Leona Philippo (born 6 May 1979 in Toronto) is a Canadian-born Dutch singer-songwriter of Jamaican origin. On 14 December 2012, she won the title for season 3 of the Dutch reality television music competition The Voice of Holland. She is also often credited simply as Leona.
Born in Toronto, she started music very early learning the piano. When she was 6, she moved with her adoptive family to the Netherlands. In 1998, she recorded materials in Hollywood, Los Angeles made available as a demo. Later she moved back to Holland, to Rotterdam She also took part with R&B band Sat-R-Day [nl] performing at various locations including at the Rotterdam Ahoy. She left the band after three years.
Leaving the Conservatory after three years of studies, she joined band Nits as vocalist and toured with them in their Wool Tour in 2000 performing throughout Europe and in Japan.
In 2001, Philippo starred in Aida, a musical directed by Joop van den Ende. She also took part in a string of musical stage acts, notably Big, Black & Beautiful [nl]: A Tribute to the Girl Groups, and in A Tribute to The Blues Brothers.
In 2004–2005, she appeared in Dutch television series Het glazen huis in a leading role of Bibi Kruyswijk. She was also in backing vocals for a number of touring artists including Trijntje Oosterhuis, Total Touch, Kane and Candy Dulfer. In 2008, she also made guest appearances during Symphonica in Rosso [nl] concert of Lionel Richie.
In 2009, her single "Shake Ya Tailfeather" was promoted as Radio 501 favourite upcoming hit.
In 2011, she returned to musical stage theatre with A Tribute to Michael Jackson and in The Songs from the movie Sister Act. In 2012, she acted in the Dutch drama Lijn 32 [nl], Stars For Planet Earth and acted in the 2012 film release De groeten van Mike! [nl] as Laetitia Jurna after having appeared in a string of films and TV series in a variety of roles.
Progressing successfully through all rounds, in the final she sang "Could You Be Loved" winning with 54.6% of the public vote against runner up Johannes Rypma [nl] from Team Nick & Simon with 45.4% of the votes.
Performances
Blind Audition: "Mesmerized" Result: Team Trijntje
Battle round: "Always There" (facing Gerrie van Dijk-Dantuma). Result: To the live shows
Final: "Could You Be Loved" (winner's song) / "Mesmerized" / "Knocked out" with coach Trijntje Oosterhuis. Result Winner of Voice of Holland with 54.6% of the popular votes
After The Voice of Holland
After winning, she signed a contract with 8ball Music that released her winning song, a Bob Marley cover. Leona's release reached number 2 of the Dutch Top 40 charts and reached number 1 in Dutch Single Top 100 charts.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Leona Philippo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Leona Philippo born 6 May 1979 in Toronto is a Canadian born Dutch singer songwriter of Jamaican origin On 14 December 2012 she won the title for season 3 of the Dutch reality television music competition The Voice of Holland She is also often credited simply as Leona Leona PhilippoPhilippo during Bevrijdingsfestival 2012 Background informationBorn 1979 05 06 6 May 1979 age 44 Toronto CanadaGenresPop R amp BOccupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s Vocals pianoYears active2001 presentLabelsLions Den RecordsWebsitewww wbr leonaphilippo wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 In The Voice of Holland 3 After The Voice of Holland 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Singles 5 Filmography 6 Theater Musical theater 7 References 8 External linksCareer EditBorn in Toronto she started music very early learning the piano When she was 6 she moved with her adoptive family to the Netherlands In 1998 she recorded materials in Hollywood Los Angeles made available as a demo Later she moved back to Holland to Rotterdam She also took part with R amp B band Sat R Day nl performing at various locations including at the Rotterdam Ahoy She left the band after three years Leaving the Conservatory after three years of studies she joined band Nits as vocalist and toured with them in their Wool