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About Leighton

An interactive, passionate and upbeat vocalist, Leighton performs your favourite hits across the decades.

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Singer

Newport

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Leighton is a solo singer with many years’ experience entertaining crowds throughout the UK. An interactive, passionate and upbeat performer, Leighton guarantees to ensure you and your guests have a great time during his live sets. Performing your favourite hits from across the decades, Leighton’s repertoire is vast and full of something for everyone! From Kings Of Leon to Stevie Wonder, Bruno Mars and much more, you’ll be up on your feet from the first note. Leighton’s wealth of experience as a professional vocalist has seen him perform in countless prestigious venues such as The Celtic Manor, Hestercombe House and Gardens, Mathern Place and many more.

Leighton

5 out of 5

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5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Leighton's Reviews

5 out of 5

What a great find for us, Leighton was set up early and ready to go on time and being perfectly honest, he made our night in the venue, great voice, great reading of the room and excellent song choices throughout the evening, will definitely be booking again, more than once for 2025, thank you Leighton

5 out of 5

Leighton was superb everybody really enjoyed our musical lunch his selection of songs were perfect what a talented Singer St Marys Court

5 out of 5

Leighton was very professional, he even learnt a new song for our wedding first dance which was amazing! He is a great singer and lovely person to deal with. Everyone at the party loved him and thought he was a great! Would definitely recommend him for any party!!

5 out of 5

We booked Leighton for our wedding evening reception & we are so glad we did , Leighton is friendly ,professional & has that wow factor when performing & got everyone on there feet dancing . I would certainly book him again .. thank you Leighton for making our wedding evening reception even more special

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5 out of 5

Leighton was absolutely amazing!! I cannot thank him enough not only for learning our first dance song but providing amazing music and getting everyone on their feet. What an amazing perfumes aswell as Ben who played guitar. Thank you both for making our wedding so special

5 out of 5

Fab night! really sociable, interaction with guests really good. Easy going went with the flow. Fab voice and well presented. I would highly recommend Leighton he made my 50th birthday even better 👍🍾🎂🥂

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Leighton's Song list

10s

Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Sam Fischer - This City

Beyonce - Love On Top

Tones & I - Dance Monkey

Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep

Cee Lo Green - Forget You

Whitney Houston - Higher Love

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

George Ezra - Shotgun

Walk The Moon - Shut Up and Dance

Calum Scott - You Are The Reason

Tones And I - Dance Monkey

DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

Justin Timberlake - Can’t Stop The Feeling

Portugal. The man - Feel It Still

Bastille - Pompeii

Rag N Bone Man - Human

George Ezra - Hold My Girl

George Ezra - Paradise

Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

Ed Sheeran - Perfect

Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

Shawn Mendes - There’s Nothing Holding Me Back

Daft Punk - Get Lucky

The Lumineers - Ho Hey

Mtko - Classic

Ben Howard - Only Love

Beyoncé - Halo

Sam Smith - Stay With Me

Sheppard - Geronimo

Ruelle - I Get To Love You

Dani And Lizzy - Dancing In The Sky

Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Duncan Lawrence - Arcade

Harry Styles - Falling

Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

Lord Huron - The Night We Met

00s

3 Doors Down - Here Without You

The Calling - Wherever You Will Go

The Strokes - Last Nite

The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way

Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl

The Script - The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

The Fray - How To Save A Life

The Fray - Over My Head

Stereophonics - Dakota

Amy Winehouse - Valerie

Sam Sparrow - Black And Gold

The Killers - Human

Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight

Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire

Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody

The Killers - Mr Brightside

The Killers - Human

Maroon 5 - This Love

OutKast - Hey Ya

Michael Buble - Haven’t Met You Yet

The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

Paolo Nutini - New Shoes

McFly - Obviously

McFly - It’s All About You

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Madcon - Beggin’

Coldplay - Fix You

90s

Robbie Williams - Angels

Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You

Oasis - Don’t Look Back In Anger

Cher - Do You Believe

Ricky Martin - Livin’ La Vida Loca

Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight

GooGooDolls - Iris

Shania Twain - You’re Still The One

Chesney Hawkes - I Am The One And Only

Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way

80s

Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine

Bon Jovi - Livin’ On A Prayer

Bryan Adams - Summer Of ‘69

Journey - Don’t Stop Believing

Elton John - I’m Still Standing

Europe - Final Countdown

Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

The Proclaimers - I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)

