Naím Thomas Mansilla (born 16 October 1980 in
Premià de Mar
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,
Barcelona
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) is a Spanish singer and actor. He rose to fame by taking part in the
first-ever series of ''
Operación Triunfo
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'' (2001–2002). In addition to a musical career, he has appeared in a number of films, theatre works and musicals.
Career
Son of Juan Thomas, and Patricia Mansilla, singers from
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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, Spain, he started studying music at age 6 and took part in a number of films and television series before applying for ''Operación Triunfo''. Although he did not win the competition, he successfully released 3 albums.
He then moved to Los Angeles and he was cast in a major role in ''
Desert of Blood'', directed by Don Henry in 2006, and then in ''Sing Out'' in 2008.
After returning to Spain, he has released ''909 nainonain'' with a personal innovating style, mixing of funk, international pop, Latin music, rap and
reggaeton
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. Its first single was " Funkmenco", it is a test of this musical fusion.
In July 2007 he became a presenter of the television program "Plaza Mayor" on Madrid's
Onda 6.
On 23 September 2016, he married Colombian painter Dahianha Mendoza in a village near
Puerto del Rosario
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Awards
*2008: Nominated for Revelation in a major musical for ''El Rey De Bodas'' during 6th edition of "Premios Chivas Telón".
*2008: Nominated as best actor for ''El Rey De Bodas'' during "Premios Gran Vía".
Discography
*''Grandes Éxitos (Edición Especial)'' (2002)
Tracks
#
I Finally Found Someone
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(with
Verónica Romeo
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)
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Adoro (with
David Bisbal
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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
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(with Alejandro Parreño)
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Suave
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*"Suave", a song by Calle ...
(with
David Bisbal
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and Alejandro Parreño)
#Guilty (with
Verónica Romeo
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)
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Everything I Do, I Do It For You (with
Gisela Lladó)
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Nada Cambiará mi Amor por Ti (with
David Bisbal
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On Broadway
#Nadie como Tú (with
Nuria Fergó
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)
#
Superstition
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Dance Little Sister
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Last Christmas
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(with
Verónica Romeo
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* Saint Veronica
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) (Bonus Track)
#Triunfará el Amor (with
Natalia) (Bonus Track)
#
Hijo de Hombre (Bonus Track)
*''No tengo prisa'' (Vale Music, 2002)
Selling 130,000 CDs venidos and going platinum.
Tracks
#
Cruel to Be Kind
#Te Seguiría Buscando (Still Be Looking For You)
#Estoy Enloqueciendo (Driving Me Crazy)
#Ángeles
#Con tu Amor
#Para Siempre (Dreambaby)
#Tú Volverás (Love Comes Along)
#No Tengo Prisa
#Arderé por ti (Only Love Remains)
#Sólo Tú (Shame On You)
#Ven a Funky Street (Funky Street)
#Someone To Love
*''Con sólo una palabra...''(Vale Music, 2003)
Selling 50,000 CDs and going gold.
Tracks
#Una Noche
#Caliente
#Haz lo que Quieras
#Me Puedes Jurar
#Se Rompe el Corazón
#Aprendiendo a Descubrir
#Camino de Rosas
#Con Sólo una Palabra Tuya
#En el Lío
#Cuando me Pregunten
#Vas a Entender
*''909 (Nainonain)'' (Big Moon Records, 2007)
Tracks:
#Funkmenco
#Te lo Voy a Dar
#La Amé Otra Vez
#Kee Joe
#Estoy de Moda
#Lo que Quiero Decir (Interlude)
#Me Muero por Verte
#Living In Madrid
#Conga
#It's Over
#Soy Igual que Tú
#Me Miró
#Es Todo "It's Over" (Spanish Version) (Bonus Track)
#Funkmenco (Progressive Remix) (Bonus Track)
Filmography
Short films
*''Solo en La Buhardilla''
*''El Encantador de Serpientes''
Theatre
*''Un Día'' (Mirall trencat)
*''La del manojo de Rosas'' (Villa de Madrid Cultural Center)
*''Las bicicletas son para el verano'' (Teatro principal of Málaga)
*''El espejo rojo'' (Greg Barcelona)
;Musicals
*2007/2008: ''El rey de bodas''
*2008/2009: ''1973 The Millenium Musical''
*2012: ''Edgar, El escritor de sombras'' (TV)
References
External links
Portal Mix Naím Thomas pageNaím Thomas IMDb page
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1980 births
Living people
Spanish pop singers
Star Academy participants
Singers from Barcelona
21st-century Spanish singers
21st-century Spanish male singers