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'''Melesha Katrina O'Garro'''<ref name="sxsw"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/IK23S8UTzFUKqoaMQs9_JxqK4zI/appointments|title=Companies House|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701222346/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/IK23S8UTzFUKqoaMQs9_JxqK4zI/appointments|archive-date=1 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> (born 15 December 1989) known professionally as '''Lady Leshurr''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|iː|ʃ|ər}}),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdmJYCFhXf8 "Lady Leshurr Reveals Origin Of Her Name and Correct Way To Pronounce It"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818193046/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdmJYCFhXf8 |date=18 August 2017 }}.</ref> is a British rapper, singer, and producer from [[Kingshurst]], [[Solihull]], UK. <ref name="progresslink">{{Cite web|url=http://progresslink.co.uk/LadyLeshurr/about/|title=About << LadyLeshurr.com|publisher=Progresslink.co.uk|accessdate=18 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505044349/http://progresslink.co.uk/LadyLeshurr/about/|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> She is best known for her ''Queen's Speech'' series of [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whatsgoodonline.co.uk/lady-leshurr-talks-mona-leshurr/|title=Lady Leshurr: 7 interesting facts about the 'Queen's Speech' rapper|publisher=What's Good?|access-date=22 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128001618/http://www.whatsgoodonline.co.uk/lady-leshurr-talks-mona-leshurr/|archive-date=28 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> the fourth of which became popular in 2016. ''[[The Rap Game]]'' season 2 competitor Nia Kay stated that Leshurr was one of her influences due to her uniqueness and rap skill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shazam.com/news/everyone-is-talking-about-lady-leshurr|title=Everyone is talking about Lady Leshurr|work=[[Shazam (service)|Shazam]]|date=22 September 2015|access-date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208015220/http://www.shazam.com/news/everyone-is-talking-about-lady-leshurr|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Her subsequent freestyle, ''Queen's Speech 5'', was called "brilliant" and "2015's crowning freestyle" by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''.<ref>Carley, Brennan [http://www.spin.com/2015/12/lady-leshurr-queens-speech-5-music-video-watch/ Lady Leshurr’s Brilliant ‘Queen’s Speech 5′ Is 2015’s Crowning Freestyle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101054331/http://www.spin.com/2015/12/lady-leshurr-queens-speech-5-music-video-watch/ |date=1 January 2016 }} ''Spin''. 30 December 2015</ref> |
'''Melesha Katrina O'Garro'''<ref name="sxsw"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/IK23S8UTzFUKqoaMQs9_JxqK4zI/appointments|title=Companies House|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701222346/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/IK23S8UTzFUKqoaMQs9_JxqK4zI/appointments|archive-date=1 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> (born 15 December 1989) known professionally as '''Lady Leshurr''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|iː|ʃ|ər}}),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdmJYCFhXf8 "Lady Leshurr Reveals Origin Of Her Name and Correct Way To Pronounce It"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818193046/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdmJYCFhXf8 |date=18 August 2017 }}.</ref> is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and producer from [[Kingshurst]], [[Solihull]], UK. <ref name="progresslink">{{Cite web|url=http://progresslink.co.uk/LadyLeshurr/about/|title=About << LadyLeshurr.com|publisher=Progresslink.co.uk|accessdate=18 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505044349/http://progresslink.co.uk/LadyLeshurr/about/|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> She is best known for her ''Queen's Speech'' series of [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whatsgoodonline.co.uk/lady-leshurr-talks-mona-leshurr/|title=Lady Leshurr: 7 interesting facts about the 'Queen's Speech' rapper|publisher=What's Good?