Her first primary school was the Gubbängsskolan she transferred to the Royal Swedish Ballet School in third grade. She has cited Carola Häggkvist, Whitney Houston, and Elvis Presley as early inspirations. She has a sister, Hanna, who is three years younger and is a singer and member of the band Lennix. Her mother is a nurse and her father is an officer. Larsson grew up in Tallkrogen in Enskede, south of Stockholm. In an interview with Svenska Dagbladet, she said that she was born "dead" due to a lack of oxygen from nuchal cord. Zara Maria Larsson was born at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Stockholm, to Agnetha and Anders Larsson. 2.3 2015–2017: So Good and international success.Her third studio album, Poster Girl (2021), was preceded by the international hit " Ruin My Life" (2018) debuting in the Top 10 in Sweden, Ireland and the UK while receiving a Gold certification or higher in ten countries.
She would later be featured on Clean Bandit's single, " Symphony", which topped the charts in the UK and Sweden. The album was supported by eight singles, including " Lush Life", " Never Forget You", and " Ain't My Fault", all of which reached number one in Sweden. Larsson's second studio album, So Good, was released in March 2017. In 2016, Larsson performed at the opening and closing ceremonies for UEFA Euro in France. įollowing her early success in Scandinavia and the release of her debut album, 1 (2014), Larsson signed a three-year contract with Epic Records in the United States.
The EP was supported by Larsson's first original single, " Uncover", which topped the music charts in Scandinavia and was certified 6x platinum in Sweden. Her third studio album in 2021, was preceded by the international hit " Ruin My Life" (2018).Įarlier in 2012, Larsson had signed with the record label TEN Music Group and subsequently released her debut extended play Introducing in January 2013. She later featured on Clean Bandit's single, " Symphony" (2017), topping the charts in the UK and Sweden. Since then she has received recognition with singles including " Lush Life" (2015), " Never Forget You" (2015), "Girls Like" (2016) featuring Tinie Tempah and " Ain't My Fault" (2016). In 2008, at the age of 10, she won the second season of the talent show Talang, the Swedish version of the Got Talent format. Zara Maria Larsson ( / ˈ z ɑː r ə ˈ l ɑː r s ən/, Swedish: ( listen) born 16 December 1997) is a Swedish singer.