Liamoo

{{Infobox musical artist

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| image = Liamoo, Melodifestivalen 2024, presskonf 04 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Liamoo in 2024

| birth_name = Liam Pablito Cacatian Thomassen

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|9|10}}

| birth_place = Essunga, Sweden

| origin = Gothenburg, Sweden

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| genre = {{hlist|Pop|rap}}

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| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2016–present

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Liam Cacatian Thomassen (born 10 September 1997), known professionally as Liamoo ({{IPA|sv|lɪˈɑ̌ːmʊ}}), is a Swedish singer. In 2016, he won the twelfth season of Swedish Idol series and released his winner's single "Playing with Fire".{{cite web|url=http://www.tv4.se/idol/artiklar/h%C3%A4r-%C3%A4r-idol-vinnaren-2016-se-vinnarl%C3%A5ten-igen-584b273cfca38fe08d00144b|title=Här är Idol-vinnaren 2016 - se vinnarlåten igen - Idol - tv4.se|publisher=|accessdate=10 December 2016}}

Early life

Cacatian Thomassen has roots in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the Philippines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hant.se/idol-liam-om-sitt-okanda-ursprung-manga-som-fragar/|title=Idol-Liam om sitt okända ursprung: "Många som frågar"|date=2016-11-21|website=Hänt.se|language=sv-SE|access-date=2019-04-10}} He has spoken about being bullied in school and dropping out of school in first year of upper secondary school.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/6nyrgQ|title="Idol"-Liam om uppväxten: "Var ensam i skolan"|website=Aftonbladet|date=9 December 2016 |language=sv|access-date=2019-04-10}}

Career

=2016–2018: ''Idol'' and first single=

In 2016, Cacatian Thomassen auditioned to take part in the twelfth season of Swedish Idol. During the Qualifying Week he took part in the fourth heat performing the song "Sure Thing", he failed to qualify for the Finals, but went through as a wildcard. He made it through the live shows to the final along with Rebecka Karlsson and Charlie Grönvall. On 9 December 2016 he won the contest. After winning Idol, Cacatian Thomassen released his winner's single "Playing with Fire". The song peaked at number 6 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

= 2018–present: ''Melodifestivalen'' =

Liamoo competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Last Breath", and finished in sixth place in the final. He also participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Hold You" in a duet with Hanna Ferm; they finished in third place.{{Cite web|url=https://www.escdaily.com/john-lundvik-wins-melodifestivalen-2019-by-a-landslide//|title=John Lundvik wins Melodifestivalen 2019 by a landslide|last=Van Ee|first=Dennis|date=|website=ESCdaily|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2 March 2020}} He then participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Bluffin", where he finished in fourth place in the final. He was again selected to compete in 2024 with "Dragon";{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/30-artists-melodifestivalen-2024|title=The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024|date=2023-12-01|access-date=2023-12-01|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}} he came first in his semi-final on 10 February 2024, directly qualifying for the final.

Discography

=Singles=

==As lead artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" \| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" \| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10.5em;" \| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" \| SWE Peak chart positions for singles in Sweden: All except noted: {{cite web\|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Liamoo\|title=Discography Liamoo\|publisher=Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien\|accessdate=23 February 2019}} "Playing with Fire" and "Beautiful Silence": {{cite web\|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Liam+Cacatian+Thomassen\|title=Discography Liam Cacatian Thomassen\|publisher=Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien\|accessdate=17 December 2016}} "Forever Young": {{cite web\|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=John+De+Sohn+feat%2E+Liamoo&titel=Forever+Young&cat=s\|title=Swedishcharts.com – John De Sohn feat. Liamoo – Forever Young\|publisher=Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien\|accessdate=23 February 2019}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| POL Peak chart positions for singles in Poland: "Running with Lightning": {{cite web\|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-sprzedazy/single-w-streamie\|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie\|publisher=OLiS\|language=Polish\|accessdate=29 January 2024\|type=Select week 20.01.2024–26.01.2024.}}
scope="row"\| "Playing with Fire" \| 2016 \| 6 \| — \| GLF: Platinum{{cite web\|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/\|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista\|language=Swedish\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|accessdate=23 February 2019\|format=Enter "Liam Cacatian Thomassen" into the search box and press "Sök" to see the search results.}} \| rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\| "Burn" \| rowspan="2"\| 2017 \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| "It Ain't Easy" \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| "Last Breath" \| rowspan="2"\| 2018 \| 9 \| — \| GLF: Platinum{{cite web\|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/\|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista\|language=Swedish\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|accessdate=23 February 2019\|format=Enter "Liamoo" into the search box and press "Sök" to see the search results.}} \| Melodifestivalen 2018
scope="row"\| "Journey" \| — \| — \| \| {{Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Hold You" (with Hanna Ferm) \| 2019 \| 2 {{cite web\|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/\|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|accessdate=9 March 2019}} \| — \| \| Melodifestivalen 2019
scope="row"\| "Guld, svett & tårar" (with Klara Hammarström) \| rowspan="2"\| 2022 \| — \| — \| \| Sveriges Officiella OS-låt Peking 2022
scope="row"\| "Bluffin" \| 8 {{cite web\|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2022&dspp=11\|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|access-date=19 March 2022}} \| — \| \| Melodifestivalen 2022
scope="row"\| "Running with Lightning" (with Kuba Szmajkowski) \| rowspan="1"\| 2023 \| — \| 14 \| \| {{Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Dragon" \| rowspan="5"\| 2024 \| 8 {{cite web\|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2024&dspp=11\|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|access-date=15 March 2024}} \| — \| \| Melodifestivalen 2024
scope="row"\| "Love on Repeat" \| — \| — \| \| rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\| "Flame" (with Smash Into Pieces) \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\| "Hjärtan" \| — \| —
scope="row"\| "Before the Night Is Over"{{Cite web\|url=https://scandipop.co.uk/song-liamoo-before-the-night-is-over/\|title= SONG: LIAMOO – ‘Before The Night Is Over’\|website=Scandipop\|date=18 September 2024\|access-date=25 September 2024}} \| — \| —
colspan="6" style="font-size:85%"\| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" | Year

