Lady Leshurr


Melesha Katrina O'Garro known professionally as Lady Leshurr, 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:
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.
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

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Filmography

Television
° Later...With Jools Holland -
° - Musical guest
° - Team captain
°The X Factor UK - Musical guest: Olly Murs featuring Lady Leshurr
° Happy Hour with Olly Murs -
° - Guest panelist
° - Special guest judge
°CelebAbility -
° - Special guest co-host
° - Contestant