Leon Jackson, we all know him as the crying little Scottish boy who appeared on X Factor in 2007.
When it got down to the grand final between himself and freaky silver-haired Rhydian Roberts it was genuinely assumed that Rhydian would win. Probably because he was a better singer and didn't weep as much.
Somehow, Leon clinched victory and won a lucrative record contract. Rhydian lost, but still managed to get an album deal. Now it appears that Rhydian Roberts has had the last laugh as his rival has been dropped by Sony. we're trying not to cry either.
If you've ever been bored then you\’ll know there are conspiracy theories flying around about the 2007 X Factor final. People claimed they couldn't vote on the night for their preferred choice of Rhydian with the phones being constantly jammed. On the other hand, it was easy to waste your money when ringing up to vote for Leon Jackson.
Think about it like this everyone. Rhydian mostly sung in a classical style, and no-one under the age of 60 likes classical music. Evil lord of music Simon Cowell knows this and needed to appeal to a younger crowd. Leon Jackson was perfect – teenage girls liked him and so did their mothers who came to his rescue when he cried about stubbing his toe on a door, or not being able to break a Kit-Kat in half correctly.
Of course, his debut karaoke single went straight in at number one following his success. He literally sold a gazillion copies of When You Believe which has already been sung by ropey American divas Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. After the initial success, Leon trotted off to a secret musical bunker somewhere underneath the earth to work on his debut album.
Released nearly a full year later Right Now crash landed at number four in the UK. Most bands who aren't the product of reality TV shows would have been proud with this result. But it seems that the powers that control Leon have decided this is a piss poor thing to have achieved. Especially when the runner up does better than you. Now Magazine reports:
?The LP only notched up sales of 130,000 while runner-up Rhydian Robert?s self-titled first album sold 500,000 copies?.
So how did our former champion take the news? Quite likely, he flooded the room with salty tears and nearly drowned everyone. Amongst weeping he did manage to say:
?I had a great year and learned so much recording and releasing my album. Every artist knows these things can go either way. I'm really looking forward to my tour and doing more writing.?
This basically means he's really fucked off about being dropped and is determined to write 5000 songs so he can choose the best for his new album and prove everyone wrong. He can do so if he wishes, but we know it'll be shit regardless.
So far, Leona Lewis is riding high with high profile sales across the entire world. Now, hopes are pinned on her clone and 2008 X Factor winner Alexandra Burke to achieve the same results as Leona when her album is unleashed on the public.
If she does make a right arse of it, we're sure that She'll be joining Leon in the dole queue or on TV shows where the only contestants they can get are failed reality TV stars from the past.
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USER09 says
You need Jesus. Nasty little person. Just what do you do with your life? Pathetic to judge Leon Jackson or any other celebrity when you’re just an average no one! You make me sick, and laugh. Go pray for forgiveness.
aish says
y do ppl make fun of him coz he cries?
some ppl are really harsh