an architectural technology course at ].<ref name="studentlife"/> |
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In December 2007, Jackson performed with ] at ], singing Bublé's "Home". Jackson said this was the highlight of his life as Bublé is his idol. |
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In December 2007, Jackson performed with ] at ], singing Bublé's "Home". Jackson said this was the highlight of his life as Bublé is his idol. |
