Born in Madrid on April 30, 1980, Spanish singer-songwriter José Miguel Conejo
Torres bore a striking resemblance to Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva, so much
so his friends nicknamed him Leiva. The name stuck and when he started upon his
musical career he adopted it as a stage name. After rising to stardom in his
native Spain as one half of the successful pop-rock duo Pereza, Leiva split from
his partner Rubén Pozo and went solo, releasing the album Diciembre in 2012 on
Sony Music. With Leiva being widely acknowledged as the musical driving force
behind Pereza, the album was eag...