Naím Thomas

Naím Thomas Mansilla (born 16 October 1980 in Premià de Mar, Barcelona) is a Spanish singer and actor. He rose to fame by taking part in the first-ever series of Operación Triunfo (2001–2002). In addition to a musical career, he has appeared in a number of films, theatre works and musicals.

Career Son of Juan Thomas, and Patricia Mansilla, singers from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, he started studying music at age 6 and took part in a number of films and television series before applying for Operación Triunfo. Although he did not win the competition, he successfully released 3 albums.

He then moved to Los Angeles and he was cast in a major role in Desert of Blood, directed by Don Henry in 2006, and then in Sing Out in 2008.

After returning to Spain, he has released 909 nainonain with a style mixing funk, international pop, Latin music, rap and reggaeton. Its first single was " Funkmenco", it is a test of this musical fusion.

In July 2007 he became a presenter of the television program "Plaza Mayor" on Madrid's Onda 6.

On 23 September 2016, he married Colombian painter Dahianha Mendoza in a village near Puerto del Rosario.

Awards 2008: Nominated for Revelation in a major musical for El Rey De Bodas during 6th edition of "Premios Chivas Telón". 2008: Nominated as best actor for El Rey De Bodas during "Premios Gran Vía".

Discography

Grandes Éxitos (Edición Especial) (2002) Tracks I Finally Found Someone (with Verónica Romeo) Adoro (with David Bisbal) Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (with Alejandro Parreño) Suave (with David Bisbal and Alejandro Parreño) Guilty (with Verónica Romeo) Everything I Do, I Do It For You (with Gisela Lladó) Nada Cambiará mi Amor por Ti (with David Bisbal) On Broadway Nadie como Tú (with Nuria Fergó) Superstition Dance Little Sister Last Christmas (with Verónica Romeo) (Bonus Track) Triunfará el Amor (with Natalia) (Bonus Track) Hijo de Hombre (Bonus Track)

No tengo prisa (Vale Music, 2002) Selling 130,000 CDs venidos and going platinum.

Tracks Cruel to Be Kind Te Seguiría Buscando (Still Be Looking For You) Estoy Enloqueciendo (Driving Me Crazy) Ángeles Con tu Amor Para Siempre (Dreambaby) Tú Volverás (Love Comes Along) No Tengo Prisa Arderé por ti (Only Love Remains) Sólo Tú (Shame On You) Ven a Funky Street (Funky Street) Someone To Love

Con sólo una palabra...(Vale Music, 2003) Selling 50,000 CDs and going gold.

Tracks Una Noche Caliente Haz lo que Quieras Me Puedes Jurar Se Rompe el Corazón Aprendiendo a Descubrir Camino de Rosas Con Sólo una Palabra Tuya En el Lío Cuando me Pregunten Vas a Entender

909 (Nainonain) (Big Moon Records, 2007)

Tracks: Funkmenco Te lo Voy a Dar La Amé Otra Vez Kee Joe Estoy de Moda Lo que Quiero Decir (Interlude) Me Muero por Verte Living In Madrid Conga It's Over Soy Igual que Tú Me Miró Es Todo "It's Over" (Spanish Version) (Bonus Track) Funkmenco (Progressive Remix) (Bonus Track)

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1993 Intruso Ángel niño 1996 Aquí llega Condemor Chico Pesadilla para un rico Juanma Muerte en Granada Young Ricardo aka 'Death in Granada' 1997 Gracias por la propina Pepín adolescent aka 'Thanks for the Tip ' Caricias Nen 2000 Salsa Stéphane 2002 Food of Love Teddy aka 'Manjar de amor' 2003 The Tulse Luper Suitcases (Part 1: The Moab Story) Hercule Tales by Peter Greenaway 2005 Cry of the Winged Serpent Pablo aka 'El encantador de serpientes', (Short film) 2008 Desert of Blood Cris Sing out

Short films Solo en La Buhardilla El Encantador de Serpientes

Theatre Un Día (Mirall trencat) La del manojo de Rosas (Villa de Madrid Cultural Center) Las bicicletas son para el verano (Teatro principal of Málaga) El espejo rojo (Greg Barcelona) Musicals 2007/2008: El rey de bodas 2008/2009: 1973 The Millenium Musical 2012: Edgar, El escritor de sombras (TV)