Liamoo

Liam Cacatian Thomassen (born 10 September 1997), known professionally as Liamoo , is a Swedish singer. In 2016, he won the twelfth season of Swedish Idol series and released his winner's single "Playing with Fire".

Early life Cacatian Thomassen has roots in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the Philippines. He has spoken about being bullied in school and dropping out of school in first year of upper secondary school.

Career

2016–2018: Idol and first single

In 2016, Cacatian Thomassen auditioned to take part in the twelfth season of Swedish Idol. During the Qualifying Week he took part in the fourth heat performing the song "Sure Thing", he failed to qualify for the Finals, but went through as a wildcard. He made it through the live shows to the final along with Rebecka Karlsson and Charlie Grönvall. On 9 December 2016 he won the contest. After winning Idol, Cacatian Thomassen released his winner's single "Playing with Fire". The song peaked at number 6 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

2018–present: Melodifestivalen Liamoo competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Last Breath", and finished in sixth place in the final. He also participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Hold You" in a duet with Hanna Ferm; they finished in third place. He then participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Bluffin", where he finished in fourth place in the final. He was again selected to compete in 2024 with "Dragon"; he came first in his semi-final on 10 February 2024, directly qualifying for the final.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWE POL "Playing with Fire" 2016 6 — GLF: Platinum "Burn" 2017 — — "It Ain't Easy" — — "Last Breath" 2018 9 — GLF: Platinum Melodifestivalen 2018 "Journey" — — "Hold You"(with Hanna Ferm) 2019 2 — Melodifestivalen 2019 "Guld, svett & tårar" (with Klara Hammarström) 2022 — — Sveriges Officiella OS-låt Peking 2022 "Bluffin" 8 — Melodifestivalen 2022 "Running with Lightning" (with Kuba Szmajkowski) 2023 — 14 "Dragon" 2024 8 — Melodifestivalen 2024 "Love on Repeat" — — "Flame" (with Smash Into Pieces) — — "Hjärtan" — — "Before the Night Is Over" — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWE "Forever Young"(John de Sohn featuring Liamoo) 2018 38 GLF: Gold

Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album SWE "Beautiful Silence" 2016 42