Who is Leon Bridges?
Leon Bridges is an American Grammy Award winner from Fort Worth, Texas. He is a soul singer, songwriter, and record producer popularly known for his 2015 song “Coming Home” and his other songs such as River and Beyond.
In this article, I will be sharing with you Leon Bridges’ biography, age, net worth, career, and other facts about him but first, let’s have a look at his profile summary below.
Profile Summary
Full Name | Todd Michael Bridges |
Age | 33 years old (2022) |
Birth Date | July 13, 1989 |
Birth Place | Forth Worth, Texas |
Birth Sign | Cancer ♋ |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Singer & Songwriter |
Father | Wallace Bridges Sr |
Mother | Lisa Sawyer |
Brother | Wallace Bridges |
Sister | Ivy Bridges |
Partner | N/A |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5 feet 11 inches tall |
Weight | 75kg |
Net Worth | $2.5 million approx |
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Leon Bridges Biography
Todd Michael Bridges popularly known as Leon Bridges was born on July 13, 1989, in Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. As of 2022, he is 33 years old and celebrates his birthday every year on July 13. His birth sign is Cancer.
Talking about the Bridges family his parents are Lisa Sawyer (mother) and Wallace Bridges Sr (father). He also has a sister named Ivy Bridges and a brother named Wallace Bridges. In all, he holds an American nationality and belongs to African/Black ethnicity.
Career
Leon Bridges began his musical career in 2014 when he began writing and performing 1950s and 60s-style soul music. From there he began attracting followers and got his breakthrough when he performed his song “Coming Home” which attracted guitarist Austin Jenkins and Joshua Block of White Denim.
Bridges worked with Austin Jenkins and Joshua to produce some of his first few tracks. They recorded an album with vintage equipment and Bridges released two of his songs on the music platform “SoundCloud” in 2014. His song “Coming Home” received airplay from numerous local radio station which attracted several record labels and eventually he got signed to Columbia Records in December 2014.
Leon Bridges recorded and released his first official single “Coming Home” with Columbia Records in February 2015. The song continued from the successes of its demo and became one of the Top 10 Most Viral Tracks on Spotify. He released his debut album “Coming Home (Deluxe)” on June 23, 2015.
On April 8, 2016 Bridges was featured as a live artist on “BBC Radio London Robert Elms Show”. He played a live version of “River” alongside Colin O’Brien. The Live performance for River received so much recognition that in 2017 it was used in season one of the HBO series “Big Little Lies”.
In 2018 his song “Better Man” got featured in the movie “Pacific Rim: Uprising”. And on May 4, 2018, he released his second album “Good Thing”.
Bridges and Terrace Martin released a song titled “Sweeter” in tribute to the murder of George Floyd on June 8, 2020. He also performed at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
On July 23, 2021, he released his third album titled “Gold-Diggers Sound.
Leon Bridges Partner/Girlfriend
For now, Leon Bridges is a single man and remains focused on his career. However, he is yet to reveal any information concerning his current relationship status to the public.
Height and Weight Measurements
This American soul singer and songwriter has a height measurement standing at 5 feet 11 inches tall and he weighs about 75kg.
Leon Bridges Net Worth
Leon Bridges has amassed huge amounts of money from his music which is his main source of income. He has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million USD approximately.
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