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Melesha Katrina O'Garro (born 15 December 1989) known professionally as Lady Leshurr (/ˈliːʃər/), is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and producer from Kingshurst, Solihull, UK. She is best known for her Queen's Speech series of freestyles, 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. Her subsequent freestyle, Queen's Speech 5, was called "brilliant" and "2015's crowning freestyle" by Spin.
Biography
Born to parents from the Caribbean Isle of Saint Kitts, her first foray was into poetry and writing at age six but she decided that writing music would bring her to a wider audience, releasing her first mixtape at age fourteen. 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
Leshurr played one of the lead female roles in Vertigo Films' 2009 film 1 Day.
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 named after her 2011 mixtape Friggin L.
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.
Influences
Leshurr has named Ashley Walters, Eminem, Ms. Dynamite, Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne as her primary influences.
Her sound is an eclectic, unique blend that combines elements of Dancehall, Grime, Hip Hop/Rap, and Reggae.
Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
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| 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 |
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| Queen's Speech |
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| Mode |
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| Quaranqueen |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Friggin L" | Friggin L |
| "Lego" | Non-album singles | |
| 2015 | "Lukatar" | |
| "Queen's Speech 1" | ||
| "Queen's Speech 2" | ||
| "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" | |
| "New Freezer" | ||
| "OMW" | ||
| "Black Madonna" (featuring Mr Eazi) | ||
| "Black Panther" | ||
| "3AM In Brum" | ||
| 2019 | "Horrid" | |
| "I've Gotta Be Me" | ||
| "Your Mr" | ||
| 2020 | "Carmen" | |
| "Quarantine Speech" | Quaranqueen | |
| "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" (Orbital featuring Lady Leshurr) | Wonky | |
| "Boring Bitches" (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" (Mike Delinquent Project featuring Lady Leshurr) | Step in the Dance EP | |
| "Sick Love" (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" (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" (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 |
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| 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 | N/A | |
| 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 | N/A | |
| "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) (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) |