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Lykke Li

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Also known as Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson, Lykke Zachrisson

Swedish singer

OverviewAI-generated

Lykke Li, born Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson on 18 March 1986 in Ystad, Sweden, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, model, and film actor. She is a soprano who performs in genres including pop music, indie pop, dream pop, and art pop. Her musical career began in 2007, and she has released works such as *So sad so sexy* and *Wounded rhymes*. She is signed to Atlantic Records and EMI.

Li speaks Swedish and English, with Swedish as her native language. She attended Södra Latin and resides in Laurel Canyon. In addition to her music, she plays the violin and has one child. Her unmarried partner is Jeff Bhasker.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1986
Works
2

Top works

  • So sad so sexy
  • Wounded rhymes

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Ystad, Svezia

Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), known as Lykke Li, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and model.

Known for

  • This Is Pop — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Song to Song — Lykke2017
  • The Music of David Lynch — Self2016
  • Tommy — Blanca2014
  • PressPausePlay — Self2011
  • Lykke Li - Live on the Moon — Herself2011
  • Lykke Li: Sadness is a Blessing2011
  • Conan2010
  • Skavlan — Self - Guest2009
  • The Ballad of Marie Nord and Her Clients — Voice2008

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
Sweden
Active from
1986

Member of

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,197,843
Total plays
99,488,078

Tags

indie popfemale vocalistsswedishelectronicpop

Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born on March 18, 1986) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and model from Stockholm. She is known for her blend of indie pop, dream pop, and electronic music. She grew up in a creatively and musically supportive environment; her mother, Kärsti Stiege, was a photographer and former member of the band Tant Strul, while her father, Johan Zachrisson, was a musician in the Swedish reggae/progg band Dag Vag. Her brother, Zacharias Zachrisson, also pursued a music career. <a h

via Last.fm · Lykke Li

Key facts

Born
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson , ( 1986-03-18 ) 18 March 1986 (age 40) , Ystad , Sweden
Genres
Indie pop dream pop art pop electropop dance-pop
Occupations
Singer songwriter model actress
Years active
2007–present
Labels
LL Ingrid Atlantic RCA PIAS EMI
Member of
LIV
Website
lykkeliofficial .com

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), professionally known as Lykke Li ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlʏ̂kːɛ ˈliː]), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, model and actress. Her music often blends elements of indie pop, dream pop and electronic. Her debut studio album, Youth Novels, was released in 2008, and has been followed by Wounded Rhymes (2011), I Never Learn (2014), So Sad So Sexy (2018), Eyeye (2022), and The Afterparty (2026). She is best known for her biggest hit single to date, "I Follow Rivers".

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lykke Li” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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