George Michael - Faith

ABC - When Smokey Sings

Hall & Oats - I Can’t Go For That ( No Can Do)

A-Ha - Take On Me

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

Go West - We Close Our Eyes

Wham! - I’m Your Man

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Depeche Mode - Just Can’t Get Enough

The Human League - Love Action

ABC - The Look Of Love Pt 1

Erasure - A Little Respect

Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover

Van Halen - Jump

Gary Numan - Cars

Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

King - Love & Pride

Prince - Purple Rain

Simple Minds - Don’t You Forget About Me

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

David Bowie- Dancing In The Street

The Contours - Do You Love Me

Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You

DeBarge - Rhythm Of The Night

Lionel Richie - All Night Long

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster

Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You

David Bowie - Lets Dance

Luther Vandros - Never Too Much

Prince - Kiss

UB40 - Red Red Wine

George Benson - Give Me The Night

INXS - Need You Tonight

INXS - Never Tear Us Apart

The Human League - Don't You Want Me Baby

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Madness - It Must Be Love

Madness - Our House

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams

The Jam - Town Called Malice

The Style Council - Shout To The Top

70s

Queen - We Will Rock You

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen - Don’t Stop Me Now

Stealers Wheels - Stuck In The Middle

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

Earth Wind & Fire - September

Michael Jackson - I Wanna Be Where You Are

Bette Midler - The Rose

Aretha Franklin - Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)

Elton John - Are You Ready For Love

Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Stevie Wonder -

Elvis - Burning Love

Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You

Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine

Grease - you’re the one that I want

60s

The Monkees - I’m A Believer

The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup

The Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin’

The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

Jackson 5 - I Want You Back

The Four Tops - I Can’t Help Myself Sugar pie Honey bunch

The Beatles - Come Together

The Beatles - Twist and Shout

The Beatles - Yesterday

Aretha Franklin - Respect

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl

Elvis - Can’t Help Falling In Love

Otis Redding - Dock Of The Bay

Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire

Sam Cooke - What a wonderful world

Frankie Valli - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally

Tina Turner - Proud Mary

The Temptations - My Girl

Ben E King - Stand By Me

Nina Simone - Feeling Good

Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon

Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman

The Rolling Stones - (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

Dionne Warwick - I say a littler prayer

The Supremes - You Can’t Hurry Love

50s

Sam Cooke - Wonderful World

Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea

Ray Charles - I’ve Got A Woman

Medleys

Queen

George Michael/ Wham

Robbie Williams

Boyband-

Elvis Presley

Eighties Medley - We Close our Eyes, Spin Me Round, Everybody Wants To Rule The World...And More

Rock Medley - Living On A Prayer, Summer Of 69, One And Only, Eye Of The Tiger

Leighton's Prices

Last updated: 2024

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£200
Up to 1 hour	£250
Up to 2 hours	£400
Up to 3 hours	£500

Drinks reception

Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£312.50

Wedding ceremony

This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.

£375

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner

- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. - 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception. - 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.

£1000

Customer questions

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I always try my best to be flexible. If timings change just let me know.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

This would not be a problem at all. If you would like me to provide a DJ service after our final set I would be happy to do this for an additional fee.

How much time do you need to set up?

I usually set up 1-2 hours before I am due to play.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

This would not be a problem. I would work with you to curate the best set list for your event and with enough notice be able to learn certain requests.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, I am able to provide PA and Lighting for your event.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

With enough notice I would be happy to learn certain requests.

What do your clients love most about your performances?

I have had compliments on my song choices as i have picked songs for a mixed age group so there should be something for everyone.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

I have been lucky enough to play in many different venues both as a solo, duo and in a band. I have played a wedding in a barn on a haystack, an 18th birthday party on a boat and in many esteemed venues such as Mathern Place and Hestercombe house & gardens

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

I have always loved all different types of music. Growing up in the 90s I was influenced by the divas.

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

I played with my band at the o2 academy in Birmingham which was a great experience.

Musicianship

Genres:

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Singer

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Event types:

Bar / Club / Venue event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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