Zara Maria Larsson (born 16 December 1997) is a Swedish pop singer. Zara Maria Larsson was born at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Stockholm, to Agnetha and Anders Larsson. Her mother is a nurse and her father is an officer. She has a sister, Hanna, who is three years younger and is a singer and member of the band Lennix.
Four: Lush Life
“Lush Life” is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released as the lead single from her second and international debut studio album, So Good, on 5 June 2015 in Sweden, and 9 June 2015 worldwide. It garnered over 812M views on its official music video on YouTube. The song debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2016 after previously peaking at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, where it spent 27 weeks. “Lush Life” has been streamed over 1 billion times on Spotify.
FYI
- In an interview, she said that she was born “dead” due to a lack of oxygen from nuchal cord.
- In 2008, at the age of 10, she won the second season of the talent show Talang, the Swedish version of the Got Talent format.
- In January 2018, Larsson was named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30 Europe” list in the entertainment category
- Larsson, a fan of Beyoncé, identifies as a feminist and models herself an “activist” after the singer.
Three: Never Forget You
“Never Forget You” is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson and British singer and songwriter MNEK. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2015 as a digital download, as the second single from her second studio album So Good. It garnered over 525M views on its official music video on YouTube. The song reached number one in Larsson’s home country as well as the top ten in eight additional countries, and became both Larsson and MNEK’s first US entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13 in May 2016 and becoming the best rank on the chart for both artists. The single is certified Platinum or higher in sixteen countries.
Two: End of Time
With over 2.6M views on it’s official music video on YouTube, “End of Time” is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson, released on 19 May 2023 as the second single from her upcoming fourth studio album through Larsson’s record label Sommer House. It was written by Rick Nowels and Casey Smith, and produced by Austin Corona, Danja and Nowels.
Bonus: Talk about love feat. Young Thug
Garnering over 4M views on its official music video on YouTube,”Talk About Love” is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson, featuring vocals from American rapper Young Thug. It was released through TEN Music Group and Epic Records on 8 January 2021 as the third single from Larsson’s third studio album, Poster Girl. It was co-written by Thug and its producer Mike Sabath, as well as Amy Allen and Dewain Whitmore Jr.
Controversy
In March 2019, it was announced that Larsson had started a commercial cooperation with Chinese technology company Huawei in which later on her cooperation was criticised by experts on human rights in China and others, who referred to Huawei’s close ties to the authoritarian Chinese government and its record on human rights among other things.
In August 2020, Larsson announced that she had ended her cooperation with Huawei stating that China is “not a nice state” and that she does not stand behind its policies and
Huawei stated that the endorsement deal was time-limited and had already ended in 2019. So basically because of the statement she let out not liking their policies, Larsson’s music was reportedly taken down from Apple Music China.
Discography
- 1 (2014)
- So Good (2017)
- Poster Girl (2021)
Awards / Nominations
- Larsson has been nominated 157 times and has won 57 awards
- In 2017, “Never forget You” won the Awards for Top ED songs and Winning Song at the ASCAP London Awards and ASCAP Pop Music Awards
- “Lush Life” won the Award for the Category of Winning Song and Best Song at the BMI London Awards in 2014 and DAF Bama Music Awards in 2016.
- At the GAFFA AWARDS, Gaygalan Awards and Scandipop Awards in 2018 “Symphony“ won the award for Best Swedish Song, Best International Song of the Year and Best Dance Pop Song
One: Symphony By Clean Bandit
With over 1.2B views on its official music video on YouTube, “Symphony” is a song by British classical crossover band Clean Bandit featuring Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released on March 17, 2017, the same day as Larsson’s second studio album, So Good, where it was also included as a bonus track. The single peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming Larsson’s first number one on the chart. The song has been certified Gold, Platinum and Diamond in several countries including UK, US, Japan, Germany and many more.
