Liamoo

Liamoo
Liamoo in 2024
Background information
Birth nameLiam Pablito Cacatian Thomassen
Born (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 27)
Essunga, Sweden
OriginGothenburg, Sweden
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels

Liam Cacatian Thomassen (born 10 September 1997), known professionally as Liamoo (Swedish pronunciation: [lɪˈɑ̌ːmʊ]), is a Swedish singer. In 2016, he won the twelfth season of Swedish Idol series and released his winner's single "Playing with Fire".[1]

Background and early life

Cacatian Thomassen has roots in Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Philippines.[2] He has spoken about being bullied in school and dropping out of school in first year of upper secondary school.[3]

Career

2016–2018: Idol and first single

Main article: Idol 2016 (Sweden)

In 2016, Cacatian Thomassen auditioned to take part in the twelfth season of Swedish Idol. During the Qualifying Week he took part in the fourth heat performing the song "Sure Thing", he failed to qualify for the Finals, but went through as a wildcard. He made it through the live shows to the final along with Rebecka Karlsson and Charlie Grönvall. On 9 December 2016 he won the contest. After winning Idol, Cacatian Thomassen released his winner's single "Playing with Fire". The song peaked at number 6 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

2018–present: Melodifestivalen

Liamoo competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Last Breath", and finished in sixth place in the final. He also participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Hold You" in a duet with Hanna Ferm; they finished in third place.[4] He then participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Bluffin", where he finished in fourth place in the final. He was again selected to compete in 2024 with "Dragon";[5] he came first in his semi-final on 10 February 2024, directly qualifying for the final.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[6]
"Playing with Fire" 2016 6 Non-album singles
"Burn" 2017 —
"It Ain't Easy" —
"Last Breath" 2018 9
  • GLF: Platinum[8]
 Melodifestivalen 2018
"Journey" — Non-album single
"Hold You"
(with Hanna Ferm) 		2019 2
[9] 		Melodifestivalen 2019
"Guld, svett & tårar"
(with Klara Hammarström) 		2022 — Sveriges Officiella OS-låt Peking 2022
"Bluffin" 8
[10] 		Melodifestivalen 2022
"Dragon" 2024 8
[11] 		Melodifestivalen 2024
"Love on Repeat" — Non-album singles
"Flame"
(with Smash Into Pieces) 		—
"Hjärtan" —
"Before the Night Is Over"[12] —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[6]
"Forever Young"
(John de Sohn featuring Liamoo) 		2018 38 Non-album single

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[6]
"Beautiful Silence" 2016 42 Non-album song

References

  1. ^ "Här är Idol-vinnaren 2016 - se vinnarlåten igen - Idol - tv4.se". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Idol-Liam om sitt okända ursprung: "Många som frågar"". Hänt.se (in Swedish). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. ^ ""Idol"-Liam om uppväxten: "Var ensam i skolan"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 9 December 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. ^ Van Ee, Dennis. "John Lundvik wins Melodifestivalen 2019 by a landslide". ESCdaily. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. ^ "The 30 artists competing in Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Peak chart positions for singles in Sweden:
  7. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista" (Enter "Liam Cacatian Thomassen" into the search box and press "Sök" to see the search results.) (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista" (Enter "Liamoo" into the search box and press "Sök" to see the search results.) (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. ^ "SONG: LIAMOO – 'Before The Night Is Over'". Scandipop. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.