Lemar Obika (born 4 April 1978), known mononymously as Lemar, is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially rising to fame after finishing third on the

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of British talent show ''

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'', he was later signed to

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, where he has gone on to release five studio albums, three of which are certified

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or double platinum by the

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(BPI). Lemar's double-platinum debut album '' Dedicated'' was released in November 2003 and contained the successful singles " Dance (With U)", " 50/50" and " Another Day", all of which charted in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. His second effort, ''

Time to Grow ''Time to Grow'' is the second studio album by English singer Lemar. It was released by Sony BMG on 29 November 2004 in the United Kingdom. The album has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Critical rece ...

'', saw similar success, again achieving double platinum certification and spawning his most successful single, "

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", which peaked at number 3 and spent four months on the UK Singles Chart. Lemar has seen considerable chart success in the UK and

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, releasing ten top 20 singles, seven of which peaked in the top 10, and has sold over two million albums.

Early life

Lemar Obika was born in

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, England, to Nigerian parents. He grew up listening to R&B and

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. He used to sing at home with his siblings, pretending to be

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and

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. He was 17 when he had his first concert at the Junior Jam at 'The Temple' in Tottenham supporting American singer Usher. At the time, he was designing a website to sell logos for the

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PH337 phone.Prince's Trust trading Ltd. (2009). Inspired* by music. London: Shoehorn Arts & Culture Books. pp. 94-97. . Later on, he gave up an opportunity to study pharmacy at

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to pursue a musical career. Lemar had some success supporting various artists such as American

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and

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on their UK club tours and after some years, managed to secure a recording contract with BMG. Following this, he released his debut single " Got Me Saying Ooh". His record deal with BMG fell through in less than a year due to restructuring at the record label. He had to eventually take a job working as an accounts manager at

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in Enfield, North London. At age 24, his mother died of cancer and he found listening to

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's "

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" brought "clarity" and aims to "write songs as moving as this".

Career

Lemar was most notably brought to public attention on the

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's ''

'' in 2002, a combination of a talent quest and a reality television show. He made the finals of the show winning plaudits for his version of " Let's Stay Together" by

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and singing a duet with

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on " Easy". While he ended up finishing third in the show, which was won by

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, he caught the eye of fellow

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soul singer

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, who invited him to sing a duet with her during her concert at the

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was so impressed with his potential that they signed him to a five-year record deal worth £1 million. He was also the contestant from ''

'' chosen to represent the UK in

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, coming fifth (the eventual winner being

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from

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). Lemar's second single " Dance (with U)" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in early 2003. His first album '' Dedicated'' was released late in 2003 with additional singles " 50/50" and " Another Day" also achieving chart success in the UK. Following the success of the album, he commenced his first headlining tour of the UK. After completing his UK tour, Lemar was the opening act for

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's UK tour dates. Thus, he is considered the "most successful graduate. On 12 November 2004 Lemar guested on Radio 1's

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and performed a cover of U2's song "

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". He has also performed for

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. In early November 2004, Lemar released his first single from the album ''

''. "

" reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, and has become one of Lemar's most recognised songs. ''Time to Grow'' was released following the single and peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart, to date, the album has been certificated 2× Platinum by the BPI. Two other singles were released from the album, "

" and " Don't Give It Up". He is also one of the artists included on

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's single "

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". 4 September 2006 saw Lemar return with his eighth single, entitled "

It's Not That Easy "It's Not That Easy" is the first single taken from British R&B singer Lemar's third album '' The Truth About Love''. Before the single's release, "It's Not That Easy" made the top 3 of the UK radio airplay chart and the top 10 of the TV airp ...

", which became his sixth UK top ten hit. A week later his new album '' The Truth About Love'' was released, which saw guest appearances from

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from The L.O.X.,

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and

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. The album became Lemar's highest charting album to date, peaking at number three on the

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, outpeaking ''

'' (number eight) and '' Dedicated'' (number sixteen). Two more singles were released from the album, "

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" and "Tick Tock". At the Brit Awards in 2007, Lemar was hoping to arrive in a makeshift limo, with

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from the

's ''

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'' as the driver. Lemar ultimately got frustrated with May and got out of the car after May repeatedly got lost. He featured on Sway's first single " Saturday Night Hustle" from the album '' The Signature LP''. Lemar's fourth studio album, '' The Reason'' was released on 24 November 2008, entering the UK Albums Chart at No. 41. Lead single "

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" was released on 10 November 2008, and peaked on the UK Singles Chart at No. 14. On 2 March 2009, Lemar released his second single from the album, " Weight of the World", the song peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. He performed both singles on ''

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''. Lemar performed his new single " The Way Love Goes" on the BBC1 show ''

