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Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984),
better known as Omarion, is an American Grammy-nominated R&B singer, actor,
songwriter, record producer, founder of the group 2 Much, and the former lead
singer of boy band B2K.
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Omarion
Birth name Omari Ishmael Grandberry
Born November 12, 1984 (1984-11-12) (age 23)
Inglewood, California
Genre(s) Urban/Dance-pop/R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Actor
Instrument(s) Voice
Years active 2001 - 2004 (B2K)
2005 - Present (Solo)
Label(s) TUG
Sony Urban
Epic
Associated
acts B2K, Rihanna, Bow Wow
Website Official Website
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Biography
Early
life
Omarion was born in Inglewood, California, the son
of Leslie (née Burrell) and Trent Grandberry.[1] He was born around midnight at
home. He is the oldest of seven children. His younger brother O'Ryan is also a
singer. Omarion began to perform at age five. He was part of "UAC" but soon
disbanded as he wanted to focus on his talent, hip-hop. Before he made it into
the music business, he was in commercials for Kelloggs Corn Pops and McDonald's.
Music
career
In 2001, Omarion became the leading man of the hip
hop/R&B boy band, B2K. The band, including Omarion, was made up of four members,
Jarell "J-Boog" Houston, DeMario "Raz-B" Thornton, and Dreux "Lil' Fizz"
Frederic. The band released their debut album, B2K, to some success. Their
second album, Pandemonium, was far more successful, reaching the top ten on the
Billboard 200, giving them their first #1 with "Bump, Bump, Bump". Following
their third album, a soundtrack to the movie You Got Served, B2K announced they
had broken up.
Almost a year after B2K's split, Omarion released
his debut album, O. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, eventually going
platinum. The album included the relatively successful song "O". That same year,
he was featured on Bow Wow's hit song "Let Me Hold You". The song reached #4 of
the Billboard 100, becoming Omarion's first top-ten single as a solo artist.
In December of 2006, Omarion released his second
album, 21, named for his age at the time he recorded it (though he turned 22
before the CD was released.) "Entourage", the first single, reached only #58 on
the Hot 100. The video featured former B2K bandmate Lil' Fizz. Omarion and Chris
Stokes founded 2Much. They are singed on O record label.
Omarion has toured with Bow Wow, Ciara, Yung Joc,
Ne-Yo, Usher, Lloyd, Mario (singer), Pretty Ricky, Jibbs, and many others. The
second single from 21, "Ice Box", produced by Timbaland, has gained significant
radio airplay and has become his biggest single to date, peaking at #12 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart. There is an official remix featuring Usher as well as a
DJ White Owl mix featuring Usher & Fabolous and another remix featuring
Tah'Burner.[2] Omarion has confirmed that Beg For It will be his next single off
his album 21.
Face
Off
Omarion and Bow Wow have been in the studio for the
past few months recording their new album due out December 11. Omarion and Bow
Wow have both stated that this is a different project that they have done in
their highly successful music careers. The first single off their new album is
"Girlfriend", a video will premier late October. The follow-up single "Hey Baby"
will be released in late November.
Actor
In early 2004, Omarion appeared in several movies,
most notably You Got Served, in which he starred alongside his label mate
Marques Houston and his fellow B2K bandmates at the time. The movie centered
around a group of friends in a breakdancing crew who take part in a street
dancing competition. The movie was panned by critics, earning a 17% "rotten"
rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and 2.1/10 on IMDb, though it still managed to earn
$40 million worldwide. Later that year he had a minor role in the comedy Fat
Albert, based on the animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. This also
starred Marques Houston.
Omarion will next appear in Somebody Help Me also
starring Marques, opening sometime in 2007. Omarion also starred in Feel the
Noise, which was produced by Jennifer Lopez. The single for the film, called
"Cut Off Time", features Kat DeLuna. He will also star in the upcoming sequel to
You Got Served, You Got Served 2, most likely being released sometime in 2008.
The film will, like its predecessor, will also star Marques, however it is most
likely that the rest of B2K will not return.
London
Bombings Controversy
Omarion was in London at the time of the London
bombings on July 7, 2005. Whilst he was not near any of the stations, nor did he
travel on the London Underground during his stay, a press release was released
on his behalf asking for people to pray for his safe return to the US. This has
given rise to many online communities (such as Fark) "praying for Omarion"
whenever there is a disaster or terrorist attack.
However, the same day, his website released a
statement saying that he was in no way affiliated with the company or writer who
had released the statement on his behalf. He apologized for the confusion and
asked his fans to pray for those affected by the attack.
Vocal
capabilites
Voice
Baritone[3]
Discography
Main article: Omarion discography
Albums
2005: O
2006: 21
2007: Face Off
Singles
2005: "O"
2005: "Touch"
2005: "I'm Tryna"
2006: "Entourage"
2006: "Ice Box"
2007: "Beg For It"
2007: "Cut Off Time" (Omarion featuring Kat Deluna)
2007: "Girlfriend" (Omarion featuring Bow Wow)
Featured Singles
2005: "Let Me Hold You" (Bow Wow featuring Omarion)
2007: "Better Man" (K. Smith featuring Omarion)
Awards/nominations
American Music Awards
2005, Favorite R&B Male Artist (Nominated)
BET
Awards
2005, Viewer's Choice Award: "O" (Winner)
2005, Best New Artist (Nominated)
Image
Awards
2006, Outstanding New Artist (Nominated)
Grammy
Awards
2006, Best Contemporary R&B Album: O (Nominated)
MTV
Movie Awards
2004, Best Male Breakthrough Performance: You Got
Served (Nominated)
2004, Best Dance Sequence: You Got Served w/
Marques Houston (Nominated)
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2004 You Got Served David
The Bernie Mac Show Shonte
One on One Nyghtmare/Darius
Fat Albert Reggie
2005 Cuts Darius
The Proud Family Movie Fifteen Cent (Voice)
2007 Somebody Help Me Darryl Jennings
Feel the Noise Rob
2008 You Got Served 2 David
References
1. http://newsblaze.com/story/20071003122344tsop.nb/topstory.html
2. http://tahburner.imeem.com/music/vb4hilaH/ice_box_rmx/
3. http://singersroom.com/singtv/index.asp?fuse=40&ArtistID=100070&stype=1
Singersroom.com
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