27 of Zara Larsson’s biggest career moments to date 🎶
She's recently finished the UK leg of her tour
Zara Larsson started out on the Swedish version of Britain's Got Talent, before bursting into the music scene back in 2015 with her huge hit 'Lush Life'. Since then, she's won MTV Europe Music Awards including ones for Best New Act and Best Worldwide Act in 2016, and released four albums (three in the UK).
Over the years, Zara has released some fantastic songs such as 'Symphony' with Clean Bandit, 'I Would Like' and two collaborations with David Guetta, 'This One's For You' and 'On My Love'. With such an amazing career, take a look through Zara's highlights...
Zara Larsson career highlights:
2008: Zara wins the Swedish version of Britain's Got Talent
The singer-songwriter achieved national fame after winning the Swedish version of Britains Got Talent, called Talang. Aged 10, Zara wowed judges on the show. As a huge Whitney Houston fan since she was a little girl, she won the hearts of the Swedish nation by singing 'Greatest Love Of All' and won 500,000 SEK which is around £45,000.
Destined to be a star, alongside her budding music career, the songstress also trained at the Royal Swedish Ballet School, which explains her killer dance moves in her upbeat videos now.
2008: Zara Larsson releases a cover of Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On'
Young Zara released a super-cute rendition of Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On', the song she sang in the finale of the talent show. It charted on the Swedish singles chart for six consecutive weeks, it peaked at number seven on the charts.
2010: Making her break into TV, Zara starred in reality series for budding teen pop stars
The Swedish show was called I Shall Become A Star and Zara certainly did! Starring in the show gave her the opportunity to build a fanbase and become visible in the music industry, allowing her to secure a record deal at such a young age.
2012: The singer-songwriter signs to her label TEN Music Group
At age 14, the super-talented singer signed to the major label TEN Music Group, landing herself a record deal secured her destined future fame.
2013: First EP release with 'Introducing'
Zara Larsson released her debut EP 'Introducing', aged only 16, in January 2013. 'Uncover', the lead single of the track went on to be a huge success. As well as topping the charts in Sweden and Norway, it became a big hit in Scandinavian countries as it became certified Platinum in Norway and 6x Platinum in Sweden.
2013: Zara Larsson's Nobel Peace Prize Awards performance
The singer-songwriter gave an awe-inspiring performance at the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize Awards in Oslo.
2014: Cher LLoyd and 'I Wish' tour
2014 got off to an exciting start for the songstress as she supported Cher Lloyd on her 'I Wish' tour. Also made famous by talent show success, it is no surprise that Cher picked Zara to support her.
2015: Debut single 'Lush Life' release
Zara Larsson had her big break beyond her home country Sweden in 2015. The rest of the world was captivated by Zara and her hit song 'Lush Life'. The song became her second Number 1 single and was certified 4× Platinum in Sweden. The song reached the top five in 18 countries and got certified Platinum in 16 countries.
It was released in the summer of 2015. It became one of the big tracks of the summer, with its catchy lyrics and upbeat pop beat. It got Zara recognised internationally as one to watch in the music business, as it topped the charts in 24 countries.
2015: Releases MNEK collaboration 'Never Forget You'
Only one month later, Zara released what would be her second international hit track, 'Never Forget You'. She broke the worldwide market with 'Never Forget You' as the song reached Number 1 in Sweden, Number 3 in Australia, and Number 5 in the United Kingdom. Also, the song was certified Platinum in Sweden after two weeks.
Zara has become well-known for her collaborations with other amazing artists, and her debut single in the UK was a 2015 collaboration with MNEK on the track 'Never Forget You' was just the first of a flurry of collaborations.
2016: 'Girls Like' collaboration with Tinie Tempah released
At a time when Tinie Tempah was dominating the UK music chart, the Zara and Tinie collaboration 'Girls Like Us' received critical acclaim globally.
Also, Zara is named as one of Time's 100 Influential People. To be named in the Top 100 of Influential People (in the world) is a massive achievement for anyone. To do this at the young age of 19 is an astonishing achievement.
2016: Zara Larsson and David Guetta collaboration for the official Euros 2016 song
2016 was the year that saw Zara Larsson branch out into big opportunities, including the official song for the Euros 2016. She teamed up with David Guetta for 'This One's For You'. She also performed at the opening and closing ceremonies for UEFA Euro in France.
2016: MTV Europe Music Awards wins
In 2016, Zara Larsson received recognition at the MTV Europe Music Awards. She deservedly won both Best New Act and Best Worldwide Act.
2017: Zara Larsson releases first UK Number 1 single with Clean Bandit collab 'Symphony'
The 'Symphony' track became Larsson's first UK Number 1 and also became her fifth Number 1 single in her home country, Sweden. Following the great success of the track, Zara Larsson went on to be one of the support acts of Clean Bandit's 2017 tour.
2017: Releases second studio album 'So Good'
Her second album received great critical acclaim. It featured collaborations with music legends such as Wizkid and Ty Dolla Sign.
2017: Nobel Peace Prize Concert performance
The songstress performed a show-stopping performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert with John Legend.
2018: 'So Good' wins Album of the Year at Grammies
Zara Larsson scooped the Album of the Year Prize for her amazing 'So Good' album at Swedish Music Awards, The Grammis. The award show is considered to most as the Swedish equivalent of The Grammy Awards.
2018: 'Ruin My Life' receives great commercial success
'Ruin My Life' was commercially successful worldwide. It was even certified gold in both the US and the UK. To top off the year, Zara was also included in the renowned Forbes' '30 Under 30' list in the entertainment category.
2018: Activism work, including fronting AIDS campaign
Known for being vocal in her activism, Zara Larsson has used her Instagram platform to speak out about mental health, beauty industry standards and championing charity causes. In 2018 Zara Larsson continued her activism work by fronting the 2018 AIDS campaign. She became the face of a new campaign by Durex and Aids charity RED, ahead of World Aids Day, in efforts to help the AIDS crisis.
2019: Zara Larsson supported Ed Sheeran on his '÷' tour
Being chosen to support Ed Sheeran on his massive '÷' world tour was surely a highlight of the songstresses' career.
2019: 'Invisible' song featured on Netflix film Klaus
Zara lent her vocals to the first original intimated feature film released on Netflix – Klaus – in the form of her song 'Invisible'. What a Christmas treat!
2020: Surprise song drop via Instagram
Zara Larsson dropped 'Love Me Land' to fans via Instagram. She released the music video and song together, which her shocked fans went crazy for.
Her second album, 'So Good' was certified platinum in the US, which is a massive achievement for the star, with her even taking to Instagram to express her excitement about it.