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K. Maro
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1980-01-31,Beyrouth, Liban
Gender
Male
Biography
Cyril Kamar (Arabic: سيريل قمر; born January 31, 1980, in Beirut), known by his stage name K.Maro (sometimes stylized as K-Maro or K'Maro), is a Canadian rapper, singer and businessman of Lebanese origin. He sings in French and English. He is also the founder, the owner, and the CEO of East 47th Music, a record label, and Rock&Cherries Agency, a Paris-based Talents management agency. Both East 47th Music and Rock&Cherries Agency are part of KEG company (Kamar Entertainment Group). Cyril Kamar is a francophone and anglophone singer, producer and businessman living between Paris, France and New York City. Cyril Kamar was born in Beirut, Lebanon on January 31, 1980. After the end of the war, he moved with his family to Montreal, Quebec, in 1991. K.Maro first broke through to the Quebec charts with his group LMDS, an abbreviation for "Les Messagers du Son". This was a French language hip hop duo in Montreal, Quebec, Canada formed in 1993 and made up of Cyril Kamar, called Lyrik, and Adil Takhssait, called Mélo in the duo. The band achieved great success in Quebec and launched two successful albums, Les Messagers du Son in 1997 and Il Faudrait Leur Dire in 1999. LMDS broke up in 2001. Both artists continued their musical careers, Cyril Kamar (Lyrik) as K.Maro and Adil Takhssait (Mélo) as Vaï. After the breakup of LMDS, Cyril Kamar became successful as a solo artist, taking the name K.Maro (alternatives K'Maro and K-Maro). As a hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer, his first major hit was "Femme Like U" in 2004, from the album La Good Life. "Femme Like U" was number-one single in 17 countries and Platinum certified, more than two million copies of the song were sold and more than a million copies of La Good Life album were sold. In 2005, K.Maro released his third album Million Dollar Boy. Subject to commercial success, the album became certified Platinum. To celebrate his decade-long music career, K.Maro released in 2006, Platinum Remixes album. K.Maro released his fourth album in 2008, Perfect Stranger, his first all-English album. His songs are frequently a mix of French and English lyrics, and sometimes Arabic. In 2003, Cyril Kamar also established K.Pone Inc Music Group entertainment company, the K.Pone Inc. record label, and the Balbec line of clothing. In 2010, Cyril Kamar joined Warner Music France as CEO of Ambitious Boys Club label record. In 2013, he developed other ventures, including East 47th Music label record with Pascal Nègre and Universal Music Group. ... Source: Article "K.Maro" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Shy'm - Shimitour Paris Bercy
2013-01-04

La chanson de l'année
2004-06-05

La semaine des 4 Julie
2020-01-06

Star Academy
2001-10-20

Quotidien
2016-09-12

NRJ Music Awards
2000-01-22