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Nano Omar

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Nano Omar
Nano Omar in 2019
Background information
Born (1986-12-16) 16 December 1986 (age 37)
Botkyrka, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active2015–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

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Early life and personal life

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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

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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

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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
"Lion" 2015 Non-album singles
"Hold On" 2017 4
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"Chasing Rivers" 2019 14
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"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References

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  1. ^ "Nanos tuffa liv före succén – kärleken räddade honom". www.hant.se (in Swedish). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Nano – Hold On". Sveriges television. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Loberg, Therese (23 September 2015). "En barndom kantad av kriminalitet och droger". LT.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. ^ Adams, William Lee (4 February 2017). "MELODIFESTIVALEN 2017: NANO AND ACE WILDER WIN SEMI-FINAL 1 IN GOTHENBURG". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
  5. ^ "Sweden:Robin Bengtsson wins Melodifestivalen!". eurovision.tv. 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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