X Factor winner Leon Jackson is coming to the Cardiff International Arena in March for two performances.

The 18-year-old Scot beat 150,000 other hopefuls to win the ITV1 talent show after a nail biting final featuring Welsh operatic maestro Rhydian and pop duo Same Difference.

Jackson realised he could forge a career in music after his friends complimented him on his voice, dragging him to karaoke on a weekly basis.

A fan of contemporary jazz, he cites his influences as Michael Bublé and Jamie Callum.

And something of an Indiana Jones, had Jackson not been triumphant on X Factor, he had planned on starting university to undertake an architectural technology course.

He is due to perform at the CIA on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 11 and 12, at 7.30pm.

To book tickets, which cost £26 subject to booking fee, contact the box office on 02920 22 44 88.