Leo the Lion (singer)

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]

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

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 Audio Network.[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 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, 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. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  9. r/giantbomb - LOCKDOWN!!!, retrieved 2020-12-20
  10. Lockdown 2020: We Be Drummin'! Guitar Hero 5 Edition, retrieved 2020-12-20
  11. "Videos - shows - Giant Bomb". web.archive.org. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-20.


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