Omar Veluz

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Born (1983-07-12) July 12, 1983 (age 40)
OriginSonora, Mexico
GenresDance, Electronic, Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Recording artist
  • Songwriter
  • Music producer
  • Dancer
Associated acts
  • Alejandra Guzmán
  • Pilar Montenegro
  • Olya Polyakova
  • Carlos De Antonis
  • The Perry Twins (duo)
Websitewww.omarveluzmusic.com

Omar Veluz is a Mexican-American actor, recording artist, songwriter, music producer and dancer. He has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including The Perry Twins (duo), Alejandra Guzmán, Pilar Montenegro and Olya Polyakova.

Biography

Veluz was born in Ciudad Obregón in Sonora, Mexico. He was born to a musician and pianist father.[1] Veluz began playing the viola at the age of 9, but then switched to violin when he was 12 and by 17, he began a professional dance career.[2]

In 2007, Veluz received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Arizona.[1] While at university, he performed with the Arizona Opera Company. After graduation, he toured on a China National Dance Tour. In 2016, Veluz's music video "Gold" won the Music Video Audience Choice Award at the International Laughlin Film Festival. During his University years, Veluz worked for the University of Arizona's Outreach Program raising funds for future University Students Scholarships.[3] In 2008, he relocated to Los Angeles to work as an architect but eventually started to dance professionally again.[2]

Veluz began singing at 27, he studied with Argentine opera singer, Carlos De Antonis, and Andrew Pirozzi.[1][4] In 2019, his cover of Send Me an Angel remixed by The Perry Twins (duo), peaked at #23 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs.[5][6]

In 2021, he wrote, produced as well as sang Do You Really Wanna for the 2021 horror film Scare Us, the song which featured Ivan Mendez, peaked at #25 on the MusicWeek Commercial Pop chart.[7][8][9][10][11]

Discography

Singles

  • Send Me an Angel — 2019
  • Do You Really Wanna — 2021

Extended play

  • Fantasy — 2019
  • Gold — 2019
  • Feel My Rage — 2019
  • Dejate — 2019
  • Fiesta — 2019

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 eMinor. "Omar Veluz | Pop from Los Angeles, CA". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Stories, Local. "Meet Omar Veluz - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. "Mexico's multi-talented violinist Omar Veluz is my very special guest!". Listen Notes. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  4. "Omar Veluz - Gold Lyrics | Lyrics.com". www.lyrics.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  5. "Omar Veluz". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  6. "Omar Veluz Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  7. "Do You Really Wanna Debuts At Number 25 On MusicWeek's Commercial Pop Chart".
  8. "Omar Veluz Asks "Do You Really Wanna"". Indie Band Guru. 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  9. Hafey, Lisa (2021-07-05). "Omar Veluz – 'Do You Really Wanna'". Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  10. artistrack (2021-06-30). "Omar Veluz - Do You Really Wanna (ArtistRack Rock Music)". ArtistRack (One of the world's leading music promotion platforms, one of the best Music Blogs). Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  11. artistrack (2021-06-15). "Omar Veluz - Do You Really Wanna (Review) (ArtistRack Rock Music)". ArtistRack. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

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