|access-date=22 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128001618/http://www.whatsgoodonline.co.uk/lady-leshurr-talks-mona-leshurr/|archive-date=28 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> the fourth of which became popular in 2016. ''[[The Rap Game]]'' season 2 competitor Nia Kay stated that Leshurr was one of her influences due to her uniqueness and rap skill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shazam.com/news/everyone-is-talking-about-lady-leshurr|title=Everyone is talking about Lady Leshurr|work=[[Shazam (service)|Shazam]]|date=22 September 2015|access-date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208015220/http://www.shazam.com/news/everyone-is-talking-about-lady-leshurr|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Her subsequent freestyle, ''Queen's Speech 5'', was called "brilliant" and "2015's crowning freestyle" by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''.<ref>Carley, Brennan [http://www.spin.com/2015/12/lady-leshurr-queens-speech-5-music-video-watch/ Lady Leshurr’s Brilliant ‘Queen’s Speech 5′ Is 2015’s Crowning Freestyle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101054331/http://www.spin.com/2015/12/lady-leshurr-queens-speech-5-music-video-watch/ |date=1 January 2016 }} ''Spin''. 30 December 2015</ref> |
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Lady Leshurr | |
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.jpg) Lady Leshurr performing at Field Day 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Melesha Katrina O'Garro |
| Born | 15 December 1989 |
| Origin | Kingshurst, Solihull,[1] England |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2009–present day |
Melesha Katrina O'Garro[1][2] (born 15 December 1989) known professionally as Lady Leshurr (/ˈliːʃər/),[3] is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and producer from Kingshurst, Solihull, UK. [4] She is best known for her Queen's Speech series of freestyles,[5] the fourth of which became popular in 2016. The Rap Game season 2 competitor Nia Kay stated that Leshurr was one of her influences due to her uniqueness and rap skill.[6] Her subsequent freestyle, Queen's Speech 5, was called "brilliant" and "2015's crowning freestyle" by Spin.[7]
Biography
Born to parents from the Caribbean[8] Isle of Saint Kitts,[1] her first foray was into poetry and writing at age six[9] but she decided that writing music would bring her to a wider audience,[8] releasing her first mixtape at age fourteen.[10] In her words:
I grew up around music. My mum used to play a lot of reggae like Sister Nancy and Bob Marley around the house so basically, when I was around six, I was messing about and doing my own little raps and songs. My family are all rappers and singers anyway so I was always involved in it from a young age.
— Lady Leshurr, 2011[11]
Leshurr played one of the lead female roles in Vertigo Films' 2009 film 1 Day.[12]
She won second place in the Best Female category of the Official Mixtape Awards 2011. To complement the music releases, she has designed a range of merchandise, the "Friggin L" clothing line[13] named after her 2011 mixtape Friggin L.[14]
In 2016, she won the MOBO Award, celebrating excellence in black music, for Best Female Act. In 2019, she won the award for "Best Rap / Grime Act" at the Birmingham Music Awards.[1]
In 2019 Leshurr performed at the Nicki Wrld Tour in her hometown Birmingham and in Manchester as a special guest for Trinidadian American rapper Nicki Minaj.
Personal life
Leshurr came out as pansexual in September 2018.[15]
Influences
Leshurr has named Ashley Walters, Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne as her primary influences.[16]
Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Friggin L |
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| 2000 and L |
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| L Yeah! |
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| Mona Leshurr |
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| Lil Bit of Lesh |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Queen's Speech |
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| Mode |
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| Quaranqueen |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title[18] | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Friggin L"[19] | Friggin L |
