Omar Apollo fuses retro-soul and R&B with a laid-back attitude. He first emerged online in 2016, posting songs like "{}" and "Brakelights." His first EP, Stereo, appeared in 2018, with his Apolonio mixtape arriving in 2020. The following year, he paired with C. Tangana for their Latin Grammy-nominated song "Te Olvidaste" before topping Billboard's Heatseekers chart with his 2022 debut album, Ivory. Another EP, Live for Me, arrived it in 2023, followed a year later by Apollo's sophomore full-length, God Said No.
Born Omar Velasco, Apollo grew up in Hobart, Indiana, where he s...