Malesha Katrina O’Garro ( born December 15, 1988) popularly known as Lady Leshurr, is an award winning British rapper, songwriter and music producer. She came to prominence for her Queen Speech series of Freestyles. She already boast of more than four Mixtapes and more than three Extended Projects to her credit. She is also known for her singles such as; Black Madonna, Quaranting and DIV.
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Birth Name: | Malesha Katrina O’Garro |
Birth Date: | December 15, 1988 |
Birth Place: | Bristol |
Nationality: | British |
Occupation: | Rapper |
Height: | 5 ft 2 in |
Net Worth: | $2,500,000 |
Early Life
Lady Leshurr was born on December 15, 1988 in Kingshurst, Solihull, England to a Carribean parents. Her Sister, Carmen died of breast cancer in January 2019.
She grew up in a music environment where her family are all rappers and singers.
Career
Leshurr started writing poetry at the age of six before she delved into music for the purpose of reaching a wider audience. She was influenced by her upbringing where her family were involved in music. Her mother used to play reggae sounds like Bob Marley and Sista Fancy.
She released her first mixtape at the age of 14.
She has been able to develop her passion for music with inspiration from the likes Lil Wayne, Ashley Walters, Missy Elliot, Eminem and so on.
Leshurr came to limelight for her Queen’s Speech series of freestyles. She also came through with lots of exciting singles such as; Black Madonna DIV, 3AM in Brum and many others.
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She has collaborated with top music artists like Wiley, Mr Eazi and Busy Signal.
Aside music, she became the first Black British woman to lead a campaign for the brand Olay, after appearing in a commercial advertisment for the beauty brand, in 2020.
Personal Life
Lady Leshurr had opened up about her sexuality where she revealed that she is Pansexual, and that she loves experimenting.
Awards & Nominations
Leshurr won the Best Female act at the MOBO Awards in 2016 and won the award for Best rap/ grime act on 2019.
She also won the “Best Female Solo” female at the Birmingham Music Awards.
Mixtapes
- Friggin L (2011)
- 2000 and L (2012)
- L Yeah! (2013)
- Mona Leshurr (2013)
- Lil Bit of Lesh (2014)
Extended Plays
- Queen’s Speech (2016)
- Mode (2017)
- Quaranqueen (2020)
- Astronaut (2020)
Songs
- Brenda
- Juice
- New Freezer
- Black Madonna
- 3AM in Brum
- Dynamite Flow
- Quaranting
- FAKE FLEX
- DIV
- 2Gether Now
Net Worth
Lady Leshurr has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million.
Social Media
- Instagram: @imladyleshurr