16 Facts About Oscar Zia

Oscar Zia was born on 10 October 1996 and is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and actor.

In 2014, Zia finished as runner-up on the eighth season of Let's Dance, the Swedish version of Dancing with the Stars.

Oscar Zia has competed in Melodifestivalen twice, in 2014 with "Yes We Can" and in 2016 with "Human".

In 2020, Oscar Zia made his acting debut on Cryptid on Viaplay.

Oscar Zia first appeared in the 2012 Swedish X Factor in the show's inaugural season auditioning with "Without You" by David Guetta.

Oscar Zia ended in the Final 12 in the "Boys under 25" category coached by the judge assigned for the category Ison Glasgow.

In 2013, Oscar Zia was in the backing vocals alongside Loulou Lamotte in the Behrang Miri song "Jalla Dansa Sawa" performed in Melodifestivalen 2013, the Swedish selection process for Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

Oscar Zia was one of the contestants in Let's Dance 2013, the eighth season of the Swedish version of Dancing with the Stars, broadcast on the Swedish television channel TV4.

Oscar Zia finished as the runner-up behind the winner Markoolio.

Oscar Zia was chosen as a member of the Swedish jury for that year's Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

In 2016, Oscar Zia again participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Human", which was co-written with Victor Thell and Maria Smith.

Oscar Zia took part in the third semi-final on 20 February 2016, and again progressed to the final held on 12 March 2016 in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

In November 2018, Oscar Zia released his first extended play, Din.

In February 2021, Oscar Zia co-hosted the semi-final 2 of the Melodifestivalen 2021 along with Swedish singer and producer Christer Bjorkman and Swedish DJ Anis Don Demina as a guest host.

On 7 September 2021, it was announced that Oscar Zia would be presenting Melodifestivalen 2022.

Oscar Zia has five siblings named Anna, Dante, Isac, Leonardo and Isabella.