Omar Naber
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Omar Naber born Omar Kareem Naber (Omar Karim Naber), is a Slovenia
n singer and songwriter.
He was born in Ljubljana
, Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
. His father was from Jordania
, while his mother is Slovenian.
Omar Naber won Bitka talentov, the Slovenian version of the Battle of the talents, and participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
with "Stop
" (in Slovene), a song he had composed himself.
His album Omar
was released in 2005. He spent 2006 touring Slovenia, as well as internationally, and eventually went back to the studio to record his second album with his band Kareem. This second album, also named Kareem, was released in 2007.
In 2009 he again entered the Slovenian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest
, with his song "I Still Carry On", finishing second and thus not proceeding to the main contest.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n singer and songwriter.
He was born in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
. His father was from Jordania
Jordânia
Jordânia is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Almenara. As of 2007 the population was 10,751 in a total area of 549 km²....
, while his mother is Slovenian.
Omar Naber won Bitka talentov, the Slovenian version of the Battle of the talents, and participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
with "Stop
Stop (Omar Naber song)
"Stop" was the Slovene entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, sung by Omar Naber and performed in Slovenian, despite its English title and the fact that there are two different English lyrics....
" (in Slovene), a song he had composed himself.
His album Omar
Omar (album)
Omar, is the name of the Slovenian singer Omar Naber's début album. It was released on CD and MC with different tracklistings on each format. It is not quite clear why this was done, however in many cases it is usually because of spacing on both sides of the cassette, whereas on a CD it doesn't...
was released in 2005. He spent 2006 touring Slovenia, as well as internationally, and eventually went back to the studio to record his second album with his band Kareem. This second album, also named Kareem, was released in 2007.
In 2009 he again entered the Slovenian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 after the Slovene broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija , confirmed that Slovenia will appear at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow and also announced that they will be changing the national final format.The winner of EMA 2009 was...
, with his song "I Still Carry On", finishing second and thus not proceeding to the main contest.