Person in history
Tove Lo
Tove Lo, Swedish singer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1987 · October 29
- Age this year
- 39No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 39th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, known professionally as Tove Lo, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is known for her raw, grunge-influenced take on pop music. Referring to her autobiographical lyrics, Out called Lo "the saddest girl in Sweden", while Rolling Stone called her "Sweden's darkest pop export".
Early life
Early life Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson was born on 29 October 1987 in Helsingborg , Scania County. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She has one older brother and is the daughter of iZettle co-founder Magnus Nilsson and psychologist Gunilla Nilsson Edholm. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Her lifelong nickname and adopted stage name, Tove Lo, was given to her at age three by her godmother because of her love for lynxes (singular: "lo" in Swedish ). [ 3 ] She explained;
Path and career
Career 2006–2013: Career beginnings and songwriting In 2006, Lo began writing songs with Christian Bjerring, a guitarist from Rytmus. [ 1 ] The pair then formed a math rock band, Tremblebee, with three other male students from the school. They played together for three years in bars across Sweden, independently releasing some of their songs, before breaking up in 2009. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] During her time with the band, Lo developed a passion for performing on stage,
Why this date
Tove Lo appears on our October 29 calendar for 1987 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1987.
- September 16Montreal Protocol
- July 24Hulda Crooks
- November 7Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
- November 8Remembrance Day bombing
- December 8Queen Street massacre
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1987Kurt TippettMay 8
- 1987Robert AcquafrescaSeptember 11
- 1987Marwin HitzSeptember 18
- 1987Tiki GelanaOctober 22
- 1987Timothy DerijckMay 25
- 1987Yves De WinterMay 25
- 1987Trent BerettaMarch 30
- 1987Vaila BarsleySeptember 15
Sources
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Questions about Tove Lo
When was Tove Lo born?
October 29 1987.
How old would Tove Lo be today?
39 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on October 29?
Colin Miller (ice hockey, born 1992), Eric Saade, Ender Inciarte and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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