Leon Jackson is a Scottish singer who won the fourth series of the popular British television talent show The X Factor in 2007. He was born on December 30, 1988.

In 2007, Jackson auditioned for the fourth series of The X Factor in Glasgow. He made it through to the final stages and was announced the winner on 15 December 2007, winning a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music/Sony BMG. Jackson performed with Michael Bublé at Wembley Arena, singing Bublé's "Home". Jackson said this was the highlight of his life as Bublé is his idol.

Jackson's debut single, a cover of the Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey duet "When You Believe" went on sale as a download from midnight on Sunday 16 December 2007 and as a CD on Wednesday 19 December 2007. The debut single became the fastest-selling single of 2007, with sales reaching over 300,000, which secured him the 2007 Christmas number one. At Woolworths the single at its peak was selling 40 copies per minute. "When You Believe" indeed reached number one in the UK on 23 December 2007, thus making Jackson the first Scottish artist to achieve a Christmas number one.

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