Who is the musician behind those attention-grabbing headlines? WWD sat down with rising star omarapollo in the spring about his album, working with Pharrell, and more.
“The night before I saw three shooting stars,” he says. “I woke up in the morning and my manager calls me: ‘You got nominated for two Latin Grammys.’ It was really cool to get that nod, for sure. I wasn’t expecting it. I didn’t even know that it was eligible.”Apollo is gearing up for tour, which kicked off April 5 in Portland, Ore., and will take him up and down the West Coast this month, including a stop at Coachella. It will be his first time at the music festival as a performer.
The titular and first track on Prince’s debut album “For You” influenced Apollo’s decision to lead his own album with “Ivory,” a pared-down and brief opening track. “I always loved that Prince came in really a capella. So I was just, like, I want to do that, too,” says Apollo, who sings in both English and Spanish. “[‘Ivory’] is about the bond and the trust that you build with someone over time. And I wanted to center the album around that.
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