Lemar

Lemar Obika finished third on ‘Fame Academy’, the BBC’s attempt to emulate the reality music TV competitions that ITV were having success with at the time, in 2002. Despite not winning the series, the singer-songwriter signed a record deal with Sony imprint RCA and following the release of his debut album ‘Dedicated’ in 2003, he established himself as one of the UK’s most successful male stars. It’s been 8 years since Lemar’s last album, a covers project called ‘The Letter’, and 11 years since his last album of original…

Lemar first rose to fame when he competed on BBC reality series ‘Fame Academy’ back in 2002 after trying to make it in the music industry for years.While he didn’t win the show, he went on to sign a record deal with RCA and his debut album ‘Dedicated’, released in 2003, paved the way for him to become one of the biggest UK talents in the industry. Notching up hits such as ‘Dance With U’ and ‘If There’s Any Justice’, Lemar has made his mark thanks to his distinctive soulful voice and his abilities as a songwriter.Eight…

Lemar has released the video for his new single ‘Future Love’, an infectious 80s funk-inspired song that he released recently.The video features TikTok star Sonna Rele and you can watch it at the top of this article. ‘Future Love’ is taken from Lemar’s upcoming album ‘Page In My Heart’, which is his first new material in 11 years. The album will be released via AMP on 24th March 2023.Lemar recently performed ‘Future Love’ with the BBC Concert Orchestra for BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room, alongside his No.2 hit ‘Dance (With U)’,…