Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson was born in Ystad, Skane; her mother, Karsti Stiege, was a photographer, and her father, Johan Zachrisson, is a member of the Swedish punk-reggae band Dag Vag.
34 Facts About Lykke Li
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Lykke Li moved to Brooklyn, New York City, for three months when she was 19.
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Lykke Li returned when she was 21 to record her album.
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Lykke Li released her first EP, Little Bit, in 2007.
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Lykke Li performed live with a pared-down drum kit, a necklace made out of percussive instruments, a guitar, a bass and a microphone.
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Youth Novels was placed on many of the year's Best Of lists and saw Lykke Li sell out tours, including sets at festivals Glastonbury, Coachella and Lollapalooza.
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Lykke Li appeared on Swedish musician Kleerup's self-titled album, contributing vocals to the track "Until We Bleed".
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Lykke Li worked with Norwegian electronic duo Royksopp on their 2009 album Junior, contributing vocals to "Miss It So Much" and "Were You Ever Wanted".
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Lykke Li appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly on 18February 2009.
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Lykke Li covered "Knocked Up", originally recorded by Kings of Leon who had approached Lykke to cover a song of her choice, and "Gifted" in which she performs with Kanye West.
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Lykke Li performed at the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on 19April and the 2009 Lollapalooza festival on 8August as part of the promotional tour for Youth Novels.
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Lykke Li had been asked to write a song to the film soundtrack but was reluctant to commit to the project.
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Lykke Li collaborated with singer Kleerup on the song "Until We Bleed", which was featured on an episode of UK TV series Misfits and an episode of the television series Ringer.
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Lykke Li played at the 2011 Latitude Festival, held between 14 and 18July 2011 at Henham Park in Suffolk, England.
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Lykke Li appeared with her band on US late night talk show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in August 2011 and on the Late Show with David Letterman in November 2011.
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Lykke Li contributed to the 2012 compilation "Volym 1" with the track "Come Near" released by the Swedish artist collective and record label INGRID where she is a founding member.
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Lykke Li contributed a cover of "Silver Springs" to a 2012 Fleetwood Mac tribute album, which included renditions from Best Coast, Marianne Faithfull, and MGMT.
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On 27February 2014, Lykke Li released the video for the title track of her third studio album, I Never Learn.
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Lykke Li officially released I Never Learn on 2May 2014.
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On 30 May 2014, Lykke Li released a remix EP of "No Rest for the Wicked".
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Lykke Li made her acting debut in the 2014 Swedish crime film Tommy, directed by Tarik Saleh, and recorded a song for the film, "Du ar den ende".
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Lykke Li wrote "No One Ever Loved" for the soundtrack to The Fault in Our Stars, which was released on 19May 2014.
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Lykke Li was featured as a guest musician on U2's album Songs of Innocence, performing vocals on the last track "The Troubles".
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On 14November 2014, Lykke Li gained considerable attention from Internet music publications regarding her cover of Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home", performed the night prior at London's Eventim Apollo.
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On 5January 2015, Lykke Li posted a picture on her Instagram account, in which she announced her temporary retirement.
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In 2015, Lykke Li was featured on Emile Haynie's debut album We Fall on the track "Come Find Me", which features Romy Madley Croft from The xx.
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In September 2016, supergroup Liv, featuring Lykke Li, released their first single "Wings of Love".
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Lykke Li made her return to music releasing "BRON", a song sung entirely in Swedish, in October 2020.
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Lykke Li released "No Hotel", the lead single from her fifth studio album, Eyeye, on 23 March 2022.
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In September 2010, Lykke Li was announced as the official face of the Levi's Curve ID Collection, alongside Pixie Geldof and Miss Nine.
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Lykke Li made her acting debut in the 2014 Swedish crime film Tommy directed by Tarik Saleh.
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Lykke Li appeared in Terrence Malick's 2017 film Song to Song, playing BV's girlfriend.
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On 30October 2015, Lykke Li posted a photo on Instagram announcing her pregnancy.
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Lykke Li revealed she was pregnant with her second child on April 12th 2023, via Instagram.