Ashley Leitao

Ashley Leitao

Ashley Leitão was the ninth-place finisher on the third season of Canadian Idol.CTV. " [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060519/idol_ashley_leitao_060519/20060523?s_name=idol2006 Ashley Leitão] ".] Calgary Sun. " [http://www.calgarysun.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=97657&x=articles&s=showbiz Ashley Bows Out] ". July 28, 2005] Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ashley moved to Portugal at the age of six. Her main heritage is Portuguese. Presently, she resides in Toronto, Ontario, and works at the Abercrombie in the Toronto Eaton Center. [" [http://www.burnabynow.com/issues05/076105/news/076105nn5.html Burnaby's Ashley Leitão undaunted by Idol loss] ". July 30, 2005.] Performing in the first group of the Top 32, Ashley performed "Colors of the Wind" which convinced viewers to vote her into the next stage of the competition. She got the second highest number of votes that night, after Daryl Brunt.

Songs that Ashley performed during the season included:
* Top 32: "Colours of the Wind" (Vanessa Williams)
* Top 10: "Let it Rain" (Amanda Marshall)
* Top 9: "Sir Duke" (Stevie Wonder)

On the July 27 episode, it was revealed that Ashley was a member of the bottom 3, along with Melissa O'Neil and Josh Palmer. Judge Jake Gold made the observation that all three of them were from Western Canada, and insinuated that regional voting might have been at play. Ashley had the lowest number of votes, and after giving a tearful goodbye to Canada, she performed a farewell rendition of "Sir Duke".ChartAttack.com " [http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/07/2810.cfm Ashley Leitão Turfed from Canadian Idol] ". July 28, 2005]

Leitão has formed a group named Braided with fellow former season 3 contestants Casey LeBlanc and Amber Fleury.DND/Canadian Forces. " [http://www.dnd.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=2134 News Release: Task Force Afghanistan Show Tour: Smiles from Home] ". November 1, 2006] Their first single entitled "A Little Bit Closer" was released to radio on June 15th, 2006.CTV. " [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060616/idol_braided_060616?s_name=idol2006&no_ads= Amber, Ashley and Casey release single to radio] ".] She has also recorded a duet with Elvis Stojko, a former world champion Canadian figure skater.Canadian Press. " [http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/story.html?id=2b4e7ec4-0675-4178-967f-4f49233d357f&k=63626 Figure skater Elvis Sojko takes his place among Canada's best athletes ] ". November 2, 2006.]

References

External links

* [http://www.ashleyleitao.com/ Official Ashley Leitão Site]


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