He’s a Melfest newbie who won our hearts with a killer song and a touching back story about moving from prisoner to musician.
And now, despite being a debutant, Nano is one of the favourites to win Melodifestivalen 2017.
Nano, who slayed his way to the final alongside Ace Wilder in semi-final 1,  told wiwiblogger Tobias that he felt “hundreds of feelings at the same time” when he was announced as a direct qualifier.
“I was happy, I felt relieved, I felt like now we can finally start enjoying life, the days, me, my lady and my kids. I felt free.”
Music — and Melodifestivalen — has helped him cement his own confidence in where he is right now.
“I’ve found the meaning of my life,” he says. “From the darkness to the light and to be able to stand and to talk about it today — hopefully it inspires people, and all the love I’m getting… it is amazing.”
We are feeling the motivation, and we were feeling it even more when he spoke about his family.
“I felt so much love and for me my whole life the key to my family is love. I knew when I got kids that I had to give them a lot of love. So that is what I want to spread.”
“Music, that’s positive. Even though I come from a dark background. We all can change, we all can fight, we all can survive it.”
And for him having children is what motivated him to change.
“It must be when I had my first daughter. She is nine years old today, so it was around nine years ago. I started feeling that I had to write music from my heart, I needed to be a role model for her and I knew, before she came, that the day I’m getting a kid is the day I’m gonna start changing.”
“It took time, it took a few years, it doesn’t change overnight as I thought. But now I’ve got four kids, I got a lot of love and I’m doing what I love, so it’s really… it’s like living a dream.”
Despite being a favourite with the bookies, he says he isn’t feeling pressure to win. “I feel more confident and more calm about myself and what I’m doing. It helps me.”
What do you think? Will Nano’s light reach its zenith on Saturday night? Tell us in the comments bellow!
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I like Nano, but his song is too weak and bland for the ESC.
He’s so resurging these last days! He’s the current leader on Itunes. It’s gainging streaming as well.
Wiktoria is winning the televote but Nano will be a close second. It will depend on juries, so watch out on Nano.
@Tommy: you’re the one making it about looks and appearance with that question.
People don’t have to like the song — and from my own view, I think Nano’s voice is weak on the chorus where he tries to hit a higher octave shouting “Hold On”. His vocals need more work.
Why so many people don’t want him to win???
Because he is not tall, dark and handsome????
This entry is very close to winning in my rankings, and his personal story is very powerful. The only reason I think it might be the runner-up tonight is that awfully light instrumental in the Chorus. If only I could look past that.
Please, Sweden, don’t choose Nano, please don’t. Anyone else is good, I dunno, Wiktoria, Ace, Anton or Robin. Please. Nano and his song make me cringe.
Nano seems very kind and thoughtful, endearing.
It’s not my favourite to win but the song would be a strong entry for Sweden. Good luck to him 🙂