Dance India Dance

Posted by Addbos On Dec - 20 - 2009

is a reality dance show that airs on the Indian satellite television channel Zee TV. The show has been produced by UTV Software Communications and has become India's largest dance-based reality show. The show is to be choreographed by some of the most popular Indian choreographers, such as Terence Lewis, Remo D'Souza and Geeta Kapur.The Bollywood actor, Mithun Chakraborty is the grandmaster of the show. The show airs every Friday and Saturday. The winner of the 1st season was Salman Khan (Mohammed Y.K. Ghouse), from Bangalore.

Terrence Lewis

Posted by Addbos On Dec - 20 - 2009

(born 10 April 1975 to Xavier Lewis and Teresa Lewis) is an internationally trained specialist in indian folk,contemporary and Neo- Classical Dance forms. He is a choreographer in Bollywood films and musicals. He choreographed for films including Lagaan, Naach, and Jhankar. He has choreographed music videos, including are Chandu ke Chacha (AASMA), and Kasam-adnan sami. He has appeared in advertisements for Yahoo!, Kiah, Liberty Footwear, Elle 18, Hero Honda, Reebok and Sony Ericsson. He was one of the judges of Lux's Dance India Dance, where he was the mentor of Alisha Singh, the first runner-up. Terence Lewis, born and brought up in Mumbai, is internationally trained. Terence imparts his skills to aspiring dancers at his dance training institute. Terence is very particular about technique. He is the Mr. Nice and protects the contestants from the harsh remarks of other mentors and judges. He is the non-filmy master and has a completely different outlook on performances. His forte is contemporary style, though he has also trained himself in various genres.

Remo D Souza

Posted by Addbos On Dec - 20 - 2009

born 2 April 1974) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and film director.He struggled hard to reach where he is today.Although he is mainly involved in choreography, he has also contributed to other Indian film industries,mainly Bengali cinema. He was also one of the judges in the reality dance show Dance India Dance

Geeta Kapoor

Posted by Addbos On Dec - 20 - 2009

completely idolizes her mentor Farah Khan with whom she worked as an assistant choreographer for a very long time. Geeta has done many music videos for Ken Ghosh. Her forte is Indian Classical, specifically Bharatnatyam. She is a 'bindaas' mentor and her comments are frank. Yet there is a very soft side to her. Geeta encourages her teammates and builds a strong bond with them. She is a very emotional person.

Mithun Chakraborty

Posted by Addbos On Dec - 20 - 2009

orn Gouranga Chakraborty on 16 June 1947) is a National Film Award-winning Indian film actor, social activist and entrepreneur. Chakraborty made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor. In his heyday during the 1980s, he had earned a huge fan following as a dancing star and went on to establish himself as one of the most popular and leading actors of India, particularly recognised for his role of street dancer Jimmy in the 1982 cult hit, Disco Dancer. Altogether Chakraborty has appeared in more than 350 Bollywood films as well as a number of Bengali, Oriya and Bhojpuri films. Mithun also owns the Monarch Group which has interests in the hospitality sector.

Leon Jackson

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Leon Jackson:








Birth Name: Leon Jackson
Born: 30 December 1988 (1988-12-30) (age 21)
Origin: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Genres:Adult Contemporary, Pop, JazzInstruments Vocals, Guitar
Years active: 2007 – present
Labels: Sony BMG (2007–2009),Independent Label (2009-Present)
Associated Acts: The X Factor 2007 Series 4 Winner,Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Rhydian, Same Difference




Leon Jackson (born 30 December 1988) is a Scottish singer and songwriter who won the fourth series of the British television talent show The X Factor in 2007. The song which had contributed to his win, "When You Believe", was released as a single in December 2007 and reached #1 on both the UK and Ireland singles charts.

Jackson's second single, "Don't Call This Love", from the album Right Now, was released on 12 October 2008, peaking at #3 in the United Kingdom and #8 in Ireland. The album was released on 21 October 2008, and reached #4 in the UK and #7 in Ireland.

Two further download-only singles were released from the album: "Creative" (November 2008), which charted at #94 on the UK Singles Download chart, and "Stargazing" (January 2009).
In March 2009, Jackson was dropped from the Sony BMG label. Jackson stated that he was going forward with a previously scheduled concert tour. Jackson is currently dating Emily Biggs from the girl band Hope.

Early life:

Leon Jackson was born in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Before pursuing his singing career, he worked as a retail sales assistant with Gap.He was a fan of contemporary jazz, his hero being Michael Bublé, and has stated that during his early years, karate and singing was the only thing that made him happy. He got his black belt at the age of 10. Before he appeared on The X Factor, Jackson was planning to attend Napier University, studying architectural technology.

