Loreen

For other uses, see Loreen (disambiguation).

Loreen
Loreen in February 2023
Loreen in February 2023
Background information
Birth nameLorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui[1]
Born (1983-10-16) 16 October 1983 (age 41)
Stockholm, Sweden
OriginVästerås, Sweden
GenresDance-pop[2][3]
Occupations
Years active2004–present
Labels
  • Warner (former)
  • BMG (2017–2020)
  • Universal (2020–2024)
  • Promised Land Recordings (2024-present)
Websiteloreenofficial.com

Lorine Zeineb Nora Talhaoui (born 16 October 1983),[4][5] known professionally as Loreen (Swedish: [lɔˈreːn]), is a Swedish singer and songwriter.[6][7] Representing Sweden, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and 2023 with the songs "Euphoria" and "Tattoo" respectively. She is the second performer, after Johnny Logan, to have won the contest twice, and the first woman to do so.

Interested in becoming a musician, Loreen took part in the Idol 2004 television competition, finishing fourth. The following year she released her first single, "The Snake", with the band Rob'n'Raz and became a television presenter on TV400. While working as a segment producer and director for several Swedish reality TV shows, she entered Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "My Heart Is Refusing Me", which became a top 10 hit in Sweden. She had two top 20 hits in Sweden with the singles "Crying Out Your Name" (2012) and her Melodifestivalen 2017 entry "Statements".

  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. ^ Staples, Louis (11 May 2023). "Loreen: Sweden's Eurovision Queen Is Ready to Make History". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Loreen – Heal". Samesame.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. ^ Clancy, Daniel. "Loreen | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Loreen". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Loreen's Biography". Loreen.se. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Sweden tipped for Eurovision success". BBC News. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.