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Lemar

Contemporary R&B Neo Soul Soul

TYPE

Person

BORN

4 Apr 1978

LOCATION

United Kingdom

PRIMARY GENRE

Contemporary R&B

10

TOTAL APPEARANCES

Artist information provided by MusicBrainz

Timeline

FIRST APPEARANCE

29/08/2003

Dance (With U)

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LAST APPEARANCE

23/07/2006

It's Not That Easy

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Performance Statistics

Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

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7 / 10

Music Video

2 / 10

Music Event

1 / 10

Linked YouTube

1 / 10

Archived - Video

10 / 10

TOTP Appearances

Performance Type Guide
Episode Performance
23/07/2006 It's Not That Easy
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07/08/2005 Don't Give It Up
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01/07/2005 Don't Give It Up
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10/04/2005 Time To Grow
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Christmas Day 2004 If There's Any Justice
Music Video
17/12/2004 Better Than This
Music Event
29/10/2004 If There's Any Justice
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Christmas Day 2003 Dance (With U)
Music Video
12/09/2003 Dance (With U)
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29/08/2003 Dance (With U)
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It's Not That Easy
by Lemar

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23/07/2006

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Archived Interview

This content was taken from the BBC's original TOTP2 website, which was archived and discontinued in 2007. The original content is no longer available, but the TOTP Archive has preserved it. Please note that the content may not be up-to-date and may not accurately reflect today's views and opinions.

Interview date: Circa 2004

You must be pretty chuffed to hit the No.2 spot?

It's not bad a for a first attempt is it! It shows that the record's been received well, so I'm happy.

Were you a bit peeved that you didn't get to the Top spot?

No! No, in a way, there'll be less pressure on me the next time around. I'm just happy I was in the Top 5.

So how did you come up with the new single?

Originally I set out to write a ballad. A guy called Fitzgerald Scott, who worked with Keith Sweat back in the day, came over from America to work on it with me. We all sat down to write, but it was such a sunny day that I didn't feel like writing a down-hearted track. We decided to go for something a bit more up tempo, with a Michael Jackson 'Off The Wall' type of vibe. We just wanted a happy, light-topic song. I wanted it to have a commercial edge, but also keep a good old school feel to it.

Will your next single be similar in style?

I'd like to show all sides of me. I wanted to be as broad reaching as possible with my first single. My album has some harder street tracks, more ballads and some soulful stuff too. I wanted to explore different genres on the album, but with this single I just wanted to introduce people generally to my sound.

You've had an amazing year. How would you describe it?

Record DealWow! This year has been brilliant. It's done a complete 360! This time last year I was probably just applying to get on to the TV show and now I've signed a 5 album recording deal, I'm recording my first album and I've dropped a single that's been well-received. What can I say, I'm so happy!

Obviously Fame Academy launched your career, but have there been any disadvantages?

So far, there haven't been any disadvantages. I've not experienced any stigma for being associated with the show. I've had my voice put out to thousands of people, I've signed a recording deal and I'm here now!

Are you living the high life now?

You could call it that! I'm partying, but working hard day and night too. There are harder things to do in life and I've certainly done them before.