Michael Ian Olmo (born: March 25, 1999), better known professionally as iann dior, is an American rapper and singer known for his music.
Life
Olmo was born on March 25, 1999, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Growing up, he listened mostly to rap, and through his mother, some Spanish music, including the songs of Marc Anthony. He once recalled how his father would listen to Jay-Z and introduce him to rock bands such as The Fray.
Career
Olmo started recording his songs on SoundCloud after being fired from his previous job. His first song was "cutthroat", which has been played over 5 million times on the website. He subsequently released 7 other songs. Although it failed to chart, "emotions" has gone on to become Olmo's second most popular and most streamed song to date. These 8 songs would make up his debut mixtape titled nothings ever good enough, released in May 2019.
Soon after, he began working on his debut studio album Industry Plant. He released "what is real" in July, the album's lead single. The next day, he released "gone girl" featuring Trippie Redd, the album's second single. In October, he released the third single, "Strings" featuring Gunna. Industry Plant was released on November 8, peaking at number 44 on the US Billboard 200.
Olmo released the single, "Prospect" featuring Lil Baby in May 2020. The biggest breakthrough in Olmo's career came in July when he was featured on the single "Mood" by 24kGoldn. The song became a commercial success after earning popularity on the app TikTok. It peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it spent eight weeks, and also topped the charts in multiple countries.
Channel
Olmo created his channel on March 14, 2019, and he uploaded his first video on April 10, 2019. He uploads music videos and audio to his channel.
