Swedish pop artist, dancer and influencer, Mira Omar, on her recent hit ‘Hush Hush’, performed at Melodifestivalen 2025

Barely a day away from her performance at the Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi, Swedish pop artist, dancer and influencer, Mira Omar, opens up about the different modes of entertainment she has experimented with, and how singing became her choice. Mira’s recent hit ‘Hush Hush’, featured at Melodifestivalen 2025 (Sweden’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest), peaked on Spotify’s Top 50 Sweden and peaked at number six on the national radio chart, cementing her position as one of Sweden’s most exciting new voices. In 2024, she also appeared on Netflix Love is blind: Sweden And has also worked in Bollywood with a role in a 2016 film the reason is you,

Mira’s recent hit ‘Hush Hush’, featured at Melodifestivalen 2025 (Sweden’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest), peaked at the top of Spotify’s Top 50 Sweden. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Talking about the origins of her creative pursuits, Mira says, “My father is from Afghanistan; my mother is from Russia and there’s a lot of music and dance between those two cultures.” She said she had schooled in theater and plays the piano. “I’m very grateful for my family of mixed background; we fled war and Afghanistan in the early 1990s. My father always chose his own path and didn’t care about religious or cultural differences. And then we moved to Sweden. I come from an area of ​​Sweden that is diverse and has immigrants from all over the world, including Iraq, Bosnia, and Bangladesh.”

It was this openness to exploring new cultures, food and languages ​​that attracted Meera towards Hindi cinema. “I grew up watching Bollywood films and can speak a little bit of Hindi,” she says, reminiscing about her five years in Mumbai, where she tried her luck in films. “I came to Mumbai in 2014 and left India just before the pandemic. What I love about Bollywood is that it’s not just about acting, but also about dancing and singing. The years were challenging; with all these auditions and casting calls you probably face more rejections in a week than some people experience in their lifetime. But it made me resilient and without that experience I wouldn’t be where I am today. I am,” she adds.

In 2024, she also appeared on Netflix Love is blind: Sweden And has also worked in Bollywood with a role in a 2016 film the reason is you
Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The journey to Melodifestivalen 2025 was not easy for Mira. She started sending him recordings of her songs in 2019 and continued to do so. “With ‘Hush, Hush’, the stars just aligned. I like to see our art as global. Sweden is the biggest exporter of pop music in the world. We have some of the greatest producers and songwriters who have created hit songs for decades. So you get a chance to work with these amazing songwriters and producers who can create hooks and hits. At the same time, I incorporate elements from where I come from – these They could be the equipment we use in Afghanistan or India,” she adds.

Talking about his Netflix series Love is blind: Sweden, Mira says that her experience with Hindi cinema and her love for the camera inspired her to enter reality shows, which changed her life forever. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Talking about his Netflix series Love is blind: Sweden, Mira shares that her experience with Hindi cinema and her love for the camera inspired her to enter reality shows, which changed her life forever. Meera was a contestant in the first season Love is blind: SwedenWhere she got engaged to Oscar Nordstrand. “I was a fan of the show and had also watched the American versions of it, but at my friend’s insistence I took it on. love is blind In line with my values. This was not just for scandal or drama. It was the first season in Europe, the first in Sweden, and no one had any idea what it would become and that it would be one of the top 10 Netflix hits,” she says.

Mira will perform three songs with dancers from Delhi at the Swedish Embassy in New Delhi on October 15.