Lemar
Lemar Obika (born 4 April 1978), professionally known simply as Lemar, is an English R&B singer–songwriter and record producer. Lemar has had a run of chart success in the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. He rose to fame after finishing in third place on the first series of British talent show Fame Academy, which was won by songwriter David Sneddon.
Since then, Lemar has had seven top ten UK singles and sold over two million albums. He is seen as one of the most successful artists to come out of a reality TV show. Lemar has also won two Brit Awards and three MOBO Awards to date and released his fifth studio album in 2012.
Early life
Lemar Obika was born in Tottenham,North London, England to Nigerian parents of Enugu State, South Eastern Nigeria. He grew up listening to R&B and soul music. He used to sing at home with his brothers and sister, pretending to be The Jacksons.
He was 17 when he had his first concert at the Junior Jam at 'The Temple' in Tottenham supporting Usher. Later on he gave up an opportunity to study pharmacy at Cardiff University to pursue a musical career. Lemar had some success supporting various artists such as Destiny's Child, Total, Uncle Sam and Usher Raymond 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 NatWest in Enfield, North London.
Lemar (given name)
Lemar is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
See also
'Lemar' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Silent Cry Aloud (2014)
Actors: Leonel Claude (actor), Louis DeStefano (actor), Darrin Dewitt Henson (actor), David Hill (actor), Paul Hird (actor), Sean Riggs (actor), Victor Sarmiento (actor), Tim Scanlon (actor), Ryan Stroud (actor), Marianne Bourg (actress), Melissa Brownell (actress), Nicole Dacosta (actress), Terry Dexter (actress), Zulivet Diaz (actress), Paul Bond (actor),
Genres: Drama,The Tellers (2014)
Actors: Daisy Moore (actor), Benny Robles (actor), Whitney Boyd (actress), Jessie Lev (actress), Elisa Norman (actress), Grace June Cleere (producer), Poppy Rose Cleere (producer), John Jencks (producer), Conner Keesling (producer), Daniel Martin (producer), Laurent Mertens (producer), Grace June Cleere (writer), Grace June Cleere (writer), Alexander Kontis (composer), Grace June Cleere (director),
Plot: #1 and #2 are searching for their magnum opus, the one story that will bring them clarity, purpose. Working together, they tease, test and tug each other to the far reaches of their imaginations. What happens when you lose control of the world you create? Forget the story. Meet the tellers.
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Short,Unusuality (2011)
Actors: Mike Colangelo (actor), Philip Deeley (actor), Ryan Galloway (actor), Douglas Gillings (actor), Roselyn Kelada-Sedra (actor), Mika Larha (actor), Mark Morley (actor), Ian Ronningen (actor), Joseph Cargnello (producer), Conor M. O'Brien (producer), Joseph Cargnello (writer), Conor M. O'Brien (writer), Callum Sutherland (writer), Joseph Cargnello (director), Conor M. O'Brien (director),
Plot: A black market deal to sell a strange super-weapon goes terribly wrong and an innocent bystander, Evan, ends up kidnapped and interrogated for information he does not have. His erstwhile friend Sean had arranged the disastrous deal but managed to escape with both the Gun and the money. Sean must now decide: keep running and leave Evan to his fate, or risk everything and attempt to save him...
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Short, Thriller,The Gun (From 6 to 7:30 p.m.) (2003)
Actors: JJ Azan (actor), JJ Azan (actor), Sergey Brusilovsky (actor), Tim Colceri (actor), Chris Conlee (actor), Donald Dean (actor), Sagi Jessie Degon (actor), Jack Forbes (actor), Lazar Furman (actor), Lenny Hamilton (actor), Robert Harrell (actor), Jeremiah Hassemer (actor), Noah Knight (actor), Scott W. Landis (actor), Jina Aponte (actor),
Plot: "The Gun", a new film by internationally acclaimed director Vladimir Alenikov, is a quite unique. Filmed in real time (90 minutes) and shot in only fifteen scenes with no cuts' the complex choreography and brilliant camerawork puts the audience in the middle of the action and makes the actors' performances look absolutely natural. Innovative and compelling, "The Gun" is far more than a frantic dash through the seedy alleys and strip clubs of Los Angeles - it is a journey through the minds of people so desperate in their pursuit of happiness that they are ready to kill for it.
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller,A State of Mind (1998)
Actors: Roman Artiste (actor), Michael Blackman (actor), Robert Bronstein (actor), Darcel Crayton (actor), Steve Cubine (actor), Charles DeFazio (actor), Marquee Demarco (actor), Warren Draper (actor), Greg Freeman (actor), David Alan Graf (actor), James Ireland (actor), Jason Kim (actor), Tuong Le (actor), Quantae Love (actor), Myles Abney (actor),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Taglines: Some choices should never be made.
