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	<title>The X Factor Blog &#187; Leon</title>
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		<title>Joe McElderry fails to make Xmas number 1</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the first X Factor champion, Steve Brookstein, every X Factor winner, even Leon Jackson, has made the Xmas number 1 slot &#8211; but not this year. As we reported earlier in the week, Joe faced a backlash against X Factor, with a Facebook-led campaign to take Rage Against the Machine&#8217;s Killing in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhydian &#8216;Sabotages&#8217; Leon Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what seems more like a desperate attempt to remain in the public conciousness than a malicious act, Rhydian turned off the lights on a live performance by Leon earlier this week. Fellow X Factor contestant Niki Evans told the Daily Star: &#8220;At the end of his performance Rhydian jumps off the stage and runs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leon holds on to top spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[X Factor 2007 winner Leon Jackson has held on to the number 1 position in the UK singles chart for the third consecutive week, with his single &#8216;When you Believe&#8217;. Leon became the first number 1 of 2008, holding off strong competition from &#8216;Crank That&#8217; by Soulja Boy. X Factor 2006 winner Leona Lewis dropped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leon Stays Top of the Charts, Bleeding Love Biggest Selling Single of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another week, another X Factor double for Leon Jackson and Leona Lewis. Despite the controversy surrounding his win, Leon Jackson remained top of the charts for a second week with his single &#8216;When I Believe&#8217;. Although it was only released on Wednesday 19th December, Leon&#8217;s single was officially the fourth biggest selling track of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leon and Leona both X-mas number One</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas 2007 is now officially an X Factor double-bill after Leon Jackson topped the singles chart whilst 2006 X Factor winner Leona Lewis topped the album chart. Leon&#8217;s single &#8216;When you Believe&#8217; sold 276 000 copies, the highest weekly total for any track this year. This is despite numerous complaints that Leon&#8217;s win was due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ITV: No irregularities with Leon&#8217;s Win</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve received many hundreds of comments here at X Factor Blog since Leon&#8217;s shock win last Saturday night. Many of these comments spoke of difficulties getting through on the voting lines &#8211; for both Leon and Rhydian. ITV have now come out publicly to deny any irregularities in the voting. &#8220;Phone lines were monitored through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leon Speaks out about winning X Factor 2007</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2007/12/17/leon-speaks-out-about-winning-x-factor-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leon Jackson was announced as winner of the X Factor on Saturday, and in this special video he talks about his experiences of the competition. It&#8217;s been a long and emotional journey for the former shop assistant from Scotland, who was something of an underdog throughout the competition. Don&#8217;t forget you can vote for whoever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Last Night&#8217;s Performances</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[X Factor 2007 has been an emotional journey for everyone, and it seems that the choices the public made aren&#8217;t necessarily the ones people thought that would. Watch performances by all three contestants, and don&#8217;t forget to vote in our poll! Firstly, Same Difference opened the show with a very festive song: Rhydian was the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leon Jackson Winner of X Factor 2007</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2007/12/15/leon-jackson-winner-of-x-factor-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a closely fought contest with over one hundred and fifty thousand auditionees, X Factor 2007 came down to a sing-off between Scotsman Leon and Welshman Rhydian. Both acts sang their version of the song to be released as the winner&#8217;s single &#8220;When you Believe&#8221;, which is to be released on Wednesday. Ultimately there could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>X Factor Final Duet Songs</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2007/12/15/x-factor-final-duet-songs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we told you which songs the acts would be singing in tonight&#8217;s final, but were unable to let you know which tracks they would be performing with their chosen celebrities, as the producers of the show were intending to keep this a secret. However, we have managed to obtain a list of the songs [...]]]></description>
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