Naím Thomas
Introduction '''Naím Thomas Mansilla''' (born 16 October 1980 in Premià de Mar, Barcelona) is a Spanish singer and actor. He rose to fame by taking part in the first-ever series of ''Operación Triunfo'' (2001–2002). In addition to a musical career, he has appeared in a number of films, theatre works and musicals.
Career Son of Juan Thomas, and Patricia Mansilla, singers from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, he started studying music at age 6 and took part in a number of films and television series before applying for ''Operación Triunfo''. Although he did not win the competition, he successfully released 3 albums.He then moved to Los Angeles and he was cast in a major role in ''Desert of Blood'', directed by Don Henry in 2006, and then in ''Sing Out'' in 2008.After returning to Spain, he has released ''909 nainonain'' with a personal innovating style, mixing of funk, international pop, Latin music, rap and reggaeton. Its first single was " Funkmenco", it is a test of this musical fusion.In July 2007 he became a presenter of the television program "Plaza Mayor" on Madrid's Onda 6.On 23 September 2016, he married Colombian painter Dahianha Mendoza in a village near Puerto del Rosario.
Awards *2008: Nominated for Revelation in a major musical for ''El Rey De Bodas'' during 6th edition of "Premios Chivas Telón". *2008: Nominated as best actor for ''El Rey De Bodas'' during "Premios Gran Vía".
Discography *'''''Grandes Éxitos (Edición Especial)''''' (2002)Tracks#I Finally Found Someone (with Verónica Romeo)#Adoro (with David Bisbal)#Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (with Alejandro Parreño)#Suave (with David Bisbal and Alejandro Parreño)#Guilty (with Verónica Romeo)#Everything I Do, I Do It For You (with Gisela Lladó)#Nada Cambiará mi Amor por Ti (with David Bisbal)#On Broadway#Nadie como Tú (with Nuria Fergó)#Superstition#Dance Little Sister#Last Christmas (with Verónica Romeo) (Bonus Track)#Triunfará el Amor (with Natalia) (Bonus Track)#Hijo de Hombre (Bonus Track)*'''''No tengo prisa''''' (Vale Music, 2002)Selling 130,000 CDs venidos and going platinum.Tracks#Cruel to Be Kind#Te Seguiría Buscando (Still Be Looking For You)#Estoy Enloqueciendo (Driving Me Crazy)#Ángeles#Con tu Amor#Para Siempre (Dreambaby)#Tú Volverás (Love Comes Along)#No Tengo Prisa#Arderé por ti (Only Love Remains)#Sólo Tú (Shame On You)#Ven a Funky Street (Funky Street)#Someone To Love*'''''Con sólo una palabra...'''''(Vale Music, 2003)Selling 50,000 CDs and going gold.Tracks#Una Noche#Caliente#Haz lo que Quieras#Me Puedes Jurar#Se Rompe el Corazón#Aprendiendo a Descubrir#Camino de Rosas#Con Sólo una Palabra Tuya#En el Lío#Cuando me Pregunten#Vas a Entender*'''''909 (Nainonain)''''' (Big Moon Records, 2007)Tracks:#Funkmenco#Te lo Voy a Dar#La Amé Otra Vez#Kee Joe#Estoy de Moda#Lo que Quiero Decir (Interlude)#Me Muero por Verte#Living In Madrid#Conga#It's Over#Soy Igual que Tú#Me Miró#Es Todo "It's Over" (Spanish Version) (Bonus Track)#Funkmenco (Progressive Remix) (Bonus Track)
Filmography  Year Title Role Notes 1993  ''Intruso''  Ángel niño  1996  ''Aquí llega Condemor''  Chico  ''Pesadilla para un rico''  Juanma  ''Muerte en Granada''  Young Ricardo  aka 'Death in Granada' 1997  ''Gracias por la propina''  Pepín adolescent aka 'Thanks for the Tip ' ''Caricias''  Nen  2000  ''Salsa''  Stéphane   2002 ''Food of Love''  Teddy aka 'Manjar de amor' 2003 ''The Tulse Luper Suitcases'' (Part 1: The Moab Story)  Hercule Tales by Peter Greenaway  2005  ''Cry of the Winged Serpent''  Pablo  aka 'El encantador de serpientes', (Short film)  2008 ''Desert of Blood''  Cris  'Sing out''     ===Short films===*''Solo en La Buhardilla''*''El Encantador de Serpientes''
Theatre *''Un Día'' (Mirall trencat)*''La del manojo de Rosas'' (Villa de Madrid Cultural Center)*''Las bicicletas son para el verano'' (Teatro principal of Málaga)*''El espejo rojo'' (Greg Barcelona);Musicals*2007/2008: ''El rey de bodas'' *2008/2009: ''1973 The Millenium Musical'' *2012: ''Edgar, El escritor de sombras'' (TV)
References
External links * Portal Mix Naím Thomas page* Naím Thomas IMDb page