Person in history
Zara Larsson
Zara Larsson, Swedish singer and songwriter
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · December 16
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and pop singer. Citizenship: Sweden
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
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 ,
Why this date
Zara Larsson appears on our December 16 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
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Questions about Zara Larsson
When was Zara Larsson born?
December 16 1997.
How old would Zara Larsson be today?
29 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 December 16?
Anamul Haque, Mats Hummels, Tom Rogic and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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