In 2003, after one of his songs ("There's Nothing Like This") was used in the intro round on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, presenter Mark Lamarr questioned Omar's supposed instant recognisability, quipping that he would require a Blockbuster card to confirm Omar's identity. Omar's agent e-mailed the show, and, a few episodes later, Omar appeared in the show's 'identity parade' round, Blockbuster card in hand. Lamarr was forced to concede that Omar was both immediately recognisable, and a rather more significant artist than he had earlier given him credit for.[3] In 2006, the Urban Music Awards presented Omar with the Best Neo Soul Act and Outstanding Achievement Awards.[1]
Omar is sometimes credited as Omar Hammer. His birth father's surname is Lye-Fook, while his stepfather's surname is Hammer.[1] He and his siblings—two brothers and a sister—are all musicians. Samia Lye-Fook, Omar's sister, and youngest of the four, has provided background vocals for some of Omar's recordings.[citation needed] Omar became the father of twin daughters in early 2008.[8]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Omar Lye Fook news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Omar Christopher Lye Fook MBE born 14 October 1968 known professionally as Omar is an English singer songwriter and actor He grew up in Canterbury Kent and learned his craft classically playing the trumpet piano and percussion He also spent two years at Chetham s School of Music in Manchester and the Guildhall School of Music in London His most well known song was his debut single There s Nothing Like This 1 It reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart on re release in 1991 2 In 2022 he appeared in EastEnders as Avery Baker Omar Lye FookMBEBornOmar Lye Fook 1968 10 14 14 October 1968 age 55 London England 1 OccupationsSingersongwritermusicianactorYears active1985 presentMusical careerGenresSoulneo soul 1 Instrument s Vocalskeyboardbass guitardrumsguitarLabelsKongoTalkin LoudRCANaiveBlunt Music 1 Freestyle Records Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Singles 4 References 5 External linksCareer editFollowing his first two single releases Mr Postman 1985 and You and Me 1988 featuring backing vocals from Caron Wheeler Omar released his debut album There s Nothing Like This in 1990 Initially released on his father s record label Kongo Records it entered the UK Albums Chart peaking at No 54 1 2 Signing to his first major record label Talkin Loud saw the re release of his debut album which climbed to No 19 in the UK Albums Chart This was followed in 1992 by his second album Music which proved less successful than the first peaking at No 37 2 A new signing to RCA Records led to Omar undertaking collaborations with other musicians including Lamont Dozier David Frank The System the former Heatwave bassist Derrick Bramble Leon Ware and Stevie Wonder 1 In 1996 Omar contributed Water to Drink to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot Rio produced by the Red Hot Organization citation needed In 2003 after one of his songs There s Nothing Like This was used in the intro round on Never Mind the Buzzcocks presenter Mark Lamarr questioned Omar s supposed instant recognisability quipping that he would require a Blockbuster card to confirm Omar s identity Omar s agent e mailed the show and a few episodes later Omar appeared in the show s identity parade round Blockbuster card in hand Lamarr was forced to concede that Omar was both immediately recognisable and a rather more significant artist than he had earlier given him credit for 3 In 2006 the Urban Music Awards presented Omar with the Best Neo Soul Act and Outstanding Achievement Awards 1 After studying at the Identity Drama School on 11 June 2009 Omar made his acting debut in Che Walker s musical Been So Long citation needed He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to music 4 During July and August 2015 Omar appeared as part of the house band in the BBC Two comedy series The Javone Prince Show citation needed In June 2017 Omar was one of the Artists for Grenfell who performed the number one charity single Bridge over Troubled Water in aid of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire 5 In January 2022 Omar contributed vocals to Berlin based artist Le Commandant Couche Tot s track L ete indien 6 In 2022 Omar was cast in the role of Avery Baker in the BBC soap opera EastEnders 7 Personal life editOmar is sometimes credited as Omar Hammer His birth father s surname is Lye Fook while his stepfather s surname is Hammer 1 He and his siblings two brothers and a sister are all musicians Samia Lye Fook Omar s sister and youngest of the four has provided background vocals for some of Omar s recordings citation needed Omar became the father of twin daughters in early 2008 8 Discography editAlbums edit Year Title UK 2 1990 There s Nothing Like This 191992 Music re issue 171994 For Pleasure 501997 This Is Not a Love Song 502001 Best By Far 2006 Sing If You Want It 2013 The Man 2017 Love in Beats Black Notes from the Deep Courtney Pine Singles edit Year Title UK 2 Label1991 There s Nothing Like This 14 Kongo Records1992 Your Loss My Gain 47 Talkin Loud Music 531994 Outside Saturday 43 RCA Keep Steppin 571997 Say Nothin 29 Golden Brown 372023 Happy Feelings collaboration with Ana Tijoux and Stuart Zender 9 UIM MusicReferences edit a b c d e f g h Cordor Cyril Biography Omar AllMusic Retrieved 10 June 2010 a b c d e Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 406 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Episode 11 Never Mind the Buzzcocks Season 12 Episode 11 17 March 2003 No 60173 The London Gazette Supplement 16 June 2012 p 16 Rodger James 21 July 2017 Who sings each line of the Grenfell Tower fire charity song Birmingham Mail Retrieved 4 April 2022 L Ete Indien by Le Commandant Couche Tot Le Commandant Couche Tot Retrieved 16 January 2022 EastEnders to introduce Mitch Baker s extended family Radio Times Retrieved 5 July 2022 Omar 30 Years Deep Still The Man The IMC Magazine Archived from the original on 23 May 2014 Retrieved 9 August 2014 Happy Feelings feat Omar amp Ana Tijoux retrieved 4 April 2023External links editOmar Lye Fook discography at Discogs nbsp Omar Lye Fook at IMDb nbsp Omar Lye Fook on Twitter nbsp Omar Lye Fook on Instagram nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Omar Lye Fook amp oldid 1167980931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
