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Kathleen de Leon Jones facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kathleen de Leon Jones | |
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Kathleen de Leon Jones performing with Hi-5 in January 2006 | |
| Born | Kathleen de Leon (1977-09-01) 1 September 1977 (age 47) Manila, Philippines |
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| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1997–2009 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
Kathleen de Leon Jones (born Kathleen de Leon, 1 September 1977) is a Filipino-born Australian actress, dancer, and singer. She was an original cast member of the ARIA Award winning Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 1998 to 2006 and left Hi-5 after nine years with the group.
Personal life
De Leon was born in Manila on 1 September 1977 and moved to Australia in 1978 with her parents. She is the oldest of three daughters; her two younger sisters Jennifer and Melanie were born in Australia. The family spent most of de Leon's childhood in Sydney.
On 30 April 2000, when de Leon was 22 years old, she met her future husband Daniel Jones. At the
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As one of the original members of the world conquering childrens entertainment group, Hi-5, Kathleen de Leon Jones is known by millions of children and their parents worldwide.
During her eight year tenure, Hi-5 won five ARIA Awards for Best Childrens Album, three Logie Awards for Best Childrens Program and a Helpmann Award.
She has often been the face of the Hi-5 merchandise and is one of the few members to have her own doll, three times over!
These days Kathleen is happy being a wife (to Daniel Jones, record producer and one half of the hugely successful duo, Savage Garden) and mum to 2½ year old Mikayla.
C4K: What have you been up to since Mikayla was born and you left Hi-5?
KdLJ: I’ve really just spent the last couple of years being a mum and a wife and absolutely loving it! Hi-5 was an amazing experience, and I really loved it, but it was quite a punishing schedule, where we were often travelling for up to 8 months of the year, so I’ve enjoyed being in one place and just living a normal life with m
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Kathleen de Leon Jones (born Kathleen de Leon on 1 September 1977) is a Filipino-Australian actress. She was an original cast member of the ARIA Award winning Australian children's television program, Hi-5.
Personal life
De Leon was born in Manila in 1977. She and her family moved to Australia in 1978. She is the oldest of three daughters; her two younger sisters were born in Australia. The family spent most of de Leon's childhood in Sydney.
On 30 April 2000, when de Leon was 22 years old, she met her future husband Daniel Jones. At the time, Jones was a member of the Australian pop band Savage Garden. The couple met at the 42nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards.
In 2003, after over three years of dating, Jones proposed to de Leon during his 30th birthday party at the GPO Bar in Brisbane. Over one hundred attendees—including Jones' parents—were "shocked" by the surprise proposal.
On 9 October 2005, de Leon and Jones married at Avica Weddings and Resort on the Gold Coast in Queensland. De Leon's wedding dress was designed by Bora of 'Bora Couture while one of de Leon's
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