Nano Omar
Nano Omar | |
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 Nano Omar in 2019 | |
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| Born | 16 December 1986 Botkyrka, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Nagi Jamal Omar (born 16 December 1986), better known as simply Nano, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He first came to prominence while competing in Melodifestivalen 2017.
Life and career
[edit]Early life and personal life
[edit]Omar was born on 16 December 1986 in Tumba, Botkyrka, Stockholm. His father is Palestinian, while his mother is from Åland.[1] At age 12, he moved to a foster home in Gotland.[2][3] When his mother visited him for the first time since moving in, she gave him a synthesizer, which influenced his decision to focus on music.[2]
He was arrested at age 18, and went to jail.[2][3] When he was 21, he ended up in jail once again and thereafter was also informed that his girlfriend was pregnant with their child;[3] Because of this, he decided to focus on his family and resume his musical career.[2] He currently lives with his partner and four children in Södertälje.
2015–present: Career breakthrough and Melodifestivalen 2017
[edit]In the spring of 2015, he released his debut single "Lion".[2] In 2017, he began competing in Melodifestivalen 2017, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Hold On".[2] He progressed directly to the final from the first-semi-final.[4] In the final he placed second overall, being the winner of the televoting and second in the jury voting.[5]
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Chasing Rivers".[6]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| "Lion" | 2015 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Hold On" | 2017 | 4 [7] | ||
| "Chasing Rivers" | 2019 | 14 [8] | ||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Nanos tuffa liv före succén – kärleken räddade honom". www.hant.se (in Swedish). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Nano – Hold On". Sveriges television. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Loberg, Therese (23 September 2015). "En barndom kantad av kriminalitet och droger". LT.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (4 February 2017). "MELODIFESTIVALEN 2017: NANO AND ACE WILDER WIN SEMI-FINAL 1 IN GOTHENBURG". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
- ^ "Sweden:Robin Bengtsson wins Melodifestivalen!". eurovision.tv. 11 March 2017.
- ^ Dahlander, Gustav (27 November 2018). "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2019: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Gustavs expertblogg (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links
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Media related to Nano Omar at Wikimedia Commons
| International | |
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| Artists | |
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Tumba, Sweden
- People from Gotland
- Swedish pop singers
- Swedish women pop singers
- English-language singers from Sweden
- Swedish people of Palestinian descent
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- 21st-century Swedish singers
- 21st-century Swedish male singers
- Melodifestivalen contestants of 2019
- Melodifestivalen contestants of 2017
- Swedish songwriters
- Swedish women songwriters