Lamar Morris (British singer)

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Lamar Morris
Born
Lamar Morris

(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 24)
Nationality British
Other namesLamar Hype
Occupations
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
Years active2010–present
Agent XIX Entertainment
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • Piano
Years active2017–present
Labels XIX Entertainment

Lamar Morris (born 1 December 1999) is a British singer, songwriter and dancer. [1] He is known for participating in the British series The Hour . He is also a member of the global pop group Now United, representing the United Kingdom. [2] [3]

Contents

Career

2010–2011: Early career

He participated in dance productions with the YMCA Tensing dance team in 2010. He signed with the Rhodes agency drama school. In 2011 Lamar participated in an episode of the British series The Hour .

2017–2020: Now United, solo career

On 15 November 2017 Lamar's name was revealed as one of the members of the global pop group Now United, being the ninth so far. On 6 December 2017 Lamar, together with the other members of Now United, released "Summer in the City", a preview single. [4]

After his debut in April 2018, Lamar became inactive in the group, returning to small activities, such as performances near England. [5] In September 2018, the film Ruined was released, with Lamar being part of the cast.

In June 2019, Lamar returned to the activities of Now United during the filming of "Crazy Stupid Silly Love", [6] and soon recorded the final version of "Like That". [7] Then, together with Any, he re-recorded "You Give Me Something", [8] and returned to the hiatus, not participating in the group's third tour, Dreams Come True Tour. [9] In 2020, in the quarantine season, Lamar has been doing Take Overs on Now United's Instagram account, participating in video clips and collaborative lives. [10] [11]

Lamar started preparing his first solo album, and his first single already has a release date. [12] [13] [14]

2020–present: Early solo career

On 22 November 2020 the singer Southside Diddy released "Roccstar Disappointments", featuring Lamar. [15] In 2021, Lamar had his comeback on Now United appearing in the remake of the "Let The Music Move You" video on 1 May, [16] in "Nobody Like Us" on 28 May [17] and then having his second feature clip in "NU Party" on 18 June, [18] where Lamar is credited as songwriter and producer on the song. [19] Still on Now United, Lamar will release another solo song called "My Delicate Flower" on 30 June, with him as a guest appearance in his friend Donrique's song along with Southside Diddy. [20]

Discography

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released
TitleYearPeaksAlbum
UK
"Bop Bop" [21] 2023Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as a featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
"Roccstar Disappointments" [22]
(Southside Diddy featuring Lamar)
2020How Can I Lose [23]
"My Delicate Flower" [24]
(Donrique featuring Southside Diddy and Lamar)
2021Non-album singles
"Misconception" [25]
(Mélanie featuring Lamar)
2023
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Love Louder" [26]
(as part of The Meeps)
2023Non-album promotional single

Filmography

YearTitlePaperRef.
2011 The Hour Boy 1 [27]
2018RuinedActor [28]
2023The Musical: Welcome to the Night of Your LifeSterling

Documentaries

YearTitleCharacterNotesReference
2018Dreams Come True: The DocumentaryHimselfDocumentary showing the creation of the global pop group Now United [29]

Awards and nominations

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