# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lemar
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:56:01.690Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lemar"
name: "Lemar"
slug: "lemar"
description: "Lemar Izubundu Nnagdziem Obika, known mononymously as Lemar, is an English singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to prominence in the early 2000s following his appearance on the BBC talent competition Fame Academy. After finishing third on the programme's first series in 2002, he signed a recording contract with Sony BMG."
tagline: "English R&B singer–songwriter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lemar.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1978-04-04"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.39
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.572836
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/Lemar"
    handle:    "Lemar"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/lemar/"
    handle:    "lemar"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/LemarOfficial"
    handle:    "LemarOfficial"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1327760/"
    handle:    "nm1327760"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/7uztWv5UVx4hwcJXCtRyDV"
    handle:    "7uztWv5UVx4hwcJXCtRyDV"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.lemar-online.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/139696"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1"
    title: "ليمار"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemar"
    title: "Lemar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemar"
    title: "Lemar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemar"
    title: "Lemar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%A8"
    title: "למר"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemar"
    title: "Lemar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A5%B4%EB%A7%88"
    title: "르마"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemar"
    title: "Lemar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemar"
    title: "Lemar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d8a222aa-da43-442a-93cf-9806b45f5daf"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1291080"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump