Liam Cacatian Thomassen (born 10 September 1997), known professionally as Liamoo, is a
Swedish
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singer. In 2016, he won the
twelfth season of
Swedish ''Idol'' series and released his winner's single "
Playing with Fire".
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
Melodifestivalen 2018 was the 58th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six ...
with the song "Last Breath", and finished in sixth place in the final. He also participated in
Melodifestivalen 2019
Melodifestivalen 2019 was the 59th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen and was held between 2 February 2019 and 9 March 2019. Presenters were Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade. Edward af Sillé ...
with the song "Hold You" in a duet with
Hanna Ferm. They finished in third place. And he participated in
Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song ”Bluffin”, where he finished in fourth place in the final.
Background and early life
Cacatian Thomassen has roots in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Philippines. He has spoken about being bullied in school and dropping out of school in first year of upper secondary school.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Other charted songs
References
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Living people
1997 births
Idol (Swedish TV series) winners
People from Gothenburg
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish male singers
Swedish people of Filipino descent
Swedish people of Finnish descent
Swedish people of Norwegian descent
Idol (Swedish TV series) participants