Omar Naber
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Omar Kareem Naber (born 7 July 1981) is a Slovenian singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
He appeared in Slovenia for the first time with the song "Stop" and the song "On My Way" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, but failed to qualify for the final on both occasions.
Early life
Naber was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on July 7, 1981, and later became part of Yugoslavia's Socialist Federal Republic. Samir Naber, a father who hails from Jordan, is a dentist by profession in Ljubljana. Alenka Naber, a Slovenian, is a piano teacher who works as a piano tutor. He was raised Christian, like his parents. He completed his high school diploma as a dental technician and even undertook six months of internship, but soon realized that this is not what he really wants to do in his life. He has been active in music since the age of 16, when he joined Veter (Wind), a mixed choir of Ljubljana high schools. Green Day was the primary inspiration for him to become a guitarist.
Career
He formed a rock band in 1999, but the band is still performing today. In total, he appeared at over 800 shows with his band, as well as another hundred at charity functions.
He took second place in 2001 at the local music competition 'Kdo bo osvojil Triglav' (who will appear on Triglav) and immediately signed a deal with Slovenian label Nika Records.
In studio sessions and live performances after he had signed a contract, he performed as the back vocalist for many Slovenian artists. Savv.'s Perpetnar ('Persona Non Grata'), Rok'n'band, ('Elvis je 'iv') and others appeared on various albums for D.D.V. (Sertnar's "Persona Non Grata) etc.
In late 2004, Naber discovered Bitka talentov, the Slovenian version of the Battle of the talents, and became nationally recognized. He also recorded his first song and video "Vivse kar sieli" (Anything you want) this year, and will debut as single and on his Omar album next year.
He appeared and won at the EMA 2005 Slovenian national entry for Eurovision as a winner of this competition. He performed "Stop" (in Slovene), a song he'd composed himself, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. He did not qualify to the final, but he finished in 12th place with 69 points.
In 2005, Omar's first album Omar was also released. He spent 2006 in Slovenia as well as internationally, and then went back to the studio to record his second album with his band Kareem. In 2007, Kareem, the artist's second album, was released.
In 2011, Naber was sentenced to seven months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman in a Ljubljana club.
He first released his third album, Na glavo in Slovenia, and its English counterpart No Helmet a few months later in England.
With the song "On My Way," he became Slovenia's second national representative for the second time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. However, he failed to Qualify for the final finish (17th to last) with 36 points in the first semi-final.