K.Maro

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).

Biography

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.

Music career

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.

Solo career

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×Femme Like U1 June 2004 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Femme Like U (radio edit)4:112Femme Like U (Just Another Hit remix)3:55" in 2004, from the album La Good Life×La Good Life2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Femme Like U4:092Crazy3:363V.I.P.3:464La Good Life3:595My Lady3:416Walad B'ladi3:467Au top3:458Sous l'œil de l'ange4:339Rolling Down3:4510Dense dessus3:3411Qu'est ce que ça te fout...3:3312Que dieu me pardonne3:5113Petits princes4:31. "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×Million Dollar Boy13 May 2005 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1K.M.A.R.O.3:482Les frères existent encore4:113Histoire de luv'3:464K-Pone Inc4:395Gangsta Party3:546Million dollar boy3:337Nice & Slow3:538Juss Shake3:539Dirty3:4010Strip Club4:2111Nouveau millénaire3:2912The Greatest3:2613Simple vie3:55. 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×Perfect Stranger28 October 2008 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Out in the Streets3:552Let It Show4:133Love It or Leave It (feat. Imposs)5:054Take You Away4:215All Over Again3:396Good Old Days3:547Take It Slow3:328Change the Game (feat. Belly & Rad)4:239Never Walk Away (feat. Odessa Thornhill)3:5310Missing You3:0711Not Your Time to Go3:4612Take You Away, Part 2 (feat. Jonas)4:4313Keep My Grind3:1314Celebration5:17, his first all-English album.
His songs are frequently a mix of French and English lyrics, and sometimes Arabic.

Business career

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.

Collaborations

In addition to his solo career, K.Maro has collaborated with a number of artists, including:

Many collaborations with DJ Shortcut, notably in Fresh, which also featured Moshine. Another collaboration with DJ Shortcut and Moshine was in On est là.
He was featured in Chance of The 411, version exclusively available on the French edition of Between the Sheets.
He was featured in Le clan chill of Corneille.
He was also featured in Nos couleurs of Cheb Mami.
He featured Shy'm in his own single Histoires de Luv.
Has written a lot of material for Shy'm's debut album Mes Fantaisies, and was featured in À l'abri in the second album of Shy'm, Reflets.
He collaborated with Belly and Rad in Change The Game.
His song "Love It or Leave It" features Imposs.
His song "Out in the Streets Remix" features Jim Jones.
His song "Never Walk Away" features Odessa Thornhill.
His song "Take You Away (Part 2)" features the Canadian rock singer Jonas Tomalty.
He produced the 2013 version of Indonesian singer Anggun's hit "Snow on the Sahara" for her album, Best-Of: Design of a Decade 2003–2013.

Personal life

Since July 2016, Cyril Kamar is married to the French brand and creative consultant Anne-Sophie Mignaux, former Jewelry, Watch and Arts editor in chief at CR Fashion Book (Carine Roitfeld's magazine) and Citizen K Magazine.

K.Pone.Inc

K.Maro also runs the K.Pone.Inc. Music Group, an entertainment group that goes into music production, promotion and distribution. K-Pone Inc.'s label, K.Pone Inc., has signed many artists, including:

Shy'm (Tamara Marthe)
Imposs (S. Rimsky Salgado)
Ale Dee (Alexandre Duhaime)
Vaï (Adil Takhssait)

Balbec

Balbec is K.Maro's upmarket clothing line. It is named after his hometown Baalbek in Lebanon.

Singles / Videos

Chart positions:

Non-charting singles / videos
2006: "Gangsta Party×Gangsta Party4 July 2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Gangsta Party3:25"
2006: "Let's go×Let's Go16 October 2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Let's Go3:22"
2008: "Out in the Streets"
2008: "Take You Away×Take You Away14 October 2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Take You Away3:58"
2009: "Out In The Streets" (remix) (feat. Jim Jones)
2009: "Elektric×Elektric23 July 2009 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Elektric3:00"
2009: "Music×Music1 January 2010 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Music3:24"
2025: "La reine de la fête×La reine de la fête5 April 2025 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1La reine de la fête3:02"
2025: "Imagine×Imagine5 September 2025 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Imagine3:15"
2025: "Sin city×Sin City26 September 2025 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sin City3:15"
2025: "Rêver mieux×Rêver Mieux10 October 2025 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Rêver Mieux 3;17"
2025: "Magnolia×Magnolia24 October 2025 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Magnolia3:11"
2025: "Feeling"