Tour in 2000 performing throughout Europe and in Japan In 2001 Philippo starred in Aida a musical directed by Joop van den Ende She also took part in a string of musical stage acts notably Big Black amp Beautiful nl A Tribute to the Girl Groups and in A Tribute to The Blues Brothers In 2004 2005 she appeared in Dutch television series Het glazen huis in a leading role of Bibi Kruyswijk She was also in backing vocals for a number of touring artists including Trijntje Oosterhuis Total Touch Kane and Candy Dulfer In 2008 she also made guest appearances during Symphonica in Rosso nl concert of Lionel Richie In 2009 her single Shake Ya Tailfeather was promoted as Radio 501 favourite upcoming hit In 2011 she returned to musical stage theatre with A Tribute to Michael Jackson and in The Songs from the movie Sister Act In 2012 she acted in the Dutch drama Lijn 32 nl Stars For Planet Earth and acted in the 2012 film release De groeten van Mike nl as Laetitia Jurna after having appeared in a string of films and TV series in a variety of roles In The Voice of Holland EditIn 2012 she auditioned for season 3 of the Dutch reality television music competition The Voice of Holland with the song Mesmerized on the first day of the blind auditions with all four judges Marco Borsato Trijntje Oosterhuis Nick amp Simon and Roel van Velzen pressing their I Want You buttons and turning their chairs She chose to be part of Team Trijntje Progressing successfully through all rounds in the final she sang Could You Be Loved winning with 54 6 of the public vote against runner up Johannes Rypma nl from Team Nick amp Simon with 45 4 of the votes PerformancesBlind Audition Mesmerized Result Team Trijntje Battle round Always There facing Gerrie van Dijk Dantuma Result To the live shows Live show 1 I Just Want to Make Love to You full 10 0 from all four judges Live show 3 Livin on a Prayer average 8 5 from the judges To next round Quarter finals Addicted to Love 9 3 from judges Total average 74 3 To next round Semi finals You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman 9 3 from judges Total average 129 1 Third best overall To final Final Could You Be Loved winner s song Mesmerized Knocked out with coach Trijntje Oosterhuis Result Winner of Voice of Holland with 54 6 of the popular votesAfter The Voice of Holland EditAfter winning she signed a contract with 8ball Music that released her winning song a Bob Marley cover Leona s release reached number 2 of the Dutch Top 40 charts and reached number 1 in Dutch Single Top 100 charts Discography EditAlbums Edit Studio albums2006 The Official Bootleg Volume 1 2009 Strut It Live albums2010 Concert for FreedomSingles Edit Selective 2002 Zomer op je radio Summer on Your Radio 2006 I d Like to Teach the World to Sing 2012 Could You Be Loved Winning song in The Voice of Holland Other download releases from The Voice of Holland interpretations2012 Mesmerized 2012 I Just Want to Make Love to You 2012 Livin on a Prayer 2012 Addicted to Love Filmography Edit2003 Phileine Says Sorry Joanne 2005 Johan as Hester 2006 Wild Romance as Bombita 2 2006 Afdwalen short film 2007 Alles is Liefde 2008 Ver van familie as Filonia 2010 De gelukkige huisvrouw 2012 De groeten van Mike as Laetitia JurnaTelevision2004 2005 Het Glazen Huis as Bibi Kruyswijk 2002 2012 Roles in various episodes of Trauma 24 7 2002 Grijpstra amp De Gier 2004 Man amp Paard 2006 Verborgen Gebreken 2010 Lijn 32 2012 Theater Musical theater EditSinbad the Sailor Wind in the Willow Little Miss Muffet Aida Big Black amp Beautiful Mussen amp Zwanen MC Shake Helden musical Kings amp Queens Stars for Planet EarthOthersConcert for Freedom The Official Tribute to the Blues Brothers Tribute to Michael Jackson Sister Act songsReferences EditExternal links EditOfficial website Leona Philippo at IMDbAwards and achievementsPreceded byIris Kroes The Voice of HollandWinner2012 Succeeded byJulia van der Toorn Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leona Philippo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leona Philippo amp oldid 1150582163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
