Zara Larsson

Zara Maria Larsson (; born 16 December 1997) is a Swedish pop singer. She rose to prominence in 2008, at the age of 10, after winning the second season of the television talent show Talang, the Swedish version of the Got Talent format. She has received recognition with singles including "Lush Life" (2015), "Never Forget You" (2015), "Girls Like" (2016) with Tinie Tempah, "Ain't My Fault" (2016), "Symphony" (2017) with Clean Bandit, and "Ruin My Life" (2018). In 2012, Larsson signed with the record label TEN Music Group and subsequently released her debut extended play, Introducing, in January 2013. The EP was supported by Larsson's first original single, "Uncover", which topped the charts in Scandinavia and was certified 6x platinum in Sweden. Following her early success in Scandinavia with the release of her debut studio album, 1, in 2014, Larsson signed a three-year contract with Epic Records in the United States. In 2016, she performed at the opening and closing ceremonies for the association football championship UEFA Euro in France. Larsson's second studio album and first international album, So Good, was released in March 2017. Her third studio album, Poster Girl, was released in March 2021. Both albums saw Larsson attain international success. Early life Zara Maria Larsson was born at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Stockholm, to Agnetha and Anders Larsson. In an interview with Svenska Dagbladet, she said that she was born "dead" due to a lack of oxygen from nuchal cord. Larsson grew up in Tallkrogen in Enskede, south of Stockholm. Her mother is a nursing assistant 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.