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When the first I look Dizon in 2006, she was stealing my
eyes. She very cute like an
angel, and my room was covered by her pics even I didn't realize about that. I went
to look her.
Leah Donna Dizon was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 24, 1986. Her mother is
of French descent while her father is half Filipino and half Chinese. Her parents work as casino
dealers. Dizon is the fourth of six children: she has two older brothers, an
older sister, and two younger brothers. In an interview, she explains that she
listened to rock and R&B music and trained in dance since the
age of 12. Dizon
has said that her mother was "very strict and monitored [Dizon's] spending
habits". When she was 14 years old, she worked at a clothing store and
eventually saved enough money to travel to Japan alone for a trip.
She
attended the Las Vegas Academy of
Performing Arts for her freshman
and sophomore years, but graduated from the public Eldorado High School in 2004, where she became active in
theater. At the age of 18, Dizon relocated to Los
Angeles, California and attended college as a film major for her freshman year
While living in Los Angeles,
Dizon worked as a promotional
model for local car
shows. Eventually, her photographs were posted online. It was reported that
there were 2 million Google hits within an entire year, with the
majority of the viewers being located in China and Japan. Much of the attention
received was attributed to her unique looks. She was asked by many Japanese fans
who had seen her photographs to work in their country, which eventually
prompted her to submit several demo tapes and dance videos to Victor Entertainment. An agent offered
and signed her to a recording contract.
In
March 2006, Dizon moved to Tokyo and began Japanese lessons alongside voice
training. She released her first Photobook,
Petite Amie (which means
"girlfriend" in French), in October 2006—Petite Amie was ranked as the third best-selling Photobook
of 2006 and 2007. A few pictorials for various magazines followed.
Dizon
made her musical debut under Victor Entertainment on February 14, 2007 with the
single "Softly". This was followed by "Koi Shiyō",
and "L・O・V・E U".
which also peaked at number 7 on the Oricon Weekly Chart. The title track is
described as a "grooving, up-tempo dance song" and the single
features 2 B-sides: "Could you be that one?" and "Aishiteru:
Love Story" (アイシテル~ Love Story?). Koi Shiyō was used in a Lotte TV advert, while "Could you be
that one?" was featured in a PlayStation
3 Ninja Gaiden Sigma TV advert, with Dizon starring in both
commercials. In September 2007, Dizon released her debut album, Destiny Line,
under Victor Entertainment. The CD+DVD Edition contains 14 tracks, 10 of which
she penned herself on the single PVs alongside a special album PV "Again
and Again". The CD+1 only edition contains the digitally-released remix of
"Koi Shiyō", called "Koi Shiyō (Yasutaka Nakata-Capsule Mix)".
After the release of Destiny Line, Dizon continued
with two singles: "Love Paradox" and "Vanilla" (both 2008). Her second
album, Communication!!!,
was released in August 2008.
"Under the Same Sky" was used as the theme song for the
Japanese drama Tokyo Prom
Queen, while "Lost At Sea" was used in season 2. She made a guest appearance on the show as Naomi, the prom queen of
the previous year.
In
February 2008, Dizon began dating her stylist Bun (born 1979), whom she had met
while shooting the music video for Love
Paradox. On October 10, 2008, while three months pregnant, Dizon married
Bun in a traditional Japanese ceremony. These initial stages were chronicled
and announced during her Communication!!!
Album, Tour several days
after the marriage. The couple's daughter, Mila (美蘭 Mira?), was
born on April 24, 2009.
On
February 14, 2010, Dizon appeared on live television and discussed making
cookies for Bun. Subsequently, she confessed that their relationship had been averse
ever since the birth. That same month, she was featured in a spread in Glamour Magazine, where she
discussed motherhood and she hopes to return to the entertainment industry. It
was her first magazine cover in nearly two years. On October 31, 2010, she announced
that she and Bun had separated and filed for divorce earlier that month, and
she was seeking full custody of their daughter. According to Dizon, the split
was due to "busy schedules and inability to meet regularly differing
opinions toward raising children" alongside "irreconcilable
differences". According
to a statement released on February 22, 2011 by Dizon's agency, Dizon received
full custody of their daughter Mila and details of their arrangement were
private. Their divorce was finalized in December 2010. Dizon attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New
York, where she graduated in December 2012. Dizon has stated that she would
like to return to Japan to work in the future.
In June
2011, Dizon filmed commercials in Manhattan for Shonan Cosmetic Surgery Clinic.
The commercials were released on August 17, 2011.
On
December 14, 2012, Dizon announced that she had signed a contract with a talent
agency in the US, and would also be accepting any offers of Japanese work if
she were to receive any.
On June
2, 2013, it was reported that Dizon was slated to record the theme song for the
upcoming "Samurai & Dragons" video game. The track was released
June 26, 2013.
It was
reported by the magazine Joseijishin in June 2013 that Dizon's ex-husband
Bun had stopped paying child support for their daughter, which was the main
reason Dizon returned to Japan. "Apparently his business partner went
bankrupt. But he needs to continue his responsibility for his daughter,"
Dizon is reported to have said. She now lives in Las Vegas with her mother and
daughter.
This post uses material from wikipedia.org and images-free.net.
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