Lemar And His Music- R&b With An English Twist

By Author: James Griffith
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R&B star Lemar is an English born R&B artist famous for his classic R&B songs and his stunning R&B music videos. Born Lemar Obika on 4 April 1978 in Tottenham, North London he had his first taste of fame after appearing in the hit music reality show Fame Academy on BBC1 in 2002. After finishing third in this series the talented young R&B singer signed a lucrative recording contract with Sony Music and released his excellent debut album “Dedicated” in 2003. This excellent Lemar album featured the excellent singles & R&B music videos “Dance (With U)”, the classic “50/50” and his final single release “Another Day” which featured another stunning R&B music video helping Lemar`s excellent debut album “Dedicated” to peak at number sixteen on the Official UK Album charts selling more than 300,000 copies in the UK. Lemar`s excellent R&B music videos for singles released from this album were also a huge hit on MTV too.




Lemar released his highly anticipated sophomore album “Time To Grow” in 2002 and this excellent Lemar album featured the excellent ...
... singles & R&B music videos “If There`s Any Justice”, “Time To Grow” and the final single release “Don`t Give Up” which featured another stunning R&B music video helping Lemar`s excellent sophomore album “Time To Grow” to peak at number eight on the Official UK Album charts selling more than 600,000 copies in the UK. Lemar`s excellent R&B music videos for singles released from this album were also a huge hit on MTV too.




Lemar released his highly anticipated third studio album “The Truth About Love” in 2006 and this excellent Lemar album featured high profile collaborations with R&B star Joss Stone & Mica Paris. It also spawned the excellent singles & R&B music videos “It`s Not That Easy”, “Someone Should Tell You” and the third official single release “Tick Tock” which featured another stunning R&B music video helping Lemar`s excellent third studio album “The Truth About Love” to peak at number three on the Official UK Album charts selling more than 300,000 copies in the UK. Lemar`s excellent R&B music videos for singles released from this album were also a huge hit on MTV too.




Lemar released his highly anticipated fourth studio album “The Reason” in 2008 and this excellent Lemar album featured high profile collaborations with US producers Jim Jonsin & Jim Beans. It also spawned the excellent singles & R&B music videos “If She Knew” and “Weight Of The World” helping Lemar`s excellent fourth studio album “The Reason” to peak at number forty one on the Official UK Album charts. Lemar`s excellent R&B music videos for singles released from this album were also a huge hit on MTV too.




Lemar is expected to release his highly anticipated fifth studio album “Invincible” in 2012. This highly anticipated disc is expected to feature some of his best ever work. Lemar has also released the first official single “Invincible” with a stunning R&B music video in July 2012. Look out for the Tottenham born singer to release further singles & R&B music videos later in the year too.




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James Griffith is a freelance writer from London specialising in writing hiphop r&b music and uk grime music articles. Over the years he has developed an extensive knowledge of urban music and urban music artists and is considered one of the leading authorities on this subject. With a passion for Hip hop and R&B music since childhood, James Griffith brings great knowledge and a great understanding of this exciting music genre and his articles are both informative and entertaining too.