Omar Apollo, born Omar Apolonio Velasco in Hobart, Indiana in 1997 to Mexican immigrant parents, is an American singer-songwriter blending alternative R&B, indie pop, and Latin influences, falsetto and all. Ivory (2022), home of the viral single Evergreen, is the breakthrough to start with; God Said No (2024) keeps the roll going. Find Omar Apollo vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Omar Apolonio Velasco, performing as Omar Apollo, was born in Hobart, Indiana on May 20, 1997 to Mexican immigrant parents. He launched his recording career in the mid-2010s with self-released material before signing with Warner Records. His 2020 EP Apolonio received critical attention. His 2022 debut LP Ivory was a commercial breakthrough and reached number 36 on the Billboard 200, with the single Evergreen becoming viral. His 2024 follow-up God Said No continued his commercial trajectory. He has been associated with the contemporary alternative R&B, indie pop, and Latin alternative scenes.
Omar Apollo's sound combines R&B, alternative R&B, indie pop, Latin pop, Latin alternative, bedroom pop, and soul with his distinctive vocal delivery (use of falsetto, multilingual English/Spanish material), and arrangements drawing on classic 1970s soul and Latin music alongside contemporary alternative R&B and indie pop influences.
AWAL Records and Warner Records pressings of the Omar Apollo catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Omar Apollo typically start with Ivory (2022) or God Said No (2024).