The X Factor:

In 2007, Leon Jackson auditioned for the fourth series of The X Factor in Glasgow. During the show, he was mentored by Dannii Minogue. After progressing through the rounds, he reached the final on 15 December 2007, in which he performed a duet with Kylie Minogue of "Better the Devil You Know", as well as three other songs. After the public vote, he was declared winner, receiving a £1 million recording contract with Simon Cowell's company Syco, a division of Sony BMG. Jackson was an outsider to win the competition, and his victory was described as "the biggest shock in the history of reality TV betting." X Factor judge Louis Walsh later said that Jackson had won the vote by about 10%.A number of viewers complained to watchdog Ofcom that they were unable to get through to vote for Jackson's rival Rhydian Roberts, but an Ofcom investigation found that Roberts had not been unfairly disadvantaged.. More than 12 Million people watched the final of Leon winning, and Jackson described taking the X Factor winner's title was "Not Real".

"X Factor Live" tour

On 11 February 2008, Jackson began the "X Factor Live" tour in the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Rhydian Roberts, Same Difference and five other finalists from the 2007 show. They continued the tour in other venues around the UK until 21 March when the tour finished at London's Wembley Arena, thus concluding The X Factor 2007.

Appearances with Michael Bublé:

In December 2007, Jackson performed with Canadian performer Michael Bublé at Wembley Arena, singing Bublé's "Home". Jackson later said this had been the highlight of his life, because Bublé is his idol. In July 2008, Michael Bublé again invited Jackson to join him on stage at the Glasgow SECC for a duet of "Lost".
In October 2009, Buble said "I Am still in contact with Leon Jackson" and stated it has been tough for him since winning the show in 2007.

Awards and Nominations:

Young Scot award

In April 2008, Leon Jackson was awarded the "Young Scot" award, at Glasgow City Hall. He was given this award for being a positive role model to young people.

Music career:

Right Now (2007 - 2008)

Jackson appeared as a celebrity guest on the first live episode of series five of The X Factor on 11 October 2008, to perform the first single, "Don't Call This Love", from his upcoming album Right Now. The song was released the next day, and peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart and #8 in Ireland. Right Now was released on 20 October 2008. It debuted at #4 on the UK Top 40 Albums chart the week of 26 October 2008.[25] It remained in the Top 40 for three weeks total, before slipping out of the Top 40 but remaining in the Top 75 for an additional six weeks. The album debuted on the Ireland Top 75 Albums chart at #7 for the week of 23 October 2008, staying on that chart for a total of five weeks.
The second single from the album, "Creative", was released as a download-only purchase in late 2008. It peaked at #94 on 29 November 2008 on the UK Singles Download chart. The third and final single, "Stargazing", was released to radio stations in January 2009. It was also made available for purchase as a download-only single.
In December 2008, Jackson performed at the 2008 Hogmany Event in Edinburgh. However in 2007 Jackson pulled out of the Hogmany event where he would have been playing with Scottish singer Amy MacDonald. He pulled out of the event after suffering tonsilitis.

UK Tour (2009 - present)

As of March 19, 2009, Jackson has been dropped by the Sony BMG label.

Jackson told The Sun newspaper that he was focusing on preparing for an upcoming concert tour of the UK, which would take place in May and June 2009. Due to poor sales, he had to merge tours and co-headline this tour with fellow former X Factor contestants Same Difference.
Scottish singer and songwriter Sandi Thom had lined up Jackson as a Supporting Guest Act in Glasgow as part of her Homecoming Scotland 2009 Tour.
As of April 2009 half of the concert dates had been cancelled. All but two of the joint tour days from England and Wales remained (with Same Difference playing a solo tour gig in Portsmouth), while seven of the nine tour dates in Scotland remained.
Jackson also announced he would change his musical genre from Old-fashioned Jazz to more guitar-led music. He is working with other musicians including Scottish singer Paolo Nutini's co-writer Jim Duguid as well as writers who have worked with James Morrison. He said "I am switching genres a bit and moving from old-fashioned jazz to the singer-songwriter I love." He added: "I love to sing in a style that's raw and bare. When I create a song on the guitar, it is honest and real. "I wasn't able to show these songs after winning X Factor because they were not well enough known."
On 28th December 2009 during the BBC Radio 1 chart of the decade, in which Jacksons debut single featured, DJ Nihal Arthanayake challenged Leon to get back in the studio and release some new material, after receiving a tweet via twitter suggesting that Jackson would definitely not be making the same chart in ten years time.

Tours:

Headlining

* The X Factor 2008 Tour
* Right Now 2009 UK Tour (With Same Difference)

Supporting

* Sandi Thom 2009 Homecoming Scotland Tour (Support act in Glasgow)

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