Omar Josué Rudberg (

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. He is known for his starring role as Simon Eriksson in the

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'' (2021–present).

Early life

Omar Josué Rudberg was born as Omar Josué González on November 12, 1998 in

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. As a six-year-old, he moved to

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with his mother Wilnur, who had then married his Swedish stepfather Thomas Rudberg, from whom he took his surname.

Career

In 2010, Rudberg participated in the fourth season of the talent show Talang, the Swedish version of

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. Rudberg began his professional music career in 2013 as a member of the Swedish boy band

. In 2017, after four years of performing together, winning eight and getting 12 nominations for different music awards, being awarded with 2 Platinum and 1 Gold certifications, over 80 million streams on

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, participating in

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, selling out several shows, and opening up for

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and

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, the band announced that band members were going to focus on their own separate solo projects in the future. Rudberg started his solo music career in 2018, with the single "Que Pasa" featuring

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, followed by "La Mesa" featuring Elias Hurtig in August of the same year. In February 2019, he released the single "Om om och om igen" after participating with the song in

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. The song became his first solo top 20 hit in Sweden on

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. In 2020, he released the single "Dum", followed by the songs "Jag e nån annan" and "Läppar". In November 2020, it was announced that Rudberg had been cast in the

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series ''

''. It was later revealed that Rudberg found out he got the role of Simon on August 20, 2020. In July 2021, the first season of ''Young Royals'' debuted on Netflix. Alongside the series, he released the EP "Omar Covers", featuring the covers of the songs his character Simon sings in the show. In 2021, Rudberg also released the single "Alla ba ouff" and its Spanish version "Yo dije ouff". In May 2022, Rudberg released his first solo album ''OMR'', which featured the single he released at the beginning of the same year "Mi casa su casa", and the song "Moving Like That" with which he participated in

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. In June 2022, he released the single "Nakna" with Victoria Nadine, followed by "Todo De Ti (All That She Wants)" in July. In November 2022, the second season of ''Young Royals'' debuted on Netflix. Alongside the season, he released the single "Simon's Song", the original song written for the show. In December 2022, it was announced that Rudberg had been cast as Dante in his first feature film, ''Karusell'', which will be released in October 2023.

Personal life

In June 2019, Rudberg

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as a member of the

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community during an interview for the Swedish LGBTQ+ magazine QX: "Most of the time people just want to know because they're curious. Why should I tell someone about my sexuality who just wants to know, for the sake of knowing? I don't have a 'label'. As a person, I'm very open-minded. I dare not put a title. It feels so damn scary. Sometimes I hang out with guys, sometimes with girls. It varies. I don't know if it's because of my age, that I'm still young. I feel lost, not in a bad way, but just lost in life." In August 2021, he once again expressed his wish to not label his sexuality, saying that he falls in love with the person regardless of gender. He also talked about how much LGBTQ+ pride means to him.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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