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10.5em;" | Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | SWE
Peak chart positions for singles in Sweden:

All except noted: {{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Liamoo|title=Discography Liamoo|publisher=Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien|accessdate=23 February 2019}}
"Playing with Fire" and "Beautiful Silence": {{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Liam+Cacatian+Thomassen|title=Discography Liam Cacatian Thomassen|publisher=Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien|accessdate=17 December 2016}}
"Forever Young": {{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=John+De+Sohn+feat%2E+Liamoo&titel=Forever+Young&cat=s|title=Swedishcharts.com – John De Sohn feat. Liamoo – Forever Young|publisher=Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien|accessdate=23 February 2019}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| POL
Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:

"Running with Lightning": {{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-sprzedazy/single-w-streamie|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie|publisher=OLiS|language=Polish|accessdate=29 January 2024|type=Select week 20.01.2024–26.01.2024.}}

scope="row"| "Playing with Fire"

| 2016

| 6

| —

GLF: Platinum{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|language=Swedish|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=23 February 2019|format=Enter "Liam Cacatian Thomassen" into the search box and press "Sök" to see the search results.}}

| rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Burn"

| rowspan="2"| 2017

| —

scope="row"| "It Ain't Easy"

| —

scope="row"| "Last Breath"

| rowspan="2"| 2018

| 9

| —

GLF: Platinum{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|language=Swedish|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=23 February 2019|format=Enter "Liamoo" into the search box and press "Sök" to see the search results.}}

| Melodifestivalen 2018

scope="row"| "Journey"

| —

| {{Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Hold You"
(with Hanna Ferm)

| 2019

| 2
{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

| —

| Melodifestivalen 2019

scope="row"| "Guld, svett & tårar"
(with Klara Hammarström)

| rowspan="2"| 2022

| —

| Sveriges Officiella OS-låt Peking 2022

scope="row"| "Bluffin"

| 8
{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2022&dspp=11|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=19 March 2022}}

| —

| Melodifestivalen 2022

scope="row"| "Running with Lightning"
(with Kuba Szmajkowski)

| rowspan="1"| 2023

| —

| 14

| {{Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Dragon"

| rowspan="5"| 2024

| 8
{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2024&dspp=11|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=15 March 2024}}

| —

| Melodifestivalen 2024

scope="row"| "Love on Repeat"

| —

| rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Flame"
(with Smash Into Pieces)

| —

scope="row"| "Hjärtan"

| —

scope="row"| "Before the Night Is Over"{{Cite web|url=https://scandipop.co.uk/song-liamoo-before-the-night-is-over/|title= SONG: LIAMOO – ‘Before The Night Is Over’|website=Scandipop|date=18 September 2024|access-date=25 September 2024}}

| —

colspan="6" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

==As featured artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" \| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" \| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10.5em;" \| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Album
style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" \| SWE
scope="row" \| "Forever Young" (John de Sohn featuring Liamoo) \| 2018 \| 38 \| GLF: Gold \| {{n/a\|Non-album single}}

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10.5em;" | Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | SWE

scope="row" | "Forever Young"
(John de Sohn featuring Liamoo)

| 2018

| 38

GLF: Gold

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

=Other charted songs=

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style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" \| SWE
scope="row" \| "Beautiful Silence" \| 2016 \| 42 \| {{n/a\|Non-album song}}

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" | Year

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album

style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | SWE

scope="row" | "Beautiful Silence"

| 2016

| 42

| {{n/a|Non-album song}}