Omarion

Omarion received a Grammy nomination for the album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary R&B Album.

Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Omarion, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actor, and dancer from Inglewood, California.

He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the boy band B2K.

Omarion was born Omari Ishmael Grandberry on November 12, 1984, in Inglewood, California to Leslie Burrell and Trent Grandberry.

His younger brother, O'Ryan, is also a singer.

He appeared in commercials for both Kellogg's Corn Pops and McDonald's.

He started his dancing career as a background dancer for the R&B girl group Before Dark and appeared in their music videos.

Omarion soon began pursuing a career in music, and would go on to become the lead singer of the boy band B2K.

Omari joined the group B2K in 1999 and took the stage name Omarion.

The group named themselves B2K, an acronym for "Boys of The New Millennium".

The group achieved success in the early 2000s with their singles "Gots ta Be", "Uh Huh", "Girlfriend", and the number-one hit "Bump, Bump, Bump" (featuring P. Diddy).

They began touring with Lil Bow Wow and eventually released their debut single, "Uh Huh", in 2001.

They soon after released their debut album, the self-titled B2K, on March 12, 2002.

The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart.

They followed the album up in December with their second album, Pandemonium!, supported by their most successful single, "Bump, Bump, Bump" featuring P. Diddy.

The single peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

After the group disbanded in 2004, Omarion embarked on a solo career with the release of his debut studio album O (2005), which debuted atop the Billboard 200.

The album was supported by its title track and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album.

That same year, he guest featured on Bow Wow's single "Let Me Hold You", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.

This would prove to be the group's last album, as they would disband in early 2004.

In early 2004, Omarion appeared in several films, most notably You Got Served, in which he starred alongside Marques Houston, as well as his former B2K bandmates.

The movie centered on a group of friends in a hip hop dance crew who take part in underground dance competitions.

That same year, he played the role of the school bully "Reggie" in the comedy Fat Albert, based on the animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. On February 22, 2005, Omarion released his debut solo album, O.

The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

The first single from the album was "O".

The single peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The second single, "Touch", peaked at No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album received a third and final release with "I'm Tryna".

O has sold over 758,000 copies in the United States since its release.

His second solo album, 21 (2006) also peaked the Billboard 200 and was supported by the single "Ice Box", which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song.

On December 26, 2006, Omarion released his second album, 21.

The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

The first single from the album was "Entourage".

The second single, "Ice Box", produced by Timbaland, peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is Omarion's most successful solo single to date, reaching gold certification by the RIAA.

He then released his collaborative album with Bow Wow, Face Off (2007), and his third studio album, Ollusion (2010) to moderate commercial response.

He signed with Rick Ross' record label Maybach Music Group prior to the release of his fourth album, Sex Playlist (2014).

It was preceded by the lead single "Post to Be" (featuring Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko), which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received sextuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

He then signed with Warner Records to release his fifth album The Kinection (2020), which failed to chart.

Omarion has also ventured into acting, with appearances in films such as You Got Served, Fat Albert, Somebody Help Me and The Proud Family Movie.

As a solo artist, he has received a BET Award, a Billboard Music Award, and a Soul Train Music Award.