| "Lego" | Non-album singles | |
| 2015 | "Lukatar" | |
| "Queen's Speech 3" | Queen's Speech | |
| "Queen's Speech 4" | ||
| 2016 | "Queen's Speech 5" | |
| "Panda Freestyle" | Non-album singles | |
| "Where Are You Now?" (featuring Wiley) | ||
| "Queen's Speech 6" | ||
| 2017 | "Juice" | Mode |
| "Queen's Speech 7" | Non-album singles | |
| 2018 | "R.I.P" | |
| "OMW" | ||
| "Black Madonna" (featuring Mr Eazi) | ||
| "Black Panther" | ||
| "3AM In Brum" | ||
| 2019 | "Horrid" | |
| "I've Gotta Be Me" | ||
| "Your Mr" | ||
| 2020 | "Carmen" | |
| 2020 | "Quarantine Speech" | Quaranqueen |
| 2020 | "Quaranting"
(featuring Busy Signal) |
Quaranqueen |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Move" (Fire Camp featuring Lady Leshurr and Scrufizzer) |
Move |
| 2012 | "Murder" (Lea-Anna featuring Lioness, Lady Leshurr and Ce'Cile) |
Murder EP |
| "Finally" (Leon & Harvey featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Finally EP | |
| "Wonky"[20] (Orbital featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Wonky | |
| "Boring Bitches"[21] (Etta Bond and Raf Riley featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Emergency Room | |
| "Run Your Mouth" (Noisses featuring Rtkal, Foreign Beggars and Lady Leshurr) |
Run Your Mouth EP | |
| "Step in the Dance"[22] (Mike Delinquent Project featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Step in the Dance EP | |
| "Sick Love"[23] (Vince Kidd featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Sick Love EP | |
| 2013 | "Blazin'" (Torqux featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Blazin' EP |
| "Bet on It" (Young O featuring Griminal and Lady Leshurr) |
Bet on It | |
| "Swag Fi Dem" (RSXG Productions, Juki Ranx and Brooklynne featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Swag Fi Dem EP | |
| "I Ain't Rich... Yet" (J. Appiah featuring Lady Leshurr) |
I Ain't Rich... Yet EP | |
| 2016 | "Run"[24] (Tiggs Da Author featuring Lady Leshurr) |
TBA |
| 2018 | "Block and Delete" remix
(C4 featuring Lady Leshurr) |
|
| 2018 | "Don't Believe You"
(Lethal Bizzle featuring Lady Leshurr) |
|
| 2019 | "Pretty Little Thing"[25] (will.i.am featuring Lady Leshurr, Lioness & Ms Banks) |
Non-album single |
| 2019 | "Mike Myers"
(Swifta Beater featuring Lady Leshurr, Remtrex and Bowzer Boss) |
|
| 2019 | "Still Here"
(Offcourse featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Guest appearances
| Year | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "This is SRE (Drop the Funk)" (Invasion Remix) (SRE featuring Lady Leshurr, Jaykae and Hitman) |
This is SRE EP | Sidewinder Raw |
| 2011 | "We Know" (Trilla featuring R.I.O and Lady Leshurr) |
01:21 | Trilla Music |
| "Ready" (Remix 2) (Cons featuring Tor, Kasay, Tempa, Lady Leshurr and Nolay) |
June Bug | RGS | |
| "Gangster" (Lady Leshurr Remix) (Zdot featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Gangster | Elite Music | |
| "So Much More" (Manga featuring KOF and Lady Leshurr) |
Obzokey Wranglings | — | |
| 2012 | "Heart of Stone" (Bashy featuring Dot Rotten, Black the Ripper and Lady Leshurr) |
The Great Escape | SB.TV |
| "Level Up" (Remix) (Sway featuring Kelsey and Lady Leshurr) |
Level Up EP | 3Beat | |
| "WAVY" (Seamix) (Kano and Footsie featuring Lady Leshurr, Jme, D Double E and Sway) |
WAVY / Kano Stencils | — | |
| "Hoods Up" (Remix) (Teddy Music featuring Lil Nasty, Double S, Lady Leshurr, Scrufizzer, Dot Rotten and Tre Mission) |
Hoods Up EP | Teddy Music | |
| "I Wanna Rock" (All Stars Remix)[26] (Maxsta featuring Tinchy Stryder, Rizzle Kicks and Lady Leshurr) |
I Wanna Rock EP | Sony | |
| "Move to Da Gyal Dem" (Female Remix) (Donae'o featuring Mz. Bratt, Lioness, Terri Walker and Lady Leshurr) |
Move to Da Gyal Dem | Zephron | |
| "Da Cypher (Part Deux)" (Bigz featuring Lady Leshurr and Mistah Fab) |
The Bigz Bang Theory | DCypha | |
| "Va Heter Det" (Max Peezay featuring Lady Leshurr) |
F.A.S 3 | Devrim | |
| 2013 | "Let the Dogs Run Wild" (Labrinth featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Atomic | Odd Child |
| "Now That You're Gone" (Remix) (Tanya Lacey featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Now That You're Gone EP | Laceywood | |
| "Hoods Up" (Remix) (Lil Nasty featuring Double S, Lady Leshurr, Dot Rotten and Tre Mission) |
This is UK Grime Vol. 3 | Defenders | |