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'' on 9 January 2010. He also performed the single on ''GMTV'' in February. The single was released on Valentine's Day and peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. On 8 March, the single was followed by his much anticipated album, ''

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''. Which - as well as including 10 hit singles from his four studio albums - also features four new tracks. In addition to " The Way Love Goes", these include a duet with

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on a re-recording of Lemar's own 2003 ballad "What About Love". On 19 March, Lemar and JLS performed the song together on Sport Relief. On 11 March 2010, Lemar's album ''

'' hit number one on the R&B download charts on iTunes, along with 9 of Lemar's songs in the top 100 downloads. It peaked at number eighteen on the UK Albums Chart. Toward the end of March 2010, Lemar performed a Radio 1's

version of "

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". He also recorded cover versions of Beyoncé's " Sweet Dreams" and Alicia Key's "

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". Lemar appeared as a special guest on the UK Dates of

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's World Tour. His confirmed dates were at Birmingham's LG Arena, London's

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and Manchester's

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. The first date, in London, was on 2 November 2010. It was also announced that Lemar would be the special guest on the UK dates of

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' tour in 2011. Lemar returned with his single "Invincible", which he performed for the first time at Stoke 2012 Live. The release date for the single was 12 August, and will be the first single to be taken from the as yet untitled fifth studio album this year. on 21 June Lemar leaked the single via his official website, speaking to

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about the single he commented saying "Sticking together is what makes you invincible. When times are hard, it's important to stick together and know what your values are." On his site The Re-View, Nick Bassett praises "Invincible" for its "narrative journey which showcases Lemar’s songwriting talents as well as his impressive vocal." Lemar returned again in 2015 with his single "The Letter", which got its first airplay on BBC Radio 2's breakfast show with Chris Evans. ''The Letter'' was also the title of his latest album. The album featured a duet with Joss Stone, a cover of "Someday We'll Be Together", made famous by

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. In 2018, Lemar was a contestant on the tenth series of ''

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'', replacing

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; his ice skating partner was Melody Le Moal. Lemar survived three skate offs, beating

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and

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. On 11 February, he was voted off after ending up in the skate off for a fourth time with

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. On 7 February 2023, Lemar released the single "Future Love", which he wrote and produced by himself. The single preceded Lemar's seventh studio album, ''Page in My Heart'', which was released on 24 March 2023. A radio mix of "Dust" was released as the album's second single on 28 April 2023. Lemar appears as Lord Smythe-Smith in episode 5 of the 2023

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series '; Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'' (2023). He participated as "Cricket" on the fifth series of ''

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'' and finished in third place. In 2024, Lemar starred in London's West End revival of

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, playing the role of Curtis Jackson, alongside

. Lemar went on tour with

for their summer tour where they played in various outdoor venues.

Filmography

Personal life

Lemar is an ambassador for

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. On 19 January 2008, MSN UK reported that Lemar became a father for the first time with his long-term partner Charmaine Powell, who gave birth at London's private

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to a girl. Lemar and Charmaine then had another child, a son. The couple married on 17 July 2010 at

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. Lemar is a fan of English football club

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. His cousin, Jonathan Obika, is a footballer who plays for

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, and another cousin,

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, played for

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. As of May 2009, Lemar had an accumulated wealth of £4 million.The 10 richest reality TV stars
Times Online, 31 May 2009

Discography

* '' Dedicated'' (2003) * ''

'' (2004) * '' The Truth About Love'' (2006) * '' The Reason'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' The Letter'' (2015) * ''Page in My Heart'' (2023)

Awards and nominations

Brit Awards: * Winner 2006 - British Urban Act * Winner 2004 - British Urban Act * Nominee 2007 - British Male Solo Artist * Nominee 2006 - British Urban Act * Nominee 2005 - British Male Solo Artist * Nominee 2005 - British Urban Act * Nominee 2004 - Best British Breakthrough Act * Nominee 2004 - Best British Urban Act

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: * Winner 2006 - Best UK Male * Winner 2005 - Best UK Male * Winner 2005 - Best Album - ''

'' * Nominee 2009 - Best R&B/Soul Act * Nominee 2007 - Best R&B Act * Nominee 2005 - Best Video - "

" * Nominee 2005 - Best R&B Act * Nominee 2004 - UK Act of the Year * Nominee 2004 - Best R&B Act

References

External links

Lemar’s Soul Summer Nights on Magic Radio

Magic Soul Mornings with Lemar on Magic Soul

Lemar Online

Lemar interview by Pete Lewis
'Blues & Soul' December 2008
Lemar Live MTV Session
MTV
Stoke2012live.co.uk

Hyves Lemar Fanpage

Live on Channel V, Sydney

Lemar Online Interview
Scene Magazine

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