Omar Rudberg

Omar Josué Rudberg[2] (born Omar Josué González, 12 November 1998), also known as Omar, is a Venezuelan-Swedish singer and actor. He was born in Venezuela and moved to Åsa, Kungsbacka with his mother at six years of age.[2][3] He participated in Talang 2010 which was broadcast in TV4. He was a member of the boyband FO&O between 2013 and 2017. He participated in Melodifestivalen 2017 broadcast on SVT along with the band, making it to the final with the song "Gotta Thing About You".[4] In 2017 the band revealed that they have decided to disband.[5]

Omar Rudberg
Rudberg in 2022
Background information
Birth nameOmar Josué González[1]
Born (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998
Venezuela
OriginVenezuelan • Swedish
GenresPop • Soul • Latin pop
Years active2013–present
LabelsTEN
Associated actsFO&O

Omar launched his solo career in 2018, with the single "Que pasa", featuring Swedish rapper Lamix, followed by "La mesa" with Swedish rapper Elias Hurtig. It was later revealed that he would participate in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Om om och om igen".[6] "Om om och om igen" failed to qualify from the heats, but gave Rudberg his first solo top 20 hit in Sweden.

Rudberg played Simon, a lead character in the 2021 Netflix series Young Royals.[7] He participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Moving Like That", but failed to qualify from the heats.[8]

Personal life

Omar claims he doesn't feel the need to label his sexuality, saying he falls in love with the person regardless of gender, having dated both girls and boys.[9][10]

Discography
See also: FO&O § Discography

EPs
  • Omar Covers (2021)[11]

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[12]
"Que pasa"
(featuring Lamix)		 2018 — TBA
"La mesa"
(featuring Elias Hurtig)		 —
"Om om och om igen" 2019 11
"På min telephone toda la noche" —
"Dum" 2020 59
[13]
"Jag e nån annan" —
"Läppar"[15] —
"Alla ba ouff"[16] 2021 —
"It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane"[17] — Omar Covers
"Yo Dije OUFF" — TBA
"Mi Casa Su Casa" 2022 —
"Moving Like That" 57
[18]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Young Royals Simon Eriksson TV Series

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome
2021 Stockholm International Film Festival Rising Star Young Royals Nominated[19]
2022 QX Gaygala Best Duo (shared with Edvin Ryding) Young Royals Won[20]

References
  1. "Alerta Fernando Javier Lo Predijo Elecciones De Peru Muy Reñida | Chic al Día |". YouTube. EVTV MIAMI. June 7, 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. "Det här är The Fooo Conspiracy i När och fjärran" (in Swedish). TV4. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. "The Fooo" (in Swedish). 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
  4. Petersson, Emma. "Robin Bengtsson med "I Can't Go On" är vinnaren av Melodifestivalen 2017". svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. "FO&O lägger ner – går skilda vägar". Expressen. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. "Omar kan offra kärleken för att nå toppen". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. Duignan, Jayne (1 September 2021). "Young Royals' Omar Rudberg Breaks Down His Favorite Scenes". Mud Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. "SVT:s dröm till Mello: "Young royals"-Omar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  9. Jansson, Alfred (2 June 2019). "Stor intervju med Omar: "Ibland hänger jag med killar, ibland med tjejer. Det varierar."" [Great interview with Omar: "Sometimes I hang out with guys, sometimes with girls. It varies."]. QX.se. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  10. Jourdan, Josia (October 2021). "Sexuality & Relationship with Edvin - Interview Omar Part 2". YouTube. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  11. "Omar Covers - Single by Omar Rudberg on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  12. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  13. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 5". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  14. "Omar Rudberg's single "Dum" is certified Gold in Sweden!". Twitter. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  15. "LÄPPAR - Single by Omar Rudberg on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  16. "Alla Ba OUFF - Single by Omar Rudberg on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  17. "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane - Single by Omar Rudberg on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  18. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  19. "Here are the nominees for the Zalando Rising Star Award 2021". mynewsdesk.com. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  20. Beck, Foto: Adrian. "Här är alla vinnare från QX Gaygala 2022". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
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