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.
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| Born | (1986-12-16) 16 December 1986 (age 35) Botkyrka, Sweden |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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.
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]
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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. | ||||