Lemar Obika (born 4 April 1978), professionally known as Lemar, is an English soul and R&B singer and songwriter who has had a run of chart success in the United Kingdom since appearing on BBC Television's Fame Academy. He is one of a number of British acts to have launched a career through reality TV. Life Lemar was born in Tottenham, London to Nigerian (Igbo) parents, and grew up listening to soul music and R&B and used to sing at home with his brother pretending to be The Jacksons. He was eighteen when he had his first concert at the Junior Jam at the Temple in Tottenham supporting Usher. He gave up an opportunity to study pharmacy at the Cardiff University to pursue a musical career. Lemar had some success supporting Destiny's Child and secured a recording contract. Following this, he released his debut single "Got Me Saying Ooh", which did not chart on the UK Singles Chart. When the record deal fell thro

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