Leo the Lion (singer)

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Leo Ihenacho
Birth nameLeo Ihenacho
Born (1977-05-28) 28 May 1977 (age 44)
London, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2000–present
Associated acts

Leo Ihenacho (born 28 May 1977), also known as Leo the Lion, is a Nigerian British singer, songwriter and actor who collaborated several times with the Streets.[1]

Television[]

He has also appeared in several TV reality shows; in 2006, he appeared as a member of "the Celebrity squad" in The Match[2] and then in dating show Love Island [3][4] He also competed in the 2014 season of TV reality show, The Voice UK.[5] Leo also appeared in season 2 episode 3 of Locked Up Abroad:Breakout "Dominican Drug Bust" as the actor portraying "Andre."

Other work[]

Ihenacho is also the lead vocal performance behind the song "Lock Down", produced by Adam Skinner and Dave James of British production music company .[6]

The song has been frequently used as a licensed track for intermissions on livestreams from the video game journalism website Giant Bomb, where it has gained popularity as an Internet meme.[7][8][9] During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the song was referenced in the title and description of a series made after the editorial staff began streaming from their homes while under government lockdown.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ Cooper, Leonie (15 January 2014). "The Voice contestant criticises former collaborator The Streets' Mike Skinner". NME. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (3 October 2006). "Leo given the boot from celeb squad". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ Gordon, Naomi (5 January 2017). "Remember CBB's Calum and Bianca on Love Island?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Love Island couple split up by public". RTE. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ "The Voice UK, Series 3 - Leo Ihenacho". BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  6. ^ "https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/lock-down_48620?keyword=Lock%20Down". Audio Network. Retrieved 2020-12-20. External link in |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Giant Bomb Lockdown: Video Simulator - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  8. ^ "r/giantbomb - I paid $10 to license Lockdown for the Xbox Giant Bomb Video Player, and the update is rolling out to everyone now. Have a great E3, duders!". reddit. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  9. ^ r/giantbomb - LOCKDOWN!!!, 15 June 2015, retrieved 2020-12-20
  10. ^ Lockdown 2020: We Be Drummin'! Guitar Hero 5 Edition, retrieved 2020-12-20
  11. ^ "Videos - shows - Giant Bomb". 2020-12-20. Archived from the original on 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

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