Charles Scott Leonard IV (born October 11, 1965) is an American singer and a member of the cappella group

Rockapella Rockapella is an American a cappella musical group formed in 1986 in New York City. The group's name is an amalgam of "rock" and "a cappella". Rockapella sings original vocal music and a cappella covers of pop and rock songs; and over time, their ...

, the former house band on the

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children's geography game show '' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?''

Biography

Leonard was born and raised in

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, and attended

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, where he sang in a barbershop–doo wop group. Leonard attended the

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on a baseball scholarship while studying as a voice major. After graduating in 1987, he got a job singing at

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that would also led to a similar singing job at

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in Japan for two years, where he led the Japanese

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band Horizon, released a solo album, and became fluent in

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. Leonard returned to the United States looking for a singing job in 1990. Having seen an ad in a New York performing arts newspaper, he auditioned to be the high tenor for

and got the position in 1991, moving to

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as a result. During Rockapella's stint as the house band on '' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'', Leonard used his connections to the Japanese recording market to obtain a record deal for the group, resulting in seven CDs released in Japan on the ForLife Records label. Over the years, Leonard has become the front man for Rockapella; having been in the group for almost 25 years, he has been the high tenor on all but one of the official Rockapella albums/recordings and is currently the main songwriter–arranger for Rockapella, and produces their recordings in his home recording studio, The Bungalette. Leonard moved to Tampa, Florida, in 2001, where he lives with his wife and two children.

Discography

Solo CDs/Guest Appearances

With Rockapella

Domestic releases

International releases

Compilations

Unaffiliated releases

Various releases

References

External links

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Scott Leonard Music
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