2013–2017: FO&O with fellow
FO&O members
Felix Sandman and
Oscar Enestad Rudberg began his professional music career in 2013 as a member of the Swedish boy band
FO&O. FO&O performed together for four years. In that time, they won eight different music awards and were nominated for 12. They were awarded two Platinum and one Gold
certifications, and got over 80 million streams on
Spotify. FO&O participated in
Melodifestivalen 2017, sold out several shows, and opened for
Justin Bieber and
One Direction. In 2017, the band announced that its members were going to focus on their separate solo projects.
2018–2020: Start of solo career Rudberg started his solo music career in 2018 with the single "" featuring
Lamix, followed by "" featuring
Elias Hurtig in August of the same year. In February 2019, he released the single "" after participating with the song in
Melodifestivalen 2019. The song became his first solo top 20 hit in Sweden on
Sverigetopplistan. In 2020, he released the single "Dum," and "Dum – Playback Version" followed by the songs "" and "." It was later revealed that Rudberg found out he got the role of Simon Eriksson on 20 August 2020. His role as Simon was his acting debut. Rudberg has mentioned that he "knew people were going to love this series" as soon as he read the script.
2021–2023: Young Royals and international recognition 2021 In July 2021, the first season of
Young Royals debuted on Netflix. Rudberg quickly gained international recognition from his role in the series. Alongside the series, he released the
EP "Omar Covers," featuring the covers of the songs his character Simon sings in the show. In 2021, Rudberg also released the single "" and its Spanish version "." In November 2021, he was featured on the cover of the Spanish magazine
Xmag.
2022 In April, Rudberg collaborated with
Benjamin Ingrosso and released the single " (From Benjamin's)". In May 2022, Rudberg released his first solo album,
OMR, which featured the single he released at the beginning of the same year "," and the song "Moving Like That", with which he participated in
Melodifestivalen 2022, as well as "." In June 2022, he released the single "" with Victoria Nadine, followed by " (All That She Wants)" in July. Alongside the season, he released the single "Simon's Song", an original song written for the show and sung by Rudberg in the show. Later, it was announced that
Young Royals had been renewed for a third and final season with Rudberg again reprising his role as Simon Eriksson. It was also announced that Rudberg had been cast as Dante in his first feature film,
Karusell, which was released in October 2023.
2023 In January 2023, he released the single "Call Me by Your Name" featuring Claudia Neuser. In March 2023, Rudberg released the single "I'm So Excited", which featured the live version of this song that Rudberg performed in February at the 2023
QX Gay Gala. Additionally in March, Rudberg released the EP
Mi Casa Su Casa (Remixes). Rudberg released the single "She Fell in Love In the Summer" in April 2023. In April, Rudberg was also named Best Dressed Man of the Year at Elle-galan, the annual gala for Swedish
Elle. In June 2023, Rudberg released the acoustic version of "She Fell In Love In The Summer". He was also featured by FDVM in their single "All In My Head". Also in June, Rudberg released the single "Happier". In July 2023, Rudberg released the single "She Fell In Love In The Summer (Additional Versions)." In September 2023, Rudberg released "Happier (Remixes)." In October 2023, Rudberg released "Coast Side (Carousel Remix), which was used in
Karusell end credits. The film
Karusell was released for theaters first in Sweden and then in other countries. Additionally, in October, Rudberg released the single "Off My Mind (featuring
Jubël)." In November 2023, Rudberg updated his social media profiles to indicate that he was being represented by Jubel Agency, a Sweden-based agency for independent artists, and announced an upcoming live solo concert. In December 2023, Rudberg appeared on three episodes of the Swedish reality television show
Så mycket bättre where he performed three new songs inspired by other guests' songs including " (Don't Wait)," "," and " (I Will Always Be Your Soldier)." These songs were released as the EP ''
. Also in 2023, Café'' magazine named Rudberg Sweden's best-dressed man.
2024 Alongside the release of the EP '''', Rudberg released
music videos in January 2024 that corresponded to the three songs as well as one full music video, all which featured a storyline with a
sapphic couple. On 17 February 2024, Rudberg performed his first solo live concert in
Stockholm, Sweden, in the
Cirkus Arena to a sold-out venue of an estimated 1600-member audience from over 40 countries. The 90-minute concert included songs from his discography and featured a new song called "Red Light".
