Nano Omar
{{short description|Swedish singer and songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nano Omar
| image = File:Melodifestivalen 2019, deltävling 1, Scandinavium, Göteborg, Nano, 13.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Nano Omar in 2019
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| alias =
| occupations = {{hlist|singer|songwriter}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Botkyrka, Sweden
| instrument = {{Hlist|Vocals|synthesizer}}
| years_active = 2015–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
=Early life and personal life=
Omar was born on 16 December 1986 in Tumba, Botkyrka, Stockholm. His father is Palestinian, while his mother is from Åland.{{cite web|url=http://www.hant.se/nano-familj-melodifestivalen-2017/|title=Nanos tuffa liv före succén – kärleken räddade honom|accessdate=26 March 2017|language=Swedish|website=www.hant.se|date=11 March 2017 }} At age 12, he moved to a foster home in Gotland.{{cite web|title=Nano – Hold On|url=http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/artister/2017/nano/nano-hold-on|publisher=Sveriges television|date=30 November 2016|accessdate=4 February 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.lt.se/kultur/en-barndom-kantad-av-kriminalitet-och-droger|title=En barndom kantad av kriminalitet och droger|access-date=4 February 2017|author=Loberg, Therese|date=23 September 2015|language=sv|website=LT.se}} 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.
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.{{cite web|access-date=9 May 2025 |date=26 November 2021 |language=sv |title=Nano Omar skiljer sig: ”Inget är förgäves” |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/L5ae51/nano-omar-skiljer-sig-inget-ar-forgaves |work=www.aftonbladet.se}}
=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, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Hold On". He progressed directly to the final from the first-semi-final.{{cite web|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2017/02/04/melodifestivalen-2017-nano-ace-wilder-win-semi-final-1-gothenburg/171169/|title=MELODIFESTIVALEN 2017: NANO AND ACE WILDER WIN SEMI-FINAL 1 IN GOTHENBURG|last=Adams|first=William Lee|date=4 February 2017|publisher=Wiwibloggs|website=wiwibloggs.com}} In the final he placed second overall, being the winner of the televoting and second in the jury voting.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=sweden_robin_bengtsson_wins_melodifestivalen|title=Sweden:Robin Bengtsson wins Melodifestivalen!|publisher=eurovision.tv|date=11 March 2017}}
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Chasing Rivers".{{cite web|last=Dahlander|first=Gustav|url=https://blogg.svt.se/melodifestivalen-expertbloggen/artisterna-melodifestivalen-2019-hela-listan-s%C3%A5-blir-delt%C3%A4vlingarna/|title=Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2019: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna|work=Gustavs expertblogg|publisher=SVT|language=Swedish|date=27 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127092702/https://blogg.svt.se/melodifestivalen-expertbloggen/artisterna-melodifestivalen-2019-hela-listan-s%C3%A5-blir-delt%C3%A4vlingarna/|accessdate=27 November 2018|archive-date=2018-11-27}}
Discography
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE |
| scope="row"| "Lion"
| 2015 | — | rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Hold On"
| 2017 | 4 |
| scope="row"| "Chasing Rivers"
| 2019 |
| style="font-size:85%;" colspan="5" | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Nano Omar}}
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Category:People from Tumba, Sweden
Category:People from Gotland County
Category:English-language singers from Sweden
Category:Swedish people of Palestinian descent
Category:Swedish people of Finnish descent
Category:21st-century Swedish singer-songwriters