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Having actually ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ achieved his ambition of securing a ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² record deal with a major record label, ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the twenty five year old singers dream ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² suddenly turned to dust when, before ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß even getting a record out, his contract ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ was cancelled: a victim of internal ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² changes at the label. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß This was a cruel blow for the twenty ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß five year old Tottenham born singer who ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ had spent nearly seven years building ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² his reputation on the London R&B scene: ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ performing alongside the likes of ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Destiny's Child and Usher along the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß way. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Reluctantly, Lemar returned to his old ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý day job as an accounts manager at the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Nat West Bank and weighed up his ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß options. Chief amongst these was a return ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ to full time education: the singer ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² having earlier turned down a place to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ study Pharmacy at Cardiff University ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² in favour of pursuing his singing ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß career. As it turned out, however, fate ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ was to have different plans in store for ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² him. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß "I'd left my keys in the staff cafeteria ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß one lunch time and went back to get them," ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ he remembers. "That's when I saw the TV ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² advert for Fame Academy. It was ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ completely a chance thing. I think if ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² I hadn't of gone through what I'd gone ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß through with my record deal I wouldn't ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ really have been interested. But I really ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² thought there was no other option - here ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý was one final chance for me to say - Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 'This is me'. It really was the last ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß straw." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² As is so often the case, it would be ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ this last throw of the dice that would ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² provide an unexpected breakthrough. For ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß having entered, not only did Lemar make ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ his way through the qualifying rounds and ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² onto the finals of the BBC Fame Academy ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý show but his performances of Al Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Greens's - Lets Stay Together and duet ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß with Lionel Ritchie on Easy Like A Sunday ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Morning would become highlights of the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² programmes ten week run. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² With his all too obvious talent and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß charisma confirming him as an early ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ favourite with the programmes huge ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² audience, Lemar would eventually make it ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý to the shows final week before ending Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß up coming third in the overall ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß competition. Well aware of the pitfalls of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ appearing on such a programme, Lemar ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² feels that overall Fame Academy was a ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ positive experience: the key point for ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² him is that he managed to achieve his ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß success on Fame Academy whilst also ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ managing to stay true to himself, both ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² musically and personally. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß I had a lot of apprehensions about doing ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß the show because the only thing you could ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ compare it to at that point was Pop ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Idol, he now admits. I didnt want to be ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ridiculed or forced to sing pop. In ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the advert they said you could sing ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß your own genre of music and thats what ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ convinced me - because I felt there would ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² be scope for me to do what I wanted to ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý do. And it turned out to be true, he Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß says. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Certainly those viewing were struck by ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the authenticity of Lemars talents and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ his lack of affectation. Amongst the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² millions captivated by Lemars ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß appearances was the Queen of UK R&B, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Beverly Knight, who was so impressed by ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² the aspiring singer that she wrote to ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý the shows producers inviting him to Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß join her onstage at her gig at the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Hammersmith Apollo when he finished the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ show. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "I only caught Fame Academy on TV a ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² couple of times and saw Lemar on both ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß occasions, says Beverly. I just thought ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ he was really good and promising, so I ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² asked Lemar to join me at The ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Hammersmith Apollo. I perform a duet in Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß my live shows and I thought it would be ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß a perfect opportunity for him to showcase ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ his talent within a more soulful and ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² different environment. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² With the concert falling the day after ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Lemar actually left Fame Academy, it ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ would be his first taste of life after ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Fame Academy and his first opportunity ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý to really gauge public opinion. As it Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß turned out he had no reason to worry. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß The reception was absolutely amazing. I ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ hadnt even sung and there was a standing ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ovation. Then we sang her song ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Beautiful Contradiction together and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the place went mad. So I was over the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß moon - it was like wow, he says. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² This positive response has been repeated ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý virtually everywhere Lemar goes, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß whether it be on the nationwide Fame ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Academy tour that followed the TV show, or ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ out on the street as Lemar goes about ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² his daily business. He says: Everyone ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ has been so nice. From the streetest ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² streetest cat to the most sort of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß middle class lady, everybodys been ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ great. I was just walking down the street ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² now and this young guy came up to me and ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý was like, Yo, Lemar, youe large. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Its this mixture of street credibility and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ mainstream appeal, together with Lemars ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² outstanding vocal abilities, which have ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ seen the cream of the UKs writing and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² production teams lining up to work with ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß him. Stargate, So Solid Crew, Cut Father ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ & Joe and Blacksmith are just a few of ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² the names Lemar has been in the studio ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý with amassing more that twenty seven Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß songs in little over a month. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Lemars first single is set to be Dance ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² (With You)- released August 11th. A ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ song which Lemar describes as a cross ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² between Michael Jackson and Musiq ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Soulchild. The song cleverly manages the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ balancing act of staying true to the R&B ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² scene where Lemar comes from and also ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý keeping in tow the audience he built up Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß with Fame Academy. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Says Lemar: When I did the Fame Academy ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Tour I really saw that my audience is ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ very broad: so I want to make sure ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² that I incorporate people. On my album ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß I want to pull in the street side and ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ make sure theres enough there for them, ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² because thats where I from, but I also ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý dont want to lose the audience that I Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß built up on TV. So, its basically going ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß to be soulful R&B, that will be the base, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ and when I do mainstream it will be ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² tasteful and in keeping with that. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² With his days at Nat West less than a ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß year behind him, whatever happens, Lemar ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ says he will be keeping his feet firmly ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² on the ground. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß I just want to take things one step at a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß time. 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