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Birth name | Nemo Mettler |
Born | Biel/Bienne, Berne, Switzerland | 3 August 1999
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Labels | Bakara Music[1] |
Website | nemothings |
Nemo Mettler (born 3 August 1999), known mononymously as Nemo, is a Swiss rapper and singer who plays the violin, piano and drums.[2] Nemo represented Switzerland and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "The Code", giving Switzerland their first win since 1988.[3][4]
Nemo Mettler was born in Biel/Bienne, in the Canton of Berne.[5] Their father is Markus Mettler, an entrepreneur and inventor, and their mother is Nadja Schnetzler, a journalist.[6] Nemo has a sister named Ella who collaborates with them in the artistic direction of projects.[7] Nemo approached music from the age of three, learning to play the violin, piano and drum; from age 9 to 13 Nemo studied opera singing.[8] From age 13 Nemo began to approach rap, performing at a number of Swiss contests, performing songs Nemo wrote themself. Nemo studied for a year at Zurich University of the Arts,[9] and later settled in Berlin to pursue their music career.[10]
Nemo's 2015 EP Clownfisch reached number 95 in the Swiss charts. In 2017, Nemo released a single "Du",[11] which reached number 4 in Switzerland.[12] On the second season of The Masked Singer Switzerland in 2021/2022, Nemo was unmasked as a panda and finished in fifth place.[13]
On 29 February 2024, Nemo was announced as the Swiss representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "The Code", and performed in the second semi-final of the contest, on 9 May.[14] Nemo won the Eurovision final on 11 May with 591 points, becoming the first non-binary performer to win the contest.[15][16]
In November 2023, Nemo came out as non-binary in an article in the SonntagsZeitung. In this article, Nemo also stated that he/she prefers to be referred to by their given name instead of pronouns in German,[17] and use they/them pronouns in English.[18][19]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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SWI [12] | |||
Clownfisch |
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95 | |
Momänt-Kids |
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Fundbüro |
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Whatever Feels Right |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |
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SWI [12] |
LTU [24] | |||
"Himalaya" | 2016 | 27 | * | Momänt-Kids |
"Style" (with Marc Amacher) |
2017 | — | Non-album single | |
"Du" | 4 | Fundbüro | ||
"Usserirdisch" | 64 | |||
"Crush uf di" | 2018 | 77 | — | Non-album singles |
"5i uf de Uhr" | 2019 | 31 | — | |
"365" | — | — | ||
"Girl us mire City" | — | — | ||
"Dance With Me" | 2020 | — | — | |
"Video Games" | — | — | ||
"Hailey" (with Chelan) |
2021 | — | — | Orange & Blue |
"Certified Pop Queen" | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Chleiderchäschtli" (with KT Gorique ) |
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"Lonely Af" | 2022 | — | — | Whatever Feels Right |
"Own Sh¡t" | — | — | ||
"F*ck Love" (with Anthony de la Torre) |
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"Be like You" | — | — | ||
"This Body" | 2023 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Falling Again" | 2024 | — | — | |
"The Code" | 22 | 45 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time. |
Title | Year | Album or EP |
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"Sheriff" (Visu featuring Nemo) |
2016 | Sex & Röschti |
"Singer" (Dodo featuring Nemo) |
2017 | Pfingstweid |
"Legend" (Stress featuring Nemo) |
2019 | Sincèrement |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
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SWI [12] | |||
"Ke bock" | 2017 | 31 | Momänt-Kids |
"Kunstwärch" | 90 | Fundbüro |
Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Energy Star Night | 2017 | Energy Music Award | Themself | Won | [25] |
Prix Walo | Best Newcomer | Won | [26] | ||
Swiss Music Awards | Best Talent | Won | [27] | ||
2018 | Best Male Solo Act | Won | [28][29] | ||
Best Breaking Act | Won | ||||
Best Live Act | Won | ||||
Best Hit | "Du" | Won | |||
OUTmusic Award | 2024 | Eurovision Song of the Year | The Code | Won | [30] |
Eurostory Award | Best Lyrics | Won | [31] |