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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
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.


Life and career


Early life and personal life

Omar was born on 16 December 1986 in Tumba,
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,
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. His father is
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, while his mother is from
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. At age 12, he moved to a foster home in
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. When his mother visited him for the first time since moving in, she gave him a
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, which influenced his decision to focus on music. He was arrested at age 18, and went to jail. When he was 21, he ended up in jail once again and thereafter was also informed that his girlfriend was pregnant with their child; Because of this, he decided to focus on his family and resume his musical career. He is now divorced.


2015–present: Career breakthrough and ''Melodifestivalen 2017''

In the spring of 2015, he released his debut single "Lion". In 2017, he began competing in ''
Melodifestivalen 2017 Melodifestivalen 2017 was the 57th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The competition was organised by (SVT) and took place over a six-week period betwe ...
'', the Swedish national selection for the
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with the song " Hold On". He progressed directly to the final from the first-semi-final. In the final he placed second overall, being the winner of the televoting and second in the jury voting. He participated in
Melodifestivalen 2019 Melodifestivalen 2019 was the 59th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen and was held from 2 February to 9 March 2019. Presenters were Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade. Edward af Sillén retur ...
with the song "Chasing Rivers".


Discography


Singles


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Omar, Nano 1986 births Living people People from Tumba, Sweden People from Gotland County Swedish pop singers English-language singers from Sweden Swedish people of Palestinian descent Swedish people of Finnish descent 21st-century Swedish singer-songwriters 21st-century Swedish male singers Swedish songwriters Swedish women songwriters