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The famous singer Zara Larsson, whose personal life is now of interest to many, was born in 1997 in Stockholm, Sweden. After 3 years, she had a younger sister named Hannah.

Zara became interested in singing as a child. The parents realized that the girl had talent. In 2007, Larsson took part in the Swedish talent show, where she reached the finals. A year later, the girl went to the famous show “Talang” in Sweden, where she performed songs by Whitney Houston and Celine Dion. Zara became the winner of this show and received 500 thousand Swedish crowns as a prize. And at that moment the young singer was only 10 years old.

A cover of Celine's song "My Heart Will Go On" was released as a separate single, and the video of Zara's performance in the finale of "Talang" has already been watched more than 10 million times. For some time after winning the talent show, almost nothing was heard about the girl, but already in 2012 she was offered a contract with one of the well-known labels, under the terms of which Zara would have to record an album.

It was a mini-album that went on sale in January 2013. It consisted of 5 songs. One of them, “Uncover,” reached number one on the top Swedish charts, and also reached number 1 on the Norwegian chart and number 3 on the Danish chart. Already in February of the same year, the video for this single was viewed on YouTube more than 50 million times, and it was certified platinum. Larsson's mini-album became triple platinum in Sweden - it was bought more than 120 thousand times.

In March, Zara announced that she was recording a second mini-album. It was released in July 2013. It also had 5 songs. In the same year, the singer signed a 3-year contract with the global label Epic Records.

At the end of 2013, Larsson embarked on his first ever tour of North America. In 2014, the first full-length studio album entitled “1” was released. In 2015, the artist released the single “Lush Life,” which broke all records and went platinum in a number of countries, including the UK and the USA. The next single, “Never Forget You,” achieves the same success.

In 2016 and 2017, Zara recorded duets with David Guetta, Tinie Tempah and the group Klin Bandit. In March 2017, Larsson released her second studio album, So Good, which has already gone platinum in the UK and gold in the USA. In the same year, the singer goes on a world tour, during which she will visit the UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Finland, the USA, Ireland, Canada, Denmark, the Philippines and Japan with concerts.

Zara is an open feminist. She calls herself a big Beyoncé fan. She talks little about her personal life, but it is known that she is not yet married. She was once seen in a restaurant with Justin Bieber himself, but nothing more was heard about their relationship. She claims that she “always tries to be friendly to everyone.”

Zara (or often the variant Sarah) Larsson was born in Sweden (12/16/1997), where she lived with her parents and sister.

In the photo you can see little Zara and her mom and dad.

She won the country's main talent show in 2008 - a kind of version of the famous American show "America's Got Talent." Since then, she has achieved even greater success: she signed a contract with a recording studio, released her debut album, and her singles climbed to the top of the charts around the world. (take her first song Uncover or the hit Lush Life).

As I already noted, Zara recently released her debut album “So Good”, which was supported by a single of the same name and a video for it.

In addition, another single was presented - Ain't my fault, which also topped the charts around the world.

In many interviews, Zara emphasizes that her idol is Beyoncé - her vocal abilities, stage presence, as well as attitude towards fans and issues of feminism and equality of people are very close to the girl; Zara even attended her concert, and, in her own words, literally could not utter a word when she saw her idol face to face, because she was too shocked. The photo shows Zara and her younger sister Hannah.

At the age of 19, Zara has achieved truly great success, becoming not only the pride of Sweden, but also an international artist, whose songs are equally successful not only in Europe, but also in the West. In my opinion, this rise was possible not so much due to the singer’s charming appearance, but, undoubtedly, to her amazing voice. I can rarely mention an artist whose songs in the live version sound exactly the same as on the studio recording, but Zara is one of them. I haven’t seen a single bad performance of hers: everywhere her voice sounds great, and in some places even better and more atmospheric than on the recording. Recent The Summertime Ball, at which the ill Zara performed, only made me even more confident that nothing was impossible for the girl: she sang very well, without focusing on her illness, she simply gave her best in this situation.

And a few more of her live performances, I can’t help but add them here!

This year, Zara released a joint collection with H&M.

Zara is a feminist, she shows this in every possible way and speaks honestly about everything she thinks, as well as about many controversial issues and situations. She often shares her thoughts on Twitter and posts photos from real life on Instagram.
Message to Zara: I like your music, but I need to remove the cheesy words from it. Make more attractive music.

Zara: I'm so damn tired of the ubiquitous men meddling where they're not asked and always telling women what and how to do. Don't take it personally if you were joking.

Zara: Feminism and hatred of men are two different things. I support both.

Zara: Sorry, but I don’t understand the hype around grillz. Why do you want to look like your teeth are yellow and shiny too? I think this is very strange.

And her legendary post from Instagram:
Zara: To all the guys who say their dick is too big for a condom. It would be better to remain silent!

Well, one last photo :))

That's all for now, but I'm not saying goodbye and I hope to make a couple more posts about emerging artists! :)

Having started her singing career from early childhood, by the age of twenty, Zara Larsson had achieved great success. Her songs are played on the radio, take first place in the European charts, and some songs become hits. Many of today's singers could envy her success. Let's take a closer look in this article.

Biography

Zara was born on December 16, 1997 in Stockholm to Agnetha and Anders Larsson. Zara is not the only child in the family. She has a younger sister, Hannah, who is three years younger.

Like many singers and musicians, her talent began to manifest itself in childhood. In addition to singing, she also practiced ballet. Since childhood, Zara has taken part in various competitions. At the age of nine, she successfully performed in the Swedish talent show, and at the age of 10 she won the Talang show. The video of the performance in the final with Celine Dion's song has received more than 10 million views.

