Kristian Leontiou was born in London, England and is of Greek Cypriot descent. He went to Hatch End High School in Harrow and worked several jobs in and around London whilst concentrating on music when he had any free time. In 2003 he signed a major record deal with Polydor. At the time, Leontiou was dubbed "the new Dido" by some media outlets.[2] His debut single "Story of My Life" was released in June 2004 and reached #9 in the UK Singles Chart. His second single "Shining" peaked at #13 whilst the album Some Day Soon was certified gold selling in excess of 150,000 copies.
Leontiou toured the album in November 2004 taking him to the US to work with L.A Reid, Chairman of the Island Def Jam music group. Unhappy with the direction his career was going, on a flight back from the US in 2004 he decided to take his music in a new direction. Splitting from his label in late 2005, he went on to collaborate with Faithless on the song "Hope & Glory" for their album ‘'To All New Arrivals'’. It was this release that saw him unleash the One eskimO moniker. It was through working with Rollo Armstrong on the Faithless album, that Rollo got to hear an early demo of "Astronauts" from the One eskimO project. Being more than impressed by what he heard, Rollo opened both his arms and studio doors to Leontiou and they began to co-produce the ‘'All Balloons’' album.
It was at this time that he paired up with good friend Adam Falkner, a drummer/musician, to introduce a live acoustic sound to the album. They recorded the album with engineer Phill Brown (engineer for Bob Marley and Robert Plant) at Ark studios in St John's Wood where they recorded live then headed back to Rollo's studio to add the cinematic electro touches that are prominent on the album.
Shortly after its completion, One eskimO's "Hometime" was used on a Toyota Prius advert in the USA. The funds from the advert were then used to develop the visual aspect of One eskimO. He teamed up with friend Nathan Erasmus (Gravy Media Productions) along with animation team Smuggling Peanuts (Matt Latchford and Lucy Sullivan) who together began to develop the One eskimO world, the first animation produced was for the track ‘Hometime’ which went on to win a British animation award in 2008.
In 2008 Leontiou started a new management venture with ATC Music. By mid-2008 Time Warner came on board to develop all 10 One eskimO animations which were produced the highly regarded Passion Pictures in London. Now with all animation complete and a debut album, One eskimO prepare to unveil themselves fully to the world in summer 2009.
Leontiou released a cover version of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car", which was originally released as a single in 2005. Leontiou's version was unable to chart, however, due to there being no simultaneous physical release alongside the download single, a UK chart rule that was in place at the time. On 24 April 2011, the song entered the singles chart at number 88 due to Britain's Got Talent contestant Michael Collings covering the track on the show on 16 April 2011.[3]
^Kristian Leontiou Biography 13 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^Sullivan, Caroline (28 May 2004). "Kristian Leontiou, Some Day Soon". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
^OFFICIAL UK SINGLES TOP 100 - 30th April 2011 8 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^"The Official Charts Company - Kristian Leontiou - Some Day Soon". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
^BPI Certified Awards Search - Kristian Leontiou 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^KRISTIAN LEONTIOU - The Official Charts Company 24 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 24 January 2011.
^"Kristian Leontiou - Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
External linksEdit
One eskimO's MySpace Page
October 21, 2023
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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 Kristian Leontiou news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kristian Leontiou born February 1982 1 is an English singer Formerly a solo artist he is the lead singer of indie rock band One eskimO Kristian LeontiouBornFebruary 1982 age 41 London EnglandGenresPop adult contemporaryOccupation s SingerYears active2004 presentLabelsPolydor Contents 1 Early life 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 2 3 Also featured on 3 References 4 External linksEarly life EditKristian Leontiou was born in London England and is of Greek Cypriot descent He went to Hatch End High School in Harrow and worked several jobs in and around London whilst concentrating on music when he had any free time In 2003 he signed a major record deal with Polydor At the time Leontiou was dubbed the new Dido by some media outlets 2 His debut single Story of My Life was released in June 2004 and reached 9 in the UK Singles Chart His second single Shining peaked at 13 whilst the album Some Day Soon was certified gold selling in excess of 150 000 copies Leontiou toured the album in November 2004 taking him to the US to work with L A Reid Chairman of the Island Def Jam music group Unhappy with the direction his career was going on a flight back from the US in 2004 he decided to take his music in a new direction Splitting from his label in late 2005 he went on to collaborate with Faithless on the song Hope amp Glory for their album To All New Arrivals It was this release that saw him unleash the One eskimO moniker It was through working with Rollo Armstrong on the Faithless album that Rollo got to hear an early demo of Astronauts from the One eskimO project Being more than impressed by what he heard Rollo opened both his arms and studio doors to Leontiou and they began to co produce the All Balloons album It was at this time that he paired up with good friend Adam Falkner a drummer musician to introduce a live acoustic sound to the album They recorded the album with engineer Phill Brown engineer for Bob Marley and Robert Plant at Ark studios in St John s Wood where they recorded live then headed back to Rollo s studio to add the cinematic electro touches that are prominent on the album Shortly after its completion One eskimO s Hometime was used on a Toyota Prius advert in the USA The funds from the advert were then used to develop the visual aspect of One eskimO He teamed up with friend Nathan Erasmus Gravy Media Productions along with animation team Smuggling Peanuts Matt Latchford and Lucy Sullivan who together began to develop the One eskimO world the first animation produced was for the track Hometime which went on to win a British animation award in 2008 In 2008 Leontiou started a new management venture with ATC Music By mid 2008 Time Warner came on board to develop all 10 One eskimO animations which were produced the highly regarded Passion Pictures in London Now with all animation complete and a debut album One eskimO prepare to unveil themselves fully to the world in summer 2009 Leontiou released a cover version of Tracy Chapman s Fast Car which was originally released as a single in 2005 Leontiou s version was unable to chart however due to there being no simultaneous physical release alongside the download single a UK chart rule that was in place at the time On 24 April 2011 the song entered the singles chart at number 88 due to Britain s Got Talent contestant Michael Collings covering the track on the show on 16 April 2011 3 Discography EditAlbums Edit Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications sales thresholds UK 4 2004 Some Day Soon Released 31 May 2004 14 Re released 4 April 2005 86 Label Polydor Formats CD Digital download 14 BPI Gold 5 Singles Edit Year Title Peak chart positions AlbumUK 6 CIS 7 2004 Story of My Life 9 3 Some Day Soon Shining 13 13 Some Say 54 202005 Fast Car A 88 denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart NotesA Originally released as a single in April 2005 Leontiou s version of Fast Car did not chart until 2011 in the UK Also featured on Edit Now That s What I Call Music 58 Story of My Life Win a Date with Tad Hamilton OST Love Love Songs The Ultimate Love Collection Shining Summerland OST The Crying References Edit Kristian Leontiou Biography Archived 13 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Sullivan Caroline 28 May 2004 Kristian Leontiou Some Day Soon The Guardian Retrieved 9 September 2014 OFFICIAL UK SINGLES TOP 100 30th April 2011 Archived 8 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Official Charts Company Kristian Leontiou Some Day Soon Official Charts Company Retrieved 25 April 2011 BPI Certified Awards Search Kristian Leontiou Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine KRISTIAN LEONTIOU The Official Charts Company Archived 24 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 January 2011 Kristian Leontiou Listen All Songs Tophit Retrieved 6 October 2021 External links EditOne eskimO s MySpace Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kristian Leontiou amp oldid 1169770069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
