
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. Larsson signed with Ten Music Group in 2012 and released her debut extended play (EP), Introducing, the following year. Its single "Uncover" charted at number one in Sweden, where it was certified 6× Platinum, and in Norway. Her debut studio album, 1, spawned the Swedish top-ten singles "Carry You Home" and "Rooftop".
Zara Larsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter who gained international recognition after winning the Swedish talent competition Talang in 2008, followed by chart success with her debut EP and singles like "Uncover," which became a major hit in Scandinavia. She matters as a prominent contemporary pop artist whose early career success demonstrated the potential for reality TV competition winners to achieve significant commercial and critical success in the music industry.
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Zara Maria Larsson ( Swedish: [ˈsɑ̂ːra ˈlɑ̌ːʂɔn] ; born 16 December 1997) 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. Larsson signed with Ten Music Group in 2012, and released her debut extended play (EP), Introducing, the following year. Its single "Uncover" charted at number one in Sweden, where it was certified six-times platinum, and in Norway. Her debut studio album, 1 (2014), spawned the Swedish top-ten singles "Carry You Home" and "Rooftop".
Larsson later signed a three-year contract with Epic Records in the United States, through which she released her debut international album, So Good (2017). The record became her second number-one album in Sweden, while charting in the top-ten in seven other countries. Its lead single "Lush Life" charted in the top-five in 18 countries and became one of the best-selling songs of the 2010s in the United Kingdom. The album features the follow-up singles "Never Forget You" (with MNEK) and "Ain't My Fault", both of which reached number one in Sweden, as well as "I Would Like", which reached number two in the UK. Larsson was featured on Clean Bandit's 2017 single "Symphony", which topped the UK singles chart, as well as the Swedish and Norwegian charts. Her third studio album, Poster Girl (2021), was led by the single "Ruin My Life", which reached the top ten in the UK and Sweden, and earned a platinum certification in the United States.
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