Omar Lye-Fook (born October 14 1968 in London), also known as Omar, is an internationally acclaimed British soul singer, songwriter and musician. He grew up in Canterbury, Kent. He learnt his craft classically, playing the trumpet, piano and percussion.Omar also spent two years at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester and the renowned Guildhall School of Music in London. His most well-known song was his debut single "There's Nothing Like This". It was originally a minor #78 chart single in 1990, but reached #14 on re-release in 1991.