Omer Michael Jamal Bhatti (born 14 June 1985), better known by his stage name O-Bee, is a Norwegian rapper and dancer, also known for his association with

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Background

Omer Bhatti was born in

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, and grew up in

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. He is the youngest child of a

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mother. He has an older sister named Shaista Bhatti.

Career

In early 2011 he signed a deal with

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and released the single "All Around the World", launching in 67 countries. The song features singer Genevieve Jackson, the daughter of Michael Jackson's youngest brother, Steven ''Randy'' Jackson. In this regard, he was a guest on the TV show Skavlan. He also released the single "Life Is a Movie" with his first official music video, directed by Kavar Singh, in August 2011. Speaking about this in a 2012 interview with Luka Neskovic, Bhatti said that "Life Is a Movie" is dedicated to his friend and mentor, Michael Jackson. "When I look at it now it's definitely the song that I'm happy with, and the video," he stated. "But at that point in my life, what happened three years ago, was very sensitive to me. I make music of what I'm experiencing at that point of my life, my emotions are written there. Those emotions were still so strong. 'Life is a movie' is actually the first song that I wrote after what happened, you know, after he passed." In September 2012 he released a music video for the single "See the Light" with singer

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. He joined the judging panel for the Norwegian ''

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'' in 2013. In early 2014 he released a dance video entitled "Cold As Ice" along with the Norwegian drummer Hazzo. In May 2014 he released the single "Love You in the Morning". The song's chorus is sung by David Amaro, O-Bee's childhood friend. In July of the same year, O-Bee went on tour for

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Topp 20. He and his team consisting of A-Tee (Deejay), Juice Crew (dance group) and David Amaro, performed in 5 cities in Norway. On 29 May 2015, Bhatti released the single "Let Me Know", featuring David Amaro.

Discography

Singles

*"All Around the World" (2011) featuring Genevieve Jackson *"Life is a Movie" (2011) *"See the Light" (2012) featuring

*"Love You in the Morning" (2014) *"Let Me Know" (2015) *"Automatic" (2016)

Other releases

*"Red Nikes" *"Under Pressure" with Jae-R *"A Toast" with Jae-R and

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* "Wanna Be Startin' Something" *"Fresh" (2010) *"Jump" (2016) *"The Come Up"

References

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