American born gravure idol Leah Dizon

The gaijin tarento, singer and Japanese gravure idol Leah Dizon, born on September 24, 1986, was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, before she moved to Tokyo, Japan in 2006 to pursue her career in the Japanese entertainment industry. She being the fourth of six children, Dizon’s mother is French-American and her father is Filipino-Chinese. She has two elder brothers, an elder sister, and two younger brothers. She grew up listening to rock and R&B music, took dance lessons and was in her high school theater.

Dizon started her career at the age of 19 thanks to a contract offered by a Japanese talent agency. In October 2006, she released her first photobook, ‘Petite Amie’ (girlfriend in French), which was ranked as the third best-selling photobook of 2006 and 2007. It was followed by her first physical single ‘Softly’ (February 2007), her second photobook ‘Hello! Leah’, and ‘Koi Shiyo’ (May 2007). Koi Shiyo was used in a Lotte TV ad, while ‘Could you be that one?’ was used in a PlayStation 3 Ninja Gaiden Sigma TV ad. Then released her third single entitled ‘L.O.V.E.U’ (August 2007), followed by her debut album, ‘Destiny Line’ (September 2007). Several other photo books and DVDs followed which were all well received.