Zara Larsson
Zara Maria Larsson (born December 16, 1997 in Solna ) is a Swedish pop singer . Larsson first rose to prominence in 2008 when she won Talang , the Swedish version of Got Talent . She is currently under contract with TEN Music Group , a Swedish sub-label of Universal Music Group , and Epic Records .
Life
Zara Larsson grew up as the daughter of a soldier and a nurse in the Stockholm district of Enskede-Årsta-Vantör . She has a sister three years her junior. She went to school in Gubbängen in the Farsta district before switching to ballet training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School (Kungliga Svenska Balettskolan) in third grade . She started singing at an early age, but did not take the opportunity to go to the Adolf-Friedrich-Musikschule (Adolf Fredrik's music class) because she did not feel comfortable with choir singing. When she switched to the Kulturama art school in the ninth grade, she said she became much more aware of the world, social issues and gender-specific patterns.
Career
2007–2011: career start
After Larsson took a liking to singing in her early childhood, her mother signed her up for the 2007 Talang . During the course of the competition she covered Whitney Houston's songs The Greatest Love of All and One Moment in Time , in the finale she then appeared with a cover version of My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion . There she was able to prevail against the seven other finalists and finish the competition as the winner. She won a sum of 500,000 Swedish kronor (equivalent to € 48,600) and the version of My Heart Will Go On was later released as Larsson's debut single. A video of her final appearance on YouTube had almost 16 million clicks by March 2018.
2012–2014: breakthrough with 1
After five years without publications, Zara Larsson's debut EP Introducing was released in January 2013 . The first song on it, Uncover , which premiered on YouTube on December 9, 2012, was number one in the Swedish and Norwegian charts . After a few weeks the song had reached platinum status in their home country and later in Norway as well. In their home country, When Worlds Collide , It's a Wrap and Under My Shades , three more songs from the EP were able to book a place in Sverigetopplistan . On August 28, 2013, Larsson won two awards at the Rockbjörnen Awards in Gröna Lund : “Breakthrough of the Year” and “Live Artist of the Year”. When she was fifteen, she became the youngest artist to win two prizes at this award. Larsson's reaction was, “It's totally insane. Totally crazy. I'm speechless. I never thought I'd win both of them. There is so much to say. It's huge for me. My first prizes ever! And there is no jury that voted, but the people who listened to my music voted. I'm so damn happy. "
On March 27, 2013, Larsson's next EP was revealed through a preview of the song She's Not Me (Pt. 1) . The EP Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself was released on July 5th, 2013 and contains five songs. The double single She's Not Me (consisting of She's Not Me (Pt. 1) and She's Not Me (Pt. 2) ) was released on June 25, 2013. In May 2014, Larsson released her new single Carry You Home , which made it to third place in the Swedish charts, making it her biggest hit in Sweden since uncover . In September 2014 her new single Rooftop was released , which is also on her debut album 1 , which was released on October 1, 2014 . The album reached platinum status in Sweden a year later.
2015 – today: So good and international success
In the German-speaking countries she gained fame in 2015 with the success of her single Lush Life . The song became her second number one hit in her home country and went nine times platinum. It reached the top 5 in Australia (4th place), Belgium (2nd place in Flanders), Denmark (2nd place), Germany (4th place), the United Kingdom (3rd place), Ireland (2nd place), the Netherlands (3rd place) ), Norway (2nd place), Austria (4th place) and Switzerland (3rd place). In the United Kingdom, it was at the same time the collaboration with the British singer and producer MNEK and the single Never Forget You , which brought the two performers first in the British Top 5 in autumn 2015.
In February 2016, the British artist Tinie Tempah released the song Girls Like with Larsson . That same year, the singer presented in collaboration with the DJ and music producer David Guetta , the anthem for the UEFA EURO 2016 , entitled This One's For You . Before the start of the France – Portugal European Championship finals on July 10, 2016, the two musicians presented the anthem on a live stage in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis . On September 1, 2016, Larsson released her new single Ain't My Fault . Larsson was named one of the Top 30 Most Influential Teens on October 22, 2016 by the news magazine Time . On November 11, 2016, Larsson released I Would Like as a promotional single for their upcoming album.
In January 2017, Larsson released the single So Good together with the American rapper Ty Dolla $ ign , which appeared as the fifth single on their second album of the same name. The album was released on March 17, 2017 and contains new collaborations with Nigerian musician WizKid and British electro pop band Clean Bandit , namely the songs Sundown and Symphony respectively . The latter song was released as a single that same day and became Larsson's fifth number one hit in her home country and her first in the UK. The album became their second number one album in Sweden and reached a top 10 spot in Australia, Denmark, Finland , New Zealand , the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom.
On July 10th, 2020 Larsson released the single Love Me Land after she had already released the song Like it Is on March 27th together with the Norwegian DJ and producer Kygo and the US rapper Tyga . This is included on Kygo's third studio album, Golden Hour .
