Leo the Lion (singer)

Leo Ihenacho
Birth name	Leo Ihenacho
Born	(1977-05-28) 28 May 1977 (age 47) London, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2000–present

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

Music

In 2001, Ihenacho was the featured vocalist on the UK top 40 and number one dance hit "Coming Home" by UK garage producer K-Warren.

Ihenacho is also the lead vocal performance behind the song "Lock Down", produced by Adam Skinner and Dave James of British production music company Audio Network.^[2]

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.^[3][4][5] 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.^[6][7]

Television

He has also appeared in several TV reality shows; in 2006, he appeared as a member of "the Celebrity squad" in The Match^[8] and then in dating show Love Island.^[9][10] He also competed in the 2014 season of TV reality show The Voice UK.^[11] Ihenacho appeared in season 2 of Locked Up Abroad: Breakout in the third episode "Dominican Drug Bust", as the actor portraying Andre.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Cooper, Leonie (15 January 2014). "The Voice contestant criticises former collaborator The Streets' Mike Skinner". NME. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
2. "Lock Down | Audio Network US". Audio Network. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
3. "Giant Bomb Lockdown: Video Simulator - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
4. "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 20 December 2020.
5. r/giantbomb - LOCKDOWN!!!, 15 June 2015, retrieved 20 December 2020
6. Lockdown 2020: We Be Drummin'! Guitar Hero 5 Edition, retrieved 20 December 2020
7. "Videos - shows - Giant Bomb". 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
8. Rawson-Jones, Ben (3 October 2006). "Leo given the boot from celeb squad". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
9. Gordon, Naomi (5 January 2017). "Remember CBB's Calum and Bianca on Love Island?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
10. "Love Island couple split up by public". RTE. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
11. "The Voice UK, Series 3 - Leo Ihenacho". BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

External links

• Leo the Lion at IMDb