Loreen

Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui (born 16 October 1983 in Stockholm), better known by her stage name Loreen, is a Swedish pop singer, music producer and actress. She has Moroccan-Berber ancestry.

Loreen
Loreen in February 2023
Loreen in February 2023
Background information
Birth nameLorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui[1]
Also known asLoreen
Born (1983-10-16) 16 October 1983
Stockholm, Sweden
OriginVästerås, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2004–present
Labels
Websiteloreenofficial.com

Career

Loreen rose to prominence after appearing on the Swedish version of Pop Idol in 2004. Despite not winning, she continued with her music career and released her first single the following year.

In 2012, Loreen represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song "Euphoria". After winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, her song was number one in the billboard charts in many countries. "Euphoria" is considered one of the most popular Eurovision songs.

In 2023, Loreen returned to Eurovision to represent Sweden in the 2023 Contest in Liverpool, United Kingdom with the song "Tattoo".[3] She won the Contest for a second time, making her the 1st woman and the 2nd person to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice.[4]

Personal life

Loreen was in a relationship with Idol 2004 winner Daniel Lindström from 2004 to 2006.[5] The couple shared an apartment in Södermalm.[6] Lindström dedicated his first music album after winning Idol to Loreen.[5]

In early 2017, Loreen came out as bisexual.[7]

In March 2021, Loreen revealed that she had a boyfriend.[8]

Discography

Albums
  • 2012 – Heal
  • 2015 – Paperlight

Singles
  • 2011 – My Heart Is Refusing Me
  • 2011 – Sober
  • 2012 – Euphoria
  • 2012 – Crying Out Your Name
  • 2013 – We Got the Power
  • 2015 – I'm In It With You
  • 2015 – Paperlight
  • 2023 - Tattoo

Filmography

Films
  • 2020 – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (As herself)
  • 2021 – JJ+E (Maria)

Television

References
  1. "Vilka svenska kändisar har gästat Skavlan?". www.ratsit.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. "Loreen – Heal". Samesame.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. "Eurovision 2023: Loreen wins Melodifestivalen as Liverpool contest line-up is completed". 12 March 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via BBC News.
  4. "Sweden's Loreen wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2023". Eurovision Song Contest.
  5. "Daniels stora kärlek: Loren". Aftonbladet. 11 December 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. "Slut mellan idolparet". Expressen. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. Swedish Eurovision star Loreen came out as bisexual Archived 15 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine PinkNews, 4 februari 2017]
  8. Loreen, svensk urskog på film, Musikakademin Archived 12 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine Kulturprogrammet Sverige!, 5 maart 2021
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