Omar Apollo is an R&B songwriter and Latin Grammy Award-nominated solo artist
who performs bilingual music in both Spanish and English. He was born as "Omar
Apolonio Velasco" on May 20, 1997, in Hobart, Indiana, and raised by Mexican
parents whose musical heroes included ranchera singer Pedro Infante. Equally
influenced by American artists like John Mayer, Rick James, and Prince, Apollo
began making his own music as a teenager and released the debut single "Ugotme"
in 2017. Although Apollo was still an independent artist at the time, "Ugotme"
became a notable viral hit, earning m...