The Reason - Lemar

A review of the album The Reason - Lemar who found fame on BBC fame academy a combination of a talent quest and reality television show and came third in the show back in 2002. Who would have thought he would have been making successful albums ever since the show helped to him to make a solo career. It comes as to no surprise to say that lemar should have won fame academy by in terms or his vocal abilities and performances he is the true winner and has been till this day. With this amazing album to his name there is no denying that he is a great artist. The reason which is lemur's fourth album to date is quite a nice sounding album as each song stands out ...  Read the complete review

For those of you who are not aware of Lemar, he rose to fame through the BBC show Fame Acamedy. Like with many of these reality TV shows, Lemar is an example of a contestant that did not win the show and yet has gone on to be much more successful than the person that did. The Reason is Lemar's fourth album, which shows he has had some success in this country if he is still going and it is a good six years now since Fame Academy concluded. The production on this album is very high and it is clear to see that a lot of time has been spent on perfecting the lyrics and beats, however the problems with Lemar's music career do not seem to stem from his singing, as ...  Read the complete review

**Introduction** Lemar's big break came through the Fame Academy in 2002 and soon he had a Record deal worth £1m and was supporting the likes of Uncle Sam, Usher and Destiny's Child on their UK Tours, He was also giving the opportunity of supporting Beverley Knight at Hammersmith Apollo on one of her tours. Since then he has released Four albums with a number of big singles with the likes of "Dance With U", 50/50/Lullaby, Another Day, If There's Any Justice, Time to Grow, Don't Give it up amongs others all being hits. **The Reason** The Reason is the latest of his four albums and features just ten tracks which is his lowest in ...  Read the complete review

UK singer Lemar returns with his fourth studio album in November 2008, with his release 'The Reason'. After finding fame on BBC's Fame Academy programme, Lemar has moved past the reality star tag and is now truly an artist in his own right. The Reason is a 10-song album that provides fans of Lemar with his usual high standard of music. His smooth RnB style is on par with many of the other artists in the same genre from right across the world. The stand out track on the album is definitely 'If She Knew'. A song jointly written by Lemar himself tells of his pain about wanting a special woman to know just how he feels about her. While it is not a new ...  Read the complete review

Well well well, who thought we'd have so many albums from this third place finalist in the first series of Fame Academy. He really has done well i know you can't deny and for someone who came third and beat the other two who got more votes, he's inspiration to everyone who's come third in the competition that with the right songs you can still do well - take note Eoughann Quigg, Same Difference and Ben Mills oh.... it's not always the case - well i guess Lemar just has that something special then? I think The Reason is a great song, really is full on Lemar me thinks and just like If There's Any Justice, it's a great lead single. I think Weight Of The World is ...  Read the complete review