| "Off the Leash" (Teddy Music featuring Double S and Lady Leshurr) |
Rehearsals | Teddy Music | |
| "Spitfire" (Big Shizz, Lady Leshurr, Jammer, Realz, Jammin and Villain) |
Lord of the Mics V | Lord of the Mics | |
| 2014 | "Bother You" (Remix) (D'banj featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Bother You | Mi7, DKM |
| "Got It" (Zdot and Krunchie featuring Krept, Konan and Lady Leshurr) |
Adrenaline EP | Sonus Music | |
| "Blow It Up" (Zdot and Krunchie featuring Lady Leshurr) |
Filmography
- 1 Day (2009) - Shakia
- Lapse of Honour (2015) - Eve
- The Intent 2: The Come Up (2018) - Cameo Role
Television
° Later...With Jools Holland (2018) - Musical guest
°Sunday Brunch (2018) - Musical guest
° Don't Hate the Playaz (2018- current) - Team captain
°The X Factor UK (2018)- Musical guest: Olly Murs featuring Lady Leshurr
° Happy Hour with Olly Murs (2018) - Musical guest
° I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here: Extra Camp (2018) - Guest panelist
° The Rap Game UK (2019) - Special guest judge
°CelebAbility (2019) - contestant
°Even Later…with Jools Holland Show and Lady Leshurr (2019) - Special guest co-host
° Celebrity Masterchef UK (2020) - Contestant
References
- ^ a b c "Lady Leshurr". SXSW. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Companies House". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Lady Leshurr Reveals Origin Of Her Name and Correct Way To Pronounce It" Archived 18 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "About << LadyLeshurr.com". Progresslink.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Lady Leshurr: 7 interesting facts about the 'Queen's Speech' rapper". What's Good?. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Everyone is talking about Lady Leshurr". Shazam. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ Carley, Brennan Lady Leshurr’s Brilliant ‘Queen’s Speech 5′ Is 2015’s Crowning Freestyle Archived 1 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Spin. 30 December 2015
- ^ a b "Lady Leshurr: 'The industry just doesn't know what to do with women'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Lady Leshurr". Britishunderground.net. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Glastonbury Festival – Lady Leshurr". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Anderson, Errol. "Lady Leshurr: The female Busta Rhymes". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "WRAP UP AND WATCH OUT: LADY LESHURR". MTV UK. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "lady leshurr". RTD Productions. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Lady Leshurr unleashes Friggin L Mixtape". SoulCulture. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Shakeena (21 September 2018). "Lady Leshurr comes out as pansexual: "If you can't take me for who I am then you can leave"". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Lady Leshurr Loves Lil Wayne". MTV. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Mixtape: Lady Leshurr – 2000ANDL (hosted by DJ Whoo Kid)". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Lady Leshurr on iTunes". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "2012 Official Mixtape Awards".
{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty|series=(help) - ^ Pelly, Jenn. "New Release: Orbital: Wonky". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Etta Bond featuring Lady Leshurr – Boring Bitches". Soundophiles.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Step in the Dance (Remixes) (feat. Lady Leshurr) – Single by Mike Delinquent Project". iTunes Store. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "UK Chart > New Entries: 12 December 2012". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Tiggs Da Author - Run (Official Video) ft. Lady Leshurr". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Pretty Little Thing (feat. Lady Leshurr, Lioness & Ms Banks) - Single by will.i.am". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "20 Years of East London in 20 Minutes!". BBC. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
External links
- Lady Leshurr on Twitter
- Torqux feat. Lady Leshurr, 'Blazin’' video premiere
- Lady Leshurr: MOBO Monday Interview
- Urban stars raise roof at BBC Proms
- Music worlds collide in first Urban Prom
- Lady Leshurr's Secret Salmon Society
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