After this, there was a short break in the girl’s career. In 2012, Zara Larsson signed a contract with a major company and recorded her first mini-album, which went platinum. The following year, her second mini-album was released and a new contract was signed. That same year, the singer went on her first tour, and in 2014 her first full-length album was released.

In the following years, Zara Larsson actively recorded songs. She also has several duets with famous performers such as David Guetta and Tinie Tempah.

In 2017, the second album was released, followed by a second tour in Europe and the United States.

In addition, in 2016, the singer took part in the opening and closing ceremonies of the European Football Championship, which took place in France.

Zara Larsson's songs often became hits and took leading positions in the charts. The most successful of them can be called Uncover, Lush Life, Never Forget You.

The main directions of her work are pop, electropop, R&B, house and dance music.

Personal life

Little is known about the girl’s relationship, because she is only 20 years old. She was once noticed in the company of Justin Bieber, but they were never seen together again. According to media reports, Zara Larsson has been dating fashion model Brian Whittaker since 2017.

The girl is a fan of the singer Beyonce. She also considers herself a feminist. Some even call her a misanthrope - her feminist beliefs are so strong.

Photos of Zara Larsson can be seen on her pages on social networks, which she actively visits. More than five million people follow her Instagram account. And the photos receive a huge number of comments and likes from fans.

Nominations and awards

20 years is a very young age; few people achieve great success. However, Zara Larsson is an exception. She was nominated for a variety of awards, winning many of them.

The singer has four Grammy awards, three MTV awards, 13 British Scandipop Awards, as well as multiple statuettes from Swedish awards.

In 2018, she was included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 list.

Zara Larsson is a modern example of what an artist should be, what success he should achieve. Zara also showed that young age is not an obstacle to achieving your goal if you have talent.

Sarah Maria Larsson was born on December 16, 1997, at Karolinska University Hospital, in Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden, to Agnetha and Anders Larsson.

In an interview with the tabloid newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, Sarah stated that she was born “dead”, without signs of life. This was due to a lack of oxygen due to the umbilical cord being wrapped around Larsson's neck. The singer has a younger sister, Hanna (Hanna Larsson), also a performer and member of the group Hanna & Andrea.

In another interview from 2015, Sarah said that she was accepted into the prestigious Adolf Fredrik School of Music, but refused to study because she did not want to sing in the choir.

Larsson won the 2008 season of the talent show "Talang", the Swedish version of the British TV show "America's Got Talent". She was only ten at the time. She received 500,000 Swedish kronor. Sarah performed the song " "My Heart Will Go On", originally sung by Celine Dion, later became the Swedish singer's debut single.

Larsson signed a deal with TEN Music Group in 2012 to record her debut EP. Material from the "Introducing" EP, a preview of the song "Uncover", appeared on YouTube on December 9, 2012. The album itself, containing five songs, was released on January 21, 2013.

The first single from the record, "Uncover", reached number one on the Swedish "Sverigetopplistan" chart and the "DigiListan" radio program chart. The song reached number one in Norway and number three in Denmark. On February 25, 2013, "Uncover" was certified platinum in Sweden by Universal Music Sweden.

The video for the composition on YouTube has collected more than 116.5 million views, as of July 2016. "Uncover" was included in the track list of the program "Svensktoppen".

In July 2013, Sarah received a triple platinum disc from Universal Music Sweden for her debut EP "Introducing"; by that time it had sold more than 120 thousand copies. The award was presented at the Sommarkrysset broadcast at the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm.

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On March 27, 2013, a piece of the song “She”s Not Me (Pt. 1)” appeared from Larsson’s next mini-album, “Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself.” The EP itself, with five tracks, was officially released on July 5, 2013. The double single "She"s Not Me", which included the songs "She"s Not Me (Pt. 1)" and "She"s Not Me (Pt. 2)", appeared on June 25, 2013.

On April 3, 2013, Sarah announced on her blog that she had signed a three-year record deal with Epic Records in the United States.

The release of the first studio album, called "1", took place on October 1, 2014. The track list included the songs "Uncover", "Bad Boys" and both parts of "She"s Not Me. The record went platinum in Sweden.

On June 5, 2015, the singer released the single "Lush Life" from her second studio album. The composition became the second single in Larsson's career to reach number one; "Lush Life" was certified quadruple platinum in Sweden. In addition, the song reached the top 5 in Australia, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom.

The video for Larsson's song "Lush Life" received 277.5 million views on YouTube when it was published on July 1, 2015.

A collaboration with Grammy-nominated British singer MNEK resulted in the release of a new single, "Never Forget You", on July 22, 2015. The song reached number one in Sweden, number five in the UK and number three in Australia. Two weeks after its release, "Never Forget You" earned platinum status.

In February 2016, British hip-hop artist Tinie Tempah released a new single, “Girls Like,” in which Larsson took part.

Sarah performed at the opening ceremony of the 2016 European Football Championship in France. The official song of Euro 2016 was "This One"s for You" by David Guetta.

Larsson recently performed four new songs from her upcoming album at a Swiss event. The songs chosen by the singer were “Wanna”, “Funeral”, “Mississippi” and “Permission”.

Sarah is a feminist. For her feminist comments, the singer received numerous threats - they promised not only to rape her, but also to kill her.

The cosmetics brand Clinique, which collaborates with Larsson, came up with an unusual solution to promote its Pop Artistry line. Coming soon is an interactive music video for "Play with Pop", featuring four different versions of "Lush Life".

With one click you can change the singer’s makeup and hairstyle, choreography, background and lighting. On the official Clinique website, an entire article is dedicated to the event, entitled “Mood, music and makeup: how Sarah Larsson mixes it all.”