Kristian Leontiou

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Kristian Leontiou (born February 1982 in London ) is a British singer of Cypriot descent.

life and career

Leontiou has had dyslexia since childhood . He wrote his first song at the age of 10. At the age of 16, he dropped out of school and joined his older sister Alexia, who played in a band. He earned his living as a hairdresser.

While presenting his demo recordings to an agent, he happened upon Mike Sault , the creative director of Warner Chapell . This recognized the outstanding voice of Leontious and signed him.

In May 2004 the debut single Story Of My Life was released , which immediately reached number 9 in the British charts. The debut album, Some Day Soon , released a week later, sold more than 100,000 copies within three months and was awarded gold .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2004 Some day soon - - - UK14th
gold
gold

(11 weeks)UK 		-
First published: May 31, 2004

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2004 Story of My Life
Some Day Soon 		DE70 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - UK9 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 24, 2004
Shining
Some Day Soon 		- - - UK13 (6 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: August 16, 2004
Some Say
Some Day Soon 		- - - UK54 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: November 22, 2004
2005 Fast Car
Some Day Soon 		- - - UK88 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: April 4, 2005
Chart entry only in April 2011

Web links

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE UK
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
personal data
SURNAME Leontiou, Kristian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British singer of Cypriot descent
DATE OF BIRTH February 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England , UK