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Date of Birth
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04-April-1978
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Place of Birth
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Tottenham
(London, Greater London, United Kingdom)
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Nationality
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United Kingdom
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Also know as
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Lemar Obika
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Profession
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Singer, Songwriter, Singer-songwriter, Record producer
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Lemar Obika, 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.
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