1. Loreen is the second performer, after Johnny Logan, to have won the contest twice, and the first woman to do so.
51 Facts About Loreen
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Interested in becoming a musician, Loreen took part in the Idol 2004 television competition, finishing fourth.
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Loreen had two top 20 hits in Sweden with the singles "Crying Out Your Name" and her Melodifestivalen 2017 entry "Statements".
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Loreen was born in Akersberga, Sweden, in 1983 to Moroccan Berber immigrant parents.
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Loreen spent most of her teenage years in Gryta, a residential area in the city.
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Loreen became known to Swedish audiences after taking part in the Swedish Idol 2004, under the name Loren Talhaoui.
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Loreen would have been eliminated, but received a wildcard from the judges, allowing her to compete in the program.
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Loreen finished fourth overall, and was eliminated during the eighth week.
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Loreen then took a hiatus from more visible roles, and worked as a segment producer and director for reality TV shows such as TV3's Varsta pojkvansakademin, TV4's Matakuten and SVT's Frufritt.
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Loreen returned to the public eye when she took part in Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "My Heart Is Refusing Me", which she co-wrote with Moh Denebi and Bjorn Djupstrom.
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Loreen won the national final on 10 March with a combined total of 268 points and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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On 21 June 2012, Loreen made an appearance at the MTV World Stage in Gothenburg.
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Loreen premiered a new single included in the reissue of her debut album in the opening of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
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In October 2013, Loreen was nominated for five World Music Awards.
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Loreen embarked on the Tour XIV in April 2014 and performed in several European countries.
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On 7 April, during a concert in Amsterdam, Loreen announced that "Jupiter Drive" and "Dumpster" had been chosen as the next singles for her next album, to be released in August 2014.
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That same month it was announced that Loreen had started planning her second studio album, working with producers such as Taped Rai, Ted Krotkiewski, Tobias Froberg and Tim Deneve.
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In May 2014, Loreen announced her first concert residency: En Euforisk Jul The show was performed at the Moriska Paviljongen in Malmo, Sweden from 26 November and concluded on 20 December and was a Christmas show.
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Loreen grossed more than US$372.000 and En Euforisk Jul was the 16th biggest selling tour by a Swedish singer in Sweden in 2014.
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Loreen headlined the Celebration of Budva Tourist Organization and the National Day event at the Jaz Beach in Budva.
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Additionally, Loreen performed at the 11th Kristallen in Sweden, where she sang a cover of Rodriguez's "Sugar Man", as part of the ceremony's "In Memoriam" segment.
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Loreen performed at Eurovision Gala Night at the Casino Luxembourg in Luxembourg and she confirmed that the single of her new album was coming soon in March 2015.
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On 22 November 2014, Loreen announced on Instagram that she would be debuting a new project, called Paperlight.
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Loreen performed at the special concert show Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits in London, produced by the BBC and the EBU, which commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Loreen performed as interval act during the Second Chance round of Melodifestivalen 2015 on 7 March singing the lead single off of Paperlight, "Paper Light ".
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In May 2015, Loreen headlined the Vienna Life Ball, Europe's biggest charity event supporting people with HIV and AIDS, attending the event in a dress designed by Jean Paul Gaultier.
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From 21 November to 18 December 2015, Loreen jointed the Christmas tour Julgalan 2015 in Sweden along with Mans Zelmerlow, Lena Philipsson, Miss Li, Ola Salo, Jill Johnson, Petter, Hasse Andersson, Darin and David Hellenius.
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On 11 August 2015, Loreen revealed a new single, titled "I'm in It with You" released on 14 August 2015, and received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics.
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On 17 December 2015, Loreen announced her next single "Under ytan", a cover of the original song by Uno Svenningsson.
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In 2016, Loreen returned to Eurovision stage when she performed at the "Eurovision The Party" event that took place at the Stockholm's Tele2 Arena on the night of the upcoming Eurovision final and was broadcast via online worldwide.
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On 30 November 2016, it was revealed that Loreen would compete in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Statements" for a chance to represent Sweden again at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
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Loreen was signed to BMG Scandinavia under management purposes for her upcoming studio album.
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On 14 July 2017, Loreen released a new single called "Body".
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Loreen revealed that "Body" was serving as lead single from her first EP Nude, which was released on 25 August 2017.
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In October 2019, Loreen released a cover of Julia Jonas' "Walk With Me" by for Ellos.
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On 30 April 2020, it was announced Loreen was joining the Swedish TV show Sa mycket battre to be aired in Autumn.
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In March 2021, Loreen released her first self-written Swedish single "Sotvattentarar", and embarked on a Swedish tour later that year.
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On 29 March 2022, Loreen announced a partnership with Lexus Sweden for her single "Neon Lights" as part of the Lexus NX campaign.
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On 30 November 2022, it was announced that Loreen would compete in Melodifestivalen for a fourth time with the song "Tattoo".
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Loreen participated in the fourth heat of the competition on 25 February 2023.
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Loreen won the fourth heat of the competition, allowing her to progress to the final on 11 March 2023.
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Loreen later won the competition with 177 points, thus becoming the Swedish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.
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On 1 April 2023, Loreen was a guest celebrity judge in the episode "Dragodifestivalen" of the Swedish language reality television series Drag Race Sverige broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play.
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Loreen's song "Is It Love" was released on 13 October 2023 worldwide and was produced by Swedish record producer and songwriter, Rami Yacoub.
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Swedish diplomats replied that the EBU, the Swedish broadcaster SVT and Loreen had not acted against the competition's rules.
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In July 2012, Loreen performed at Slavianski Bazaar in Belarus, where Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko was in attendance.
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Loreen later stated she was fully aware of the risks coming with "speaking out," including the possibility of being stopped or arrested at the airport when trying to return home.
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Loreen was later announced as a new patron of the World's Children's Prize, receiving the Crystal Globe twice for her commitment to children's rights.
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In March 2022, Loreen performed at Sverige samlas och hjalper, a live fundraising gala in support of Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
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Loreen was in a relationship with Idol 2004 winner Daniel Lindstrom between 2004 and 2006.
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In March 2021, Loreen revealed that she had a boyfriend.