Discography
Studio albums
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| 2014 | 1 Record Company TEN / Universal |
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NO28 (1 week) NO |
SE1  (50 weeks)SE |
First published: October 1st, 2014
Sales: + 50,000 |
| 2017 | So Good Epic / Record Label TEN |
DE29 (3 weeks) DE |
AT28 (1 week) AT |
CH15 (5 weeks) CH |
UK7th  (53 weeks)UK |
US26th (23 weeks)US |
NO2 (67 weeks)NO |
SE1 × 2
(71 weeks)SE |
First published: March 17, 2017
Sales: + 872,500 |
Awards
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BRIT Awards
- 2017: Nominated for the British Single of the Year (Girls Like) category
- 2017: Nominated in the British Video category (Girls Like)
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Grammis
- 2014: Nominated in the Song of the Year category (Uncover)
- 2015: Nominated in the song of the year category (Carry You Home)
- 2016: Nominated in the Artist of the Year category
- 2016: Nominated in the Song of the Year category (Lush Life)
- 2017: Won in the Artist of the Year category
- 2017: Nominated in the Song of the Year category (Ain't My Fault)
- 2018: Won in the Album of the Year category (So good)
- 2018: Won in the category artist of the year
- 2018: Won in the Song of the Year category (Only You)
- 2018: Nominated in the Pop of the Year category
- 2019: Nominated in the Song of the Year category (Ruin My Life)
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MTV Video Music Awards
- 2016 : Nominated in the Best New Artist category
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NRJ Music Awards
- 2016: Nominated in the International Discovery of the Year category
- 2016: Nominated in the International Song of the Year category (This One's for You)
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P3 guild
- 2014: Nominated in the Song of the Year category (Uncover)
- 2015: Nominated in the Artist of the Year category
- 2016: Nominated in the Artist of the Year category
- 2016: Won in the Song of the Year category (Lush Life)
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Rockbjörnen
- 2013: Won the Swedish Female Artist of the Year category
- 2013: Won in the Breakthrough of the Year category
- 2014: Won the Swedish Female Artist of the Year category
- 2015: Won the Swedish Female Artist of the Year category
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Teen Choice Awards
- 2016 : Nominated in the International Artist category
- 2016: Nominated in the song category for lovesickness (Never Forget You)
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QX Gay Awards
- 2014: Nominated in the category Best Swedish Song of the Year (Uncover)
- 2016: Nominated in the Straight of the Year category
- 2016: Nominated in the Artist of the Year category
swell
- ↑ Zara Larsson - artonåringen som nobbade Justin Bieber , Dagens Nyheter, April 1, 2016 (Swedish)
- ↑ hannapiggy. zaralarsson.se, October 7, 2012, accessed December 24, 2015 (Swedish).
- ↑ a b Zara Larsson. TV4 , November 27, 2009, archived from the original on January 14, 2016 ; Retrieved December 24, 2015 (Swedish).
- ↑ Order som fick Zara Larsson att se rött. Expressen , May 16, 2015, accessed December 24, 2015 (Swedish).
- ↑ Zara Larsson: Jag ska vara miljardär innan jag är 25. Dagens Nyheter , May 15, 2015, accessed on December 24, 2015 (Swedish).
- ↑ Zara Larsson My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion (Titanic Theme) - Final Talang 2008. YouTube , May 31, 2008, accessed April 29, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: Sweden , Norway
- ^ Zara Larsson säljer Platina. Universal Music Sweden, February 25, 2013, accessed April 29, 2013 (Swedish).
- ↑ Zara Larsson angry - oh bast! Aftonbladet , August 28, 2013, accessed December 24, 2015 (Swedish). ; Original text: Det är helt sjukt. Helt sjukt. Jag är mållös. Jag trodde aldrig att jag skulle vinna båda två. Det är så mycket man vill säga. It is shaped like a hard place. Mina första priser någonsin! Och det är ingen jury som röstat fram det, utan folk som lyssnat. Jag är så jävla glad.
- ^ Zara Larsson - She's Not Me (Pt.1). Youtube , March 27, 2013, accessed December 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Zara Larsson - 'She's Not Me'. Mynewsdesk, June 25, 2013, accessed December 24, 2015 .
- ↑ The October 1st släpper Zara Larsson sitt debut album '1'. Mynewsdesk, September 24, 2014, accessed December 24, 2015 .
- ↑ Official singles Chart results matching: lush life. Official UK Charts Company, accessed March 19, 2017 .
- ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know. IRMA, accessed on March 19, 2017 .
- ↑ danishcharts.com - Zara Larsson - Lush Life. www.danishcharts.com, accessed March 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Hymn for the EM 2016 presented by David Guetta and Zara Larsson , sport1, May 13, 2016, accessed on July 10, 2016
- ↑ David Guetta and Zara Larsson - Who sings at the European Championship finals France - Portugal? , Augsburger Allgemeine, July 10, 2016, accessed on July 10, 2016
- ↑ The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016. Time , accessed March 19, 2017 .
- ^ Zara Larsson: Zara Larsson - Love Me Land (Official Music Video). July 10, 2020, accessed on July 10, 2020 .
Web links
- Zara Larsson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Zara Larsson at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Larsson, Zara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Larsson, Zara Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1997 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solna , Sweden |