OMAR APOLLO

Singer-songwriter Omar Apollo knows exactly who he is. And thanks to his dreamy R&B tracks that are about to hit the mainstream, so will you

Photography TYRELL HAMPTON

It’s the steamy end of a New York summer, when just a stroll outside is a doggy paddle through humidity, but the tall, lean Omar Apollo is fresh as a long-stemmed daisy. The 24-year-old singer, born Omar Apolonio Velasco, has salt-and-pepper hair, a shaved face and an outfit that’s shiny and impeccable from the chunky Prada boots up, with fingernails painted pearly white and a gleaming diamond tennis bracelet. At 6’ 5”, he’s a towering if gangly figure, slouching his shoulders in a tiny East Village coffee shop as though he’s a teen who just had a growth spurt but is unsure of what to do with the inches. He has a guarded quality to him, which is equal parts steely and sweetly shy. He’s working on his major-label debut…

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