Jubël and
Mapei made appearances in his concert. In March 2024, Rudberg announced via his social media platforms that he had been invited to the
96th Academy Awards, and he appeared on the
red carpet. Also in March, season 3 of
Young Royals debuted on Netflix along with a documentary of the show's creation called
Young Royals Forever. Rudberg shared in interviews that he would soon be signing with a US record label as an additional label alongside TEN and updated his social media platforms to indicate that he was being represented by
Elektra Records. In mid-May, Rudberg released the single "Red Light". In an interview with
Musikindustrin, TEN Music Group shared that they had signed a direct license for Rudberg with
Elektra Entertainment that allows Rudberg's music to be published worldwide outside of the
Nordic countries. "Red Light" was the first of Rudberg's music to be released under this license agreement and became his first official international release and first release of 2024. His Elektra label debut was covered by
Billboard magazine. In May, while performing on
Furuvik Live, Rudberg sang two new songs, "Talk" and "Bye Bye." Between May 2024 and June 2024, when Rudberg developed an official website, his music started to be released under
Atlantic Records with distribution to Nordic countries by ADA Nordic; some music was provided to YouTube by Elektra (NEK). In early June 2024, Rudberg performed a solo concert love in
Gröna Lund Amusement Park in Stockholm, Sweden. In mid-June, Rudberg performed at the School's Out event in
Söderhamn, Sweden. In June, Rudberg partnered with
Cover Nation for
Pride Month to sing a cover of
Madonna's song "
Sorry," which he performed atop the
Nordiska Kompaniet rooftop in Stockholm. He also participated in PROUD SOUND, a days-long writing camp in the UK for queer artists. On 25 June, Rudberg announced via his social media platforms that he would be performing his first European–US tour as a solo artist starting in October 2024, with shows planned in
London,
France,
the Netherlands,
Germany,
New York City, and
Los Angeles. On 28 June, Rudberg released two new singles, "Talk" and "Bye Bye", under the Elektra Records label and received a mention in
Rolling Stone and
Teen Vogue. He also released a music video for "Talk," featuring himself and Swedish actor and dancer Ruben Karsberg in a queer, flirty storyline set in Stockholm that showcased Rudberg and Karsberg performing alongside four other male dancers. In early July 2024, Rudberg participated in
Allsång på Skansen in Stockholm where he sang "Red Light" and a cover
ABBA's "
Mamma Mia". In July,
Rockbjörnen 2024 made Rudberg an official nominee after fans wrote his name and music into the festival's online nomination form. He was nominated as Årets Manliga Artist, Årets Svenska Låt (for his song "Red Light"), and Årets Fans, as well as the festival's newly instituted Grönan Live Act of the Year. In August 2024, Rudberg was featured in
Variety and
WWD, among other media sources, for being invited to attend
Variety Power of Young Hollywood event in Los Angeles, California. He attended the event, which celebrated young actors who have had an impact in movies and shows over the last year, and appeared on the event's red carpet. On 24 August, Rudberg performed during the Trädgården Festival in
Kristianstad, Sweden. On 29 August, Rudberg performed at Kulturkalaset in
Gothenburg, Sweden. Audience members came from around the world to see him perform, including fans from
Australia, the Netherlands, Germany,
Denmark, and the US. On 1 September 2024, Rudberg performed in his first international festival in the
Heide Park Festival in
Soltau, Germany. On 5 September, Rudberg attended the
Kristallen Gala in Stockholm, Sweden, alongside
Young Royals cast member
Frida Argento and was mentioned in
Damernas Värld magazine as being one of the best-dressed attendees. On 18 September 2024, Rudberg attended the
Rockbjörnen 2024 event in which he was the most nominated artist. He won two of the four awards he was nominated for Grönan Live Act of the Year and ('Swedish Song of the Year') for "Red Light". On 20 September 2024, Rudberg released a single titled "Sabotage." Rudberg's Swedish label, TEN, also announced that Rudberg would release an EP entitled
Every Night Fantasy on 18 October 2024 that would include the already-released singles "Red Light," "Talk," and "Bye Bye." Soon after, Rudberg shared a pre-save link for the EP on his social media platforms. On 11 October, Rudberg attended the You+ Music Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, where he was a panelist for the You+ Learn session "" Rudberg released the EP
Every Night Fantasy on 18 October 2024. This was the fourth EP of Rudberg's solo career and his debut EP under Atlantic Records. On 21 October 2024, Rudberg kickstarted his first European–US tour (titled Omar Rudberg's Fall Tour 2024) as a solo artist with the first stop on the tour in London, England. His sold-out performance took place at the
Heaven nightclub before a packed venue of 1200 fans from around the world and featured a new
set list that included seven songs from his newly released EP
Every Night Fantasy. On 23 October, Rudberg performed the second show of his sold-out Fall Tour 2024 in Paris, France, at Badaboum to an audience of more than 550. On 24 October, Rudberg performed the third show of his Fall Tour 2024 in
Amsterdam,
Netherlands, in
Melkweg. Rudberg concluded the European leg of his Fall Tour 2024 on 25 October at Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld (Cbe) in
Cologne, Germany. On 28 October, Rudberg performed his first concert on a US stage as a solo artist and kicked off the American leg of his Fall Tour 2024 to a sold-out show in the
Music Hall of Williamsburg in
Brooklyn, New York City. On 30 October,
LE MILE magazine published an interview and fashion shoot with Rudberg in its Fall/Winter 2024 edition. Rudberg commenced a short, 6 show promotional tour- his first headline international tour- in fall of 2024. Rudberg completed his Fall Tour 2024 on 4 November, performing the final show of the American leg of the tour in the
El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
2025-present On 4 November 2024, Rudberg announced February 2025 dates for his
Every Night Fantasy Tour, which listed 18 concerts in cities across 11 different European countries including the UK, the Netherlands,
Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Germany,
Poland, Sweden,
Norway, and
Denmark. On the 17th of September 2025, he was the most awarded artist at Swedish award show Rockbjornen. Rudberg won Swedish song of the year, Male artist of the year, Fans of the year, and International song of the year. On the 4th of September 2025, Omar Rudberg announced in an Instagram post that he would open for popular Swedish singer
Zara Larsson on her Midnight Sun Europe Tour. He toured with her from October 28th to November 28th 2025, performing in 17 cities across Europe. In December 2025, he opened the
2025 Nobel Peace Prize Exhibition with the song "". == OMR Beauty ==