Francis Leverett

Karinn (2008-2010)

Natasha Lewis (2010–present)

**Francis Leverett** (born April 4, 1985) is a Canadian singer, dancer and actor. Ex-miliary, Leverett earned released his first album "Conquering America" in 2007, as the name says, represented the ambition of a foreign fresh right out of army to conuer the whole American territory. The first single, "Perfect" was an absolutely success, leading to the next hits as "Spinning Around" and "The Truth Remains", as well to a tour around United States and Canada. Not to miss the rhythm at the wave of success, Leverett released a second album in the following year. "Second First Impression" had a less-oriented by teen pop and a more mature sound, which was evident by the first and most successful single from the album, "Break Anotha". In 2009, Leverett made his film debut with the horror-teen movie, "Check-In" and dedicated to parallel projects until 2010. At the MTV Video Music Awards on the same year, the singer made his comeback to the showbusiness with the buzz single, "Heartbreaker", releasing at the beginning of following year his third album, "Out of Character", which marked his definitive transition to R&B and urban pop. After starting a relationship with Natasha Lewis, which lasts until today, Leverett went on tour with his girlfriend that summer. In mid-2013, Leverett turned his attention back to acting career starring in the reboot of the Resident Evil franchise in theaters and at the Three And Then Some tv series, which earned him an Emmy. After a long time break from music, Leverett released in a surprise album in 2014, "Ying/Yang", which alluded to the principles of Chinese philosophy, with two halves of the artist: the Pop and the R&B side. As for 2015, it was the year to reap the rewards of 8 years of success, releasing his greatest hits "Conquering The World: The Odyssey", gathering his biggest hits and two new unreleased songs: "Gibberish" and "#1".

## Early life

Native from Toronto, Canada, Leverett is the only son of a teacher and a major in the army. Grandson and great-grandson of military, Francis lived the constant pressure to follow the family footsteps at the army and recruited at age 18. After serving two years, Leverett left the military career to try a chance in music, against the will of his parents. He moved to Los Angeles with two friends where steyed for a year, until get into a hearing with LACD, which would become later the bankrupt Fach Records.

## Discography

* *Conquering America* (2007)
* *Second First Impression* (2008)
* *Out of Character* (2011)
* *Yin/Yang* (2014)
* *Closer* (2016)
* The Awakening (2019)

* "Gimme Some of That (Girl Talk)"
* "Spinning Around"
* "Voodoo Magic"
 Second First Impression
* "Break This Down"
* "James Dean (I Wanna Know)"
 Out of Character
* "Winner" (feat. Jamie Foxx)
 Ying/Yang
* "Amnesia"
* "Wiggle (feat. Snoop Lion)"
* "Love Sound"
 Closer
* "Dangerous"
* "Heartbeat" (feat. Krista)
 The Awakening
* "Awakening"
* "Colour" (feat. Kate Logan)
* "Sanctify"

**Compilations & Other Releases**

 Conquering The World: The Odyssey
 The Awakening (Platinum Edition)

## Tours

* Conquering The World Tour (2007)
* Second First Impressions Tour (2008-2009)
* Double The Trouble Tour (2011)
* Yin/Yang World Tour (2014-2015)
* Get a Little Closer Tour (2016-2017)
* The Awakening World Tour (2019-2020)

## Filmography

* Check-In (2009)
* Resident Evil (2013)

## Television shows and appearances

* True Blood (2010-2012) - 21 episodes
* Three And Then Some (2014) - 13 episodes