54 Facts About Zara Larsson

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Zara Larsson later featured on Clean Bandit's single, "Symphony", topping the charts in the UK and Sweden.

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In 2016, Zara Larsson performed at the opening and closing ceremonies for UEFA Euro in France.

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Zara Maria Larsson was born at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Stockholm, to Agnetha and Anders Larsson.

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Zara Larsson grew up in Tallkrogen in Enskede, south of Stockholm.

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Zara Larsson's mother is a nurse and her father is an officer.

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Zara Larsson has a sister, Hanna, who is three years younger and is a singer and member of the band Lennix.

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Zara Larsson has cited Carola Haggkvist and Whitney Houston as early inspirations.

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Zara Larsson has said that since the age of five, she knew that she wanted to become "immortal" like Elvis Presley.

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Zara Larsson attended the secondary school Kulturama, an art school in Stockholm.

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Zara Larsson won the 2008 season of Talang, the Swedish adaptation of Got Talent, at the age of 10, winning 500,000 kronor.

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Between December 2009 and January 2010, Zara Larsson participated in a reality TV series called Jag ska bli stjarna where she and other young Swedish talents got help on the difficult road to international fame and success.

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Zara Larsson signed with TEN Music Group in 2012 to record her debut compilation recording.

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On 3 April 2013, Zara Larsson revealed on her blog that she had signed a three-year contract with Epic Records in the United States.

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On 11 December 2013, Zara Larsson performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo.

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Zara Larsson was an opening act for British singer Cher Lloyd's I Wish Tour.

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On 15 January 2015, Zara Larsson released Uncover, her first international EP, containing songs from her album 1.

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On 5 June 2015, Zara Larsson released the single "Lush Life" from her upcoming second studio album.

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On 22 July 2015, Zara Larsson released her collaboration with British singer MNEK, "Never Forget You", the second single from her upcoming album.

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Zara Larsson was later featured in the official song of UEFA Euro 2016, David Guetta's "This One's for You".

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On 1 September 2016, Zara Larsson released "Ain't My Fault", the third single taken from her upcoming album.

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On 22 October 2016, Zara Larsson was named one of Times "30 Most Influential Teens of 2016".

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Zara Larsson released "I Would Like", the fourth single from her upcoming album, on 11 November 2016.

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In January 2017, Zara Larsson released "So Good", featuring American singer Ty Dolla Sign.

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On 12 May 2017, Zara Larsson released a music video for "Don't Let Me Be Yours" as the sixth single from So Good, with "Only You" being released as the seventh single from the album on 11 August 2017.

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In September 2017, Zara Larsson announced that she had started work on her third studio album, saying in an interview she had written two new songs with MNEK.

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On 11 December 2017, Zara Larsson performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, this time alongside American singer John Legend.

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In January 2018, Zara Larsson was named to Forbes "30 Under 30 Europe" list in the entertainment category.

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In September 2018, Zara Larsson announced the then lead single from her third studio album, "Ruin My Life".

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Zara Larsson released the song and music video on 18 October 2018.

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In March 2020, Zara Larsson was featured on Kygo's single, "Like It Is", alongside American rapper Tyga.

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In June 2020, Zara Larsson announced the single "Love Me Land" through Instagram.

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Zara Larsson released the song and music video on 10 July 2020.

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Zara Larsson announced that her new album would be released after 2020.

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However, Zara Larsson later clarified in an interview that the album is titled Poster Girl and that "Wow" would be included on the album, after officially announcing it as a single on 26 August 2020.

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In September 2020, Zara Larsson released a remix of "Wow" featuring American singer Sabrina Carpenter.

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On 21 May 2021, Zara Larsson released a summer edition of Poster Girl.

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Zara Larsson performed songs at a virtual party on Roblox to celebrate her new album.

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On 22 April 2022, Zara Larsson released "Words" with Swedish DJ Alesso.

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In June 2022, Zara Larsson announced that she had left TEN Music Group to start her own record label named Sommer House and acquired ownership over her musical catalog in the process.

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Zara Larsson renewed her contract with Epic Records with all future releases from then on being released under her own label Sommer House under exclusive license to Epic Records in the US and be distributed by Sony Sweden in Sweden.

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On 27 January 2023, Zara Larsson released "Can't Tame Her", the lead single from her upcoming fourth studio album.

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In 2015, Zara Larsson got to plan and host a summer speech to be broadcast on Sveriges Radio, as one of 58 celebrities that year.

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Since 2020, Zara Larsson has been in a relationship with Swedish-American dancer Lamin Holmen.

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Zara Larsson was involved in the creation process by making decisions about press, colors and fitting.

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Zara Larsson has grown increasingly vocal with her views on other artists and industry workers with whom she works and admires.

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In January 2015, Zara Larsson gained a lot of positive attention in Sweden and the United States after posting a picture on her Instagram showing a condom wrapped around her leg and foot to refute the idea that penises can be too big for condoms to fit around.

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Zara Larsson wondered why she wasn't presented among the main acts despite being the most popular artist on Spotify of the festival's acts.

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On 11 May 2021, Zara Larsson posted an image of text on her Instagram where she criticised Israel for killing civilians and "upholding apartheid", and expressed the importance of standing against antisemitism.

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In March 2019, it was announced that Zara Larsson had started a commercial cooperation with Chinese technology company Huawei.

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Zara Larsson said that China is "not a nice state" and that she does not stand behind its policies.

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Zara Larsson's music was reportedly taken down from Apple Music China after her views on the country were made public.

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Zara Larsson has experimented with electropop, house, and dance music.

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Zara Larsson has cited Beyonce as her biggest musical influence.

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Zara Larsson is the recipient of numerous awards including four Grammis, four MTV European Music Awards and eight Rockbjornen.