Lady Leshurr | |
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_(cropped_2).jpg) Lady Leshurr performing at Field Day 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Melesha Katrina O'Garro[1] |
| Born | 15 December 1987 |
| Origin | Kingshurst, Solihull, England[2] |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Melesha Katrina O'Garro BEM (born 15 December 1987), known professionally as Lady Leshurr (/ˈliːʃər/),[3] is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and producer.[4] She is known for her Queen's Speech series of freestyles,[5] the fourth of which became popular in 2016. Her subsequent freestyle, Queen's Speech 5, was called "brilliant" and "2015's crowning freestyle" by Spin.[6] In 2021, she entered the Channel 4 series The Celebrity Circle for Stand Up to Cancer, catfishing as Big Narstie, and won. She also competed in the thirteenth series of Dancing on Ice, where she reached the semi-final.
- ^ "Dancing On Ice Lady Leshurr: Real Name, Most Famous Songs And Instagram Handle". Capital FM. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Lady Leshurr". SXSW. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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