Omar Apollo is the Mexican Frank Ocean

Talented

Is he as dodgy at labels as Frank Ocean is?

He identifies as “queer.” Not gay

Idk why but I rarely find Mexicans or South American men attractive or nice-looking. Not a consciously racist thing, I just generally don’t see any that look hot or beautiful to my eyes. Guess I need to see more and pay more attention, broaden the horizons some.

Actor and former pro-wrestler Paul London (née Garcia) is about the only Mexican man I’ve ever laid eyes on who I thought was really handsome. And I found out years after knowing of him that he’s only half-Mexican, anyways (his father is white Texan).

He seems not to be happening, poor thing, I wonder why?

He’s very cute

Fucking love Frank Ocean, what happened to him?

Frank is so reclusive and stingy with music it has exhausted his potential fan base

Funny you say that, OP, because Ocean and Apollo were spotted yachting together in Italy recently

[Quote] He identifies as “queer.” Not gay

Not true. He did an interview for NPR upon the release of his debut album, Ivory. He identifies as "very gay."

Frank Ocean has been reduced to yacht boy?

Link?

[Quote] He seems not to be happening, poor thing, I wonder why?

His music is all over the place in terms of style. He still needs to find his own sound.

We don't need another "queer bi" idiot like Frank Ocean.

R10 “very gay”? So there are degrees now?😂

[Quote] RASCOE: You've been very open about your sexuality and your lyrics. And it's something that has drawn a lot of fans to you. You have a lot of queer fans. But you're not someone who leans into capital R representation. Do you feel it's your position that you would rather just have your records speak for themselves? You have records where you're talking about him, the guy that you are feeling. Would rather just leave it at that?

[Quote] APOLLO: I don't really care. In the beginning, I was trying to be mysterious.

RASCOE: (Laughter).

APOLLO: But I'm very gay.

RASCOE: (Laughter) OK. So you're very gay.

APOLLO: It's funny - every time in interviews, you don't like to - do I really come off like that?

RASCOE: Well, I'm reading the other interviews. Maybe he don't like to say.

APOLLO: No, no, no. I do. I'm totally about it. I'm so with it. I just - I don't know. Maybe I was trying to be mysterious, trying to keep the mystique. You know what I'm saying?

RASCOE: Yeah.

APOLLO: But then, you know what? I don't even care anymore.

R15 it's fucking narcissistic bullshit. You are either gay or you aren't. There isn't any levels to being gay. Exclusively same sex attracted is gay. End of story. Gay means gay. The idiots who describe themselves in "percentages" of being gay are just low IQ "queer" bisexuals who love to fuck up the definition of gay/homosexual and blur the lines for their narcissistic entertainment.

Some of your are so prickly. He was clearly saying that there's no ambiguity. He's not bisexual. He's gay. Very fuckin' gay. But humorless assholes of DL can't let shit go.

Well alright

R18 well if he really is gay and was just making it absolutely crystal clear that he isn't sexually ambiguous like Frank Queer Bi Ocean and the countless others like Frank, then that's awesome! We need more ACTUAL GAY celebrities and GAY artists. This fluid ambiguous bullshit of 90% of the entertainment industry is actually making people more homophobic not less homophobic.

Are there countless others like Frank? Very few male celebrities speak on their same sex attraction.

Of course

[Quote]We need more ACTUAL GAY celebrities and GAY artists. This fluid ambiguous bullshit of 90% of the entertainment industry is actually making people more homophobic not less homophobic.

R20 Preach.

[Quote] I am interested to see how quickly Hollywood welcomes him back and forgets....as well as his so called fans.

Source?

How does sexual fluidity make people more homophobic? Empirical evidence says otherwise

I'm not feelin the stache.

Still cute

I’m gonna take my time….

[quote] He identifies as "very gay."

Translation?

BOSSY POWER BOTTOM.

No thanks!

He's quite average looking.

Well one of his song lyrics is reminiscing about blowing the backout of a guy (who has a gf).

*back out

[quote] Well one of his song lyrics is reminiscing about blowing the backout of a guy (who has a gf).

Sure, Jan.

Miss Apollo is the only MARY getting her "back blown out."

Well, whoever gets to give him a pearl necklace is fortunate.

This song is beautiful. He should blow up.

I like it

Why has the song gone up so much in streams? TikTok?

Role model

It's nice to hear him backed by a vocal chorus, though they sing better than he does. He needs to work on his breath support. If "Evergreen" takes off, I suspect he'll make a full Nu Soul record. I'm not here for the corny Mexican song at the start.

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Performing

Blue nail polish, no thanks.

He is very attractive

He’s hot

Climbing the Charts

Omar Apollo scores his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Oct. 1) with his budding hit “Evergreen.”

The song, released in April via Warner Records, debuts at No. 62 with 7.4 million U.S. streams (up 70%) in the Sept. 16-22 tracking week, according to Luminate. It also opens at No. 35 on all-genre Streaming Songs chart.

The surge can be attributed in part to the singer-songwriter’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert on Sept. 15, in honor of Latinx Heritage Month. Omar Apollo performed “Evergreen,” along with “En El Olvido,” “Petrified” and “Endlessly.”

“ Evergreen” has also expanded its reach thanks to TikTok, where a portion of the song’s bridge has been used in nearly 300,000 clips.

Omar Apollo (real name Omar Velasco; Apollo plays on his middle name, Apolonio), 25, first appeared on a Billboard chart in August 2019 with his EP Friends. The set debuted and peaked at No. 19 on Heatseekers Albums.

NPR Tiny Desk Concert

TD Concert

The Tiny Desk concert was linked at r39.

Reaction to meme

I tried listening to his album a couple months ago and was bored to tears.

It's very short.

Duo

Prince 👑

Work on your live vocals, Omar. "Go Away" was shit on Fallon (Kimmel?) and GMA. And tour with a trio of dedicated backing vocalists, not just your dirtbag buddies.

Someone has a nasty character flaw of envy. It's also a grave sin ⬆️

Shawn Mendes could learn a thing from Omar

Mexican-American. Born in Indiana.

[Quote] Someone has a nasty character flaw of envy. It's also a grave sin ⬆️

No one envies and underdog, dear. My post was constructive.

Not sure someone with his level of fame and acclaim is currently an “underdog.”

He's received a push. That's not the same as fame.

A somewhat awkward interview. The host doesn't help.

He’s very cute

I love his chill vibe

Like Frank, women love Omar

[Quote] women love Omar

Who gives a fuck? This is DL.

I do

Why?

Because i love it when nonstraight dudes are attractive to women. Heightens my interest in them, as well as signals cultural progress.

[Quote] when nonstraight dudes are attractive to women. Heightens my interest in them

It is to laugh.

At ACL

A Chorus Line?

Short interview. These host must be volunteers.

He’s struggling to climb the Billboard Hot 100.

Last week, his song “Evergreen” was at 51.

This week, it fell down to 60. Its peak position was 51. Not a good sign.

Lack of radio play?

He just can't make it, for some reason. And I don't see him making in the future either.

He has yet to find his own sound. The track with Pharrell was ass. His Prince knockoffs are just that.

Is he a bottom?

I hope not.

[quote] He's not bisexual. He's gay. Very fuckin' gay

Where? Show us.

Well, well, well...

R80

[quote]I don't really care. I feel like in the beginning, I was trying to be mysterious and stuff, but now I'm just like — I'm very gay, so I'm just like, whatever. It's funny, every time I'm doing an interview, they're like, "You don't like to..." I'm like, "Damn, do I really come off like that?" [laughs] But no, I'm totally about it. Maybe I was trying to keep the mystique, you understand? But I don't even care anymore [laughs].

King 👑

R4 is old, white, and saggy

He's clearly trying to go the showman route (from 1:30 onwards).

And just like Frank Ocean and Sam Smith, the majority of his listeners are probably young women or the men who are trying to fuck them. Gay guys are listening to music by women.

I don't believe men are listening to Omar in an attempt to impress girls.

R86, you say that like it’s a bad thing dude

R20 So bi people should stop being bi and force themselves to be gay, just to please you?

I've just realized that poster ISN'T named Dark Minge Lord.

R88 It's just noticeable to me that gay male artists fail to make music that I, a gay man, can never really enjoy or get excited about. Also, R87, so many young men are so pussy starved, that yes, they do listen to music that women like so that they can have something to relate with them. I had a roommate who listened to Lorde, Taylor Swift, and One Direction as if it was a homework assignment, because he noticed a bunch of the girls he was friends with or matching with on Tinder liked them.

That was his excuse, hon.

[Quote] It's just noticeable to me that gay male artists fail to make music that I, a gay man, can never really enjoy or get excited about.

Do you enjoy Sinitta?

R91, straight dudes like Frank Ocean because he speaks to them, not to get women. Don’t make up wild lies

Omar is hot 🥵

Cutie

His stage wear has got more flamboyant since fully coming out.

R69, that's bullshit, you need to stop chasing hetero validation. So homophobic.

So smooth

[quote] Omar Apollo is the Mexican Frank Ocean

And pink is the navy blue of India.

Bumpn

I love his music, but I wish he'd get back to that more guitar-based, indie rocker sound. He had a little R&B Jeff Buckley thing going on in his early projects that was nice ('Unbothered', 'Two of Us', 'U Got Me'). This recent one has some great songs like 'Evergreen' and 'Invincible', but outside of a few it was so overproduced and poppy, jumping from genre to genre and not cohesive at all. Too many digital effects they put on his voice too - although he isn't really a great vocalist so I get why.

He sings about men in his songs a lot more frequently and openly than Frank Ocean (or even Steve Lacy). As a bi guy I'm happy to have him around, I just would rather he be on his own path as a great artist, than the industry's path as a great financial success. His team are pushing him HARD this year (part of the coming out is all the PR) and it's slowly working. He's probably one viral tik tok song and a terrible acting performance on an episode of Euphoria away from really exploding into the mainstream.

The music will have to be bullet proof for him to break through. He can't rely on making women wet.

Music Video.

OMG SEX ON A ST!CK!

Women love him

Hush, Uncle Tom at r106.

Never dude

Guys that look like this….

I saw Omar on his "Protoype" tour yesterday. The show was soldout. He hit the stage in a black shiny, sequined suit that was a cross between Judy Garland and Prince. He is tall which makes him sexier. He's also agile and his signature move is a twirl, like MJ.

The audience was the most diverse collection of Zoomers I've ever seen at a concert. My gaydar short-circuited, I could not tell who was what. There were same-sex, opposite sex, intersex and indeterminate-sex couples. EVERYONE screamed like a teenage girl at the start of each song and when he would twirl. "Evergreen" was a loud sing-along that climaxed in ear-splitting screams from the crowd. The show was in a theater but they stood the whole time, even during ballads.

Judging from this reaction, he is clearly striking a chord and finding his audience.

Some people actually don't think he's gay

R89, how homophobic are you, creep?

Huh 🤔

The Bi Troll claims that queer people who aren't gay are homophobic by virtue of their existence.

SMH

[quote] He had a little R&B Jeff Buckley thing going on in his early projects that was nice ('Unbothered', 'Two of Us', 'U Got Me').

Vocally, he's not really as distinct as Buckley and certainly doesn't have the same caliber of instrument. I like him, though. He's got pizzazz.

R114, no dummy it's their insistence that everyone is a on a fucking spectrum and there are no truly gay people. That shit is homophobic and you don't have to be a troll to see through the bullshit.

The truly gay people are on one end of the spectrum and the truly het people are on the other end... Where's the homophobia?

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I wonder if he's fucking Shawn Mendes?

Nope

[quote] I wonder if he's fucking Shawn Mendes?

No. They are sexually incompatible -- unless they really only like oral.

Tiktok loves Omar

The NC state Technician: On Sunday, Nov. 20, Omar Apollo won every heart in the sold-out venue of the Ritz in Raleigh. The 25-year-old R&B singer from Indiana is fairly new to the music scene, though you wouldn’t know it from the electric crowd of 1,400 people singing along to every word. This may be his first tour, but Apollo knows what he’s doing on stage.

The Ritz itself seems very boring and quiet from the outside, but once you step through the doors, you're greeted by the buzz of excited young people and friendly staff. The dark interior and crowded floorspace gets everyone in the mood to dance (and so do the bars stationed in the back of the room).

Opening for Apollo was Ravyn Lenae, who just released her first album "Hypnos,"which, after about four years of relative silence from the artist, did not disappoint. Although her voice was soft and high, it was strong and had an incredible range; it had a fierceness about it that was mimicked in her bright red costume.

Lenae had a calm presence and was clearly at home on the stage. With every song she performed, you could tell that her soul was in it. She performed some of her more upbeat songs like “M.I.A.” and “Xtasy,” which got the crowd fired up. Her R&B-mixed-with-soul sound was an awesome warmup for the crowd.

Apollo himself was warmly welcomed by the noisy crowd of fans and spent the rest of the concert in a sort of witty discourse with the audience. He was incredibly interactive with the crowd, and the crowd was interactive with him. He fed off of their boisterous energy and had everyone singing along and dancing. He stuck to songs from his latest album “Ivory,” such as “Talk” and “Killing Me.”

His songs incorporated aspects of both his American and Spanish backgrounds, as seen in his songs “En El Olvido” and “Tamagotchi.” Others like “Evergreen,” which you’ve probably heard on TikTok at some point, were more soulful, heartfelt songs every one of us can relate to. Evergreen’s famous lines: “You know you really made me hate myself, had to stop before I’d break myself, should have broken off to date myself, you didn’t deserve me at all,” emphasize Apollo’s heartache.

You think he was fronting with the lyric about "used to blow your back out"?

Beautiful

r118, when you keep insisting everyone is bisexual, THAT's the fucking homophobia.

Who insisted everyone is bisexual? On this thread?

Rejected from art school

Rizz

"I just wanna sit down..."

Whatchu wanna sit down on?

Pretty Guy.

So hot and smooth

I think this interviewer is into him.

Emotional

I love how that reaction clip shows Omar giving no reaction.

[R20]

It's militantly, radicalised, bitter, quisling queenies such as yourself that re-fan the flames of homophobia. You silly c*nts think transphobia isn't an extension or moving of goal posts of homophobia that reverts.

San Diego

R137, do you protect gay men or women who identify as men?

Frank Ocean in da house

Frank Ocean got all bitchy after his shitty Grammy performance; it completely took the air out of the absurd hype surrounding him as it revealed him to be an overrated hack.

That performance did not negatively impact Frank’s career. His failure to produce new content has, and his near reclusive lifestyle

Frank Ocean's young brother died not so long ago.