Nemo (rapper)

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Not to be confused with Nimo (rapper).
Nemo
Nemo in 2024
Nemo in 2024
Background information
Birth nameNemo Mettler
Born (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 24)
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • violin
  • piano
  • drums
LabelsBakara Music[1]
Websitewww.nemothings.com

Nemo Mettler (born 3 August 1999), known mononymously as Nemo, is a Swiss rapper, singer and musician who plays the violin, the piano and the drums.[2] Nemo is set to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "The Code".

Career

Singer Nemo performing in Madrid
Nemo performing in Madrid during PrePartyES 2024

Nemo's 2015 EP Clownfisch reached number 95 in the Swiss charts. In 2017, Nemo released a single "Du", which reached number 4 in Switzerland.[3] On the second season of The Masked Singer Switzerland in 2021/2022, Nemo was unmasked as a panda and finished in fifth place.

On 29 February 2024, Nemo was announced as the Swiss representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "The Code", and is scheduled to perform in the second semi-final of the contest, on 9 May.[4]

Personal life

In November 2023, Mettler came out as

SonntagsZeitung. In this article, Mettler also stated that they preferred to be referred to by their given name instead of pronouns in German,[5] while also using the gender-neutral they/them in English.[6]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
SWI
[3]
Clownfisch 95
Momänt-Kids
  • Released: 21 October 2017[8]
  • Label: Bakara Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 —
Fundbüro
  • Released: 17 November 2017[9]
  • Label: Bakara Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 —
Whatever Feels Right
  • Released: 9 September 2022[10]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
SWI
[3]
"Himalaya" 2016 27 Momänt-Kids
"Style"
(with Marc Amacher) 		2017 — Non-album single
"Du" 4 Fundbüro
"Usserirdisch" 64
"Crush uf di" 2018 77 Non-album singles
"5i uf de Uhr" 2019 31
"365" —
"Girl us mire City" —
"Dance With Me" 2020 —
"Video Games" —
"Hailey"
(with Chelan) 		2021 — Orange & Blue
"Certified Pop Queen" — Non-album singles
"Chleiderchäschtli"
(with KT Gorique [fr]) 		—
"Lonely Af" 2022 — Whatever Feels Right
"Own Sh¡t" —
"F*ck Love"
(with Anthony de la Torre) 		—
"Be like You" —
"This Body" 2023 — Non-album singles
"Falling Again" 2024 —
"The Code" 22
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Album or EP
"Sheriff"
(Visu featuring Nemo) 		2016 Sex & Röschti
"Singer"
(Dodo [de] featuring Nemo) 		2017 Pfingstweid
"Legend"
(Stress featuring Nemo) 		2019 Sincèrement

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
SWI
[3]
"Ke bock" 2017 31 Momänt-Kids
"Kunstwärch" 90 Fundbüro

Awards and achievements

Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Energy Star Night 2017 Energy Music Award Themself Won [11]
Prix Walo Best Newcomer Won [12]
Swiss Music Awards Best Talent Won [13]
2018 Best Male Solo Act Won [14][15]
Best Breaking Act Won
Best Live Act Won
Best Hit "Du" Won

References

  1. ^ Tuchschmid, Benno (14 October 2016). "Dieser 17-jährige Zahnspangenträger wird der nächste Mundart-Rap-Star". Aargauer Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. SRG SSR
    . Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Nemo". hitparade.ch (in Swiss High German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Nemo will perform 'The Code' in Malmö for Switzerland". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ Fischer, Martin (11 November 2023). "Nemo im Interview – «Ich fühle mich weder als Mann noch als Frau»". Tages-Anzeiger (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. ^ Mettler, Nemo [@nemothings] (11 November 2023). "Hello friends". Retrieved 12 November 2023 – via Instagram.
  7. ^ "Clownfisch EP - EP by Nemo (CH)". Spotify. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Momänt-Kids - EP by Nemo (CH)". Spotify. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Fundbüro - EP by Nemo (CH)". Spotify. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Whatever Feels Right - EP by Nemo". Spotify. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Das war die Energy Star Night 2017" [That was Energy Star Night 2017]. energy.ch (in Swiss High German). NRJ. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  12. ^ "44. Prix Walo". prixwalo.ch (in Swiss High German). Prix Walo. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  13. SRG SSR
    . 11 May 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Swiss Music Awards 2018 - The Showacts and Nominees". loadsofmusic.com. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  15. SRG SSR
    . 10 February 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2024 		Succeeded by
TBD
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