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
Actors: Robby Benson (actor), Bernie Casey (actor), JoBe Cerny (actor), Dennis Cockrum (actor), Martin Dansky (actor), Larry Dolgin (actor), John Drury (actor), Cyrus Elias (actor), Jason Gero (actor), Joe Greco (actor), Percy Hogan (actor), Lamar Jackson (actor), Mickey Knox (actor), Rick Le Fevour (actor), John Scott Ament (actor),
Plot: When call-girl Della gets caught in the middle of a drug bust at a hotel where she was meeting a trick, she is held hostage by a robber that busted in on the drug agents and the drug dealers. She gets rescued by vice cop Church who is accused of staging the aborted bust. Ex-ballplayer turned drug dealer Roger is in tight with corrupt vice cops and their superiors And the fireworks start popping.
Keywords: bare-chested-male, beer, blood, blood-on-face, boxer-shorts, broadway-musical, butcher-knife, call-girl, chicago-illinois, cleavageGenres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller,
Taglines: There's a killer on the loose and the lady is the target In the hustling backstreets of Chicago where violence prevails, there is one ultimate solutions... Deadlier than Dirty Harry, faster than Cobra
Out of Bounds (1986)
Actors: Raymond J. Barry (actor), Kevin Breslin (actor), Budgie (actor), David Chung (actor), Ji-Tu Cumbuka (actor), James Espinoza (actor), Ted Gehring (actor), Allan Graf (actor), Anthony Michael Hall (actor), Tony Kayden (actor), Jeff Kober (actor), Edmund Lane (actor), William T. Lane (actor), Murray Lebowitz (actor), Tony Acierto (actor),
Plot: Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at the airport, Daryl finds himself in possession of a drug cache, which a ruthless drug dealer wants back. The dealer murders Daryl's brother and the small town boy ends up all alone in the big city, being pursued by both the drug dealer and the police, who suspect him of the murder.
Keywords: breakdance, bus, chase, convertible, crooked-cop, drugs, framed, heroin, hollywood-sign, iowaGenres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Taglines: Anthony Michael Hall is Daryl Cage. Eighteen years on an Iowa farm never prepared him for a summer in L.A.
Quotes:
Daryl Cage: What are you mental, you think this is fuckin video ?Gaddis: Lead rain, Lamar. Lead fuckin rain.
Cop on Melrose: Are you aware of that crosswalk on the corner?::Daryl Cage: [nervous] Uhh, no.::Cop on Melrose: Take the shades off.::Daryl Cage: What?::Cop on Melrose: I said take the shades off.::[Daryl does as he is told. Cop stares at him. Daryl glances over to the squad car and finds his police composit sketch hanging]::Cop on Melrose: Don't let me catch you jaywalking again.
Gaddis: [goading him to pick up a gun] Come on kid... maybe you'll be faster than you're brother
Marshall: Now who the fuck are you man?::Daryl Cage: [grabs Marshall by the collar] Listen, I got 10 keys of smack. It doesn't matter who the fuck I am. Who the fuck are you?
Gaddis: Listen to me, you little prick. Nobody fucks me over. I want my shit back tonight.
Lemar Filmography
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2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2010, role: actor , character name: Himself - Audience Member
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2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2007, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2006, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2006, role: actor , character name: Himself - Winner
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2006, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2005, role: actor , character name: Nominee 'Best British Male Solo Artist'
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2005, role: actor , character name: Himself - Performer
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2005, role: actor , character name: Performer 'Addicted To Love'
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2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2004, role: actor , character name: Himself - Performer
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2004, role: actor , character name: Himself - Performer
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2004, role: actor , character name: Winner - British Urban Act -
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2004, role: actor , character name: Musical Performer - "What Is This Thing Called Love?"
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2004, role: actor , character name: Performer
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2004, role: actor , character name: Performer
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2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
Lemar
ALBUMS
- Invincible released: 2012
- The Hits released: 2010
- The Reason released: 2008
- The Truth About Love released: 2006
- Time to Grow released: 2004
- Dedicated released: 2003
Feels Right
Ye-ah, ye-ah, ye-ah
I'll never stop loving you, until this life is over, ohh
I'll never stop needing you,always now and forever, aah
[Chorus]
See, cause it feels oh so right when I'm with you
It feels like I can't live without you
I just can't deny, my future lies with you oooh
I've had my doubts about us, though we make it together
But now I've spent time with you, I aint seen nothing better
[Bridge]
So whenever you call me, I'll come running, baby
And whenever you need me, I'll be there in a hurry
[Chorus]
Cause it feels oh so right when I'm with you
It feels like I can't live without you
I just can't deny, my future lies with you, yeaah
It feels right when I'm with you
Oh, I'll never leave you
I'll never leave you
I'll never leave you
Oh, you're all I need in this world
You're all I need in this world
Listen...
[Bridge]
So whenever you call me, I'll come running, baby
And whenever you need me, I'll be there in a hurry
[Chorus]
Cause it feels right whenever I'm with you
It feels like I can't live without you
Oh, I just can't deny, my future lies with you, with you, with you, with you
Cause it feels right whenever I'm with you
It feels like I can't live without you
Oh, I just can't deny, my future lies with you, yeeah
It feels right when I'm with you
Aaahh
Say it again, feels right when I'm with you
You were there when I was broken
My heart is always open...to you
When I'm with you
Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh
Said it feels right, it feels right, it feels right
Yeaaaaaaaah
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