Zara Larsson

BirthDecember 161997

Zara Larsson

Zara Larsson, Swedish singer and songwriter

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When
Tuesday, December 16 199729 years ago
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20th century · 1990s
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Zara Larsson

At a glance

Born 1997-12-16.

Known as: singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and pop singer. Citizenship: Sweden.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life In 2015, 17-year-old Zara Larsson hosted a 48-minute summer program on Sveriges Radio , becaming the program's youngest-ever speaker. [ 1 ] In the talk, she spoke about her life, her music career, her feminist views, others' reactions to her, and her feelings about all of it. [ 2 ] Between 2017 and 2019, Larsson dated English model Brian H. Whittaker. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Since 2020, Larsson has been in a relationship with Swedish dancer Lamin Holmén. [ 5 ] [

Zara Maria Larsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She first rose to prominence in 2008 after winning the second season of the Swedish talent show competition Talang. After signing with Ten Music Group, she released her debut extended play (EP), Introducing (2013), which featured her first Swedish number-one single, "Uncover". Her debut studio album, 1 (2014), produced the Swedish top-ten singles "Carry You Home" and "Rooftop".

Early life

Early life Larsson was born on 16 December 1997 in Solna , Stockholm, to Agnetha and Anders Larsson. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In an interview with Svenska Dagbladet in July 2015, she said that she was born "dead" due to a lack of oxygen from a nuchal cord . [ 2 ] Larsson grew up in Tallkrogen in Enskede , south of Stockholm. Her mother is a nursing assistant and her father is an officer. [ 3 ] Her first primary school was the Gubbängsskolan  [ sv ] . During third grade,

Path and career

Awards / honours: MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act, MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act, MTV Europe Music Award for Best Swedish Act, and MTV Europe Music Award for Best Nordic Act.

Career 2008–2011: Career beginnings on Swedish television Larsson singing on Sommarkrysset in 2008 Larsson won the 2008 season of Talang , [ 1 ] the Swedish adaptation of Got Talent , at the age of 10, [ 2 ] winning 500,000 kronor . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] " My Heart Will Go On ", the song she sang in the final, originally sung by Celine Dion , was later released that year as Larsson's debut single, charting at the official Swedish Singles Chart, Sverigetopplistan ,

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Zara Larsson appears on our December 16 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.

December 16 through the years

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  • September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast ExpressEighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • September 18Ted TurnerUnited States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1 billion to the United Nations.
  • September 18Ottawa TreatyThe Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.

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