Leona is the winner of the Voice of Holland 2012. Having started her career… Read Full Bio ↴Leona is the winner of the Voice of Holland 2012. Having started her career at the tender age of 3, when she started to play the piano, Leona, the Canadian born, Jamaican blooded singer/songwriter/actress, has developed a tremendous love for performing. At the age of 6, Leona established herself with her adoptive family from Toronto Canada in Oestgeest, the Netherlands. Here she enrolled at the Conservatory of Music at the age of 17. Although she cut het education short after het 3rd year, it had become quite obvious that showbiz is where she wants to be. After been sent to Hollywood for two months by her record compagny at the time she performed as suppoting act for Dru Hill in 1999 performing with Dutch R&B group Sat-R-Day in Rotterdam's Ahoy. She succeeded in being asked to accompany The Nits, Arling & Cameron and Junkie XL on their Tokyo tour in 2000. In 2001 she played the Nubian slave Aida in Joop van den Ende's hit musical AIDA. Which lead to more theatre shows such as o.a. Big Black & Beautiful and The Blues Brothers. Besides theatre she's been doing gigs, singing backing vocals for several renown Dutch recording artists.

This past year she sang a.o. with the Dutch rock group Kane and is still touring Europe - as we speak - with Candy Dulfer.

You'll hear her voice on o.a. the CD's:
- A Little Less Conversation - Junkie XL
- Catch Up To My Step - Junkie XL feat. Solomon Burke
- The Original - BEEF
- This Will Be - in the feature movie 'Alles Is Liefde'
- WOOL - Nits
- Music For Imaginairy Films - Arling & Cameron
- We Are A & C - Arling & Cameron
- The Weekend Is For You - Sat-R-Day
- Het Draagbare Huis - Henk Hofstede
- What Is Love - Soundtrack for the movie Oesters van Nam Kee
- I'd Like To Teach The World.. - Berget Lewis feat. Leona
- Hi-Fi Underground - Arling & Cameron
- Ordinary Man - Danny Vera
- Kane de Kuip Live - Kane
- Lionel Richie Symphonica In Rosso - Lionel Richie
- and of course her own debut Top 20 hit single "Summer On Your Radio"

Never having lost track of her own goal she recorded her own CD, alongside drummer / producer Jonas Filtenborg. Fat Urban beats with a dash of Rock. Mix that with the soulfull voices of sultry vocalists.......That's Leona's recipe for her own style: Urban Rock!

Currently Leona is writing material for her new CD.

Mesmerized
Leona Philippo Lyrics

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You don't know, what you do to me
Let me tell you, how you make me feel
I need your loving, that's so good to me
I can't even sleep, boy you got me weak
My heart is on fire, since you've put that thing on me, oho

You put the thank on me, that thank,
P-p-put on me

You got me mesmerized, I don't know what to do
Baby got me on cloud 9, I think I'm in love with you
You got me so caught up, oh baby I'm spellbound
Baby I'm on cloud 9, I don't think I'm coming down
You don't know, what you do to me
Come on, baby, baby,
I'm your ecstasy
I can't even speak, boy you got me weak
My heart is on fire, since you've put that thing on me, oho

You put the thang on me, that thang, baby
Sound so good to me, yeah
I can't understand, I can't understand
Got me looking so crazy baby
Got me looking so crazy baby
Make me wanna clap my hands
Make me wanna stump my feet
Make me feel real, real good
The way you put that thang on me, oho yeha
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oho
Yeaaaaaah, wuhu
Uh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby mesmerized
Uh you've got me, uh you've got me
Uh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby mesmerized
Uh you've got me, uh you've got me

Let me tell you, how you make me feel
I need your loving, that's so good to me
I can't even sleep, boy you got me weak
My heart is on fire, since you've put that thing on me, oho

You put the thang on me, that thang, baby
Uh you got me, yeah, yeah, yeah
Uh you've got me, uh you've got me

Uh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby mesmerized
Uh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby mesmerized.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Leona Philippo’s “Mesmerized” are a declaration of love and admiration towards a significant other. In the opening lines of the song, the singer expresses how the person makes her feel, highlighting the effect the person has on her overall well-being. She goes on to state that she is captivated by this person and is falling deeply in love with them. The chorus of the song is a repetition of how the person has mesmerized the singer and how she is deeply in love with them. To her, getting intimate with this person puts her on cloud nine, and she is not coming down anytime soon.

The song's final lyrics reiterate the impact this person has on the singer and how she can't get enough of them. She also mentions how the person makes her feel good and how she can't contain her emotions. The song's overall message is about falling in love and being utterly consumed by the person you love.

Line by Line Meaning

You don't know, what you do to me
I am unable to describe the effect you have on me

Let me tell you, how you make me feel
Allow me to explain the emotions that you evoke in me

I need your loving, that's so good to me
I crave your affection because it brings me great pleasure

I can't even sleep, boy you got me weak
Your presence is so overwhelming that I cannot even rest

My heart is on fire, since you've put that thing on me, oho
You have ignited a passionate flame within me with your actions

You put the thang on me, that thang, baby
You have used your seductive powers to captivate me

You got me mesmerized, I don't know what to do
I am under your spell and I am unsure of my next move

Baby got me on cloud 9, I think I'm in love with you
Because of your actions, I am elated and I believe I have fallen in love with you

You got me so caught up, oh baby I'm spellbound
You have fully engrossed me in your charms, leaving me captivated

Baby I'm on cloud 9, I don't think I'm coming down
I am overjoyed and feel as though I will not return to reality

Come on, baby, baby, I'm your ecstasy
You bring me immense pleasure and joy

I can't even speak, boy you got me weak
Your presence weakens me to the point of speechlessness

Sound so good to me, yeah
Your actions and words are pleasing to me

I can't understand, I can't understand
I cannot fathom why you have such an effect on me

Got me looking so crazy baby
You have caused me to become infatuated with you

Make me wanna clap my hands
Your actions bring me joy and make me want to celebrate

Make me wanna stump my feet
Your actions make me want to dance with excitement

Make me feel real, real good
Your actions and words bring me a sense of happiness and contentment

Uh you've got me, yeah, yeah, yeah
You have completely won me over and captured my heart

Uh you've got me, uh you've got me
You have me fully under your spell and control

Uh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby mesmerized
You have taken me captive and I am completely under your influence

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Comments from YouTube:

Arturo Fernandez

3y↑3

Her voice is like liquid gold... and flowers in the sky...!!! The best.

Mylesa Stinnette

5y↑8

I really enjoyed all of your performances. You are fantastic Leona. Beautiful smile too!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🎤🎤👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️

A D

7y↑6

I love when Nick & Simon finally hit the button and turn around and you can legit see just how surprised she was that EVERYONE wanted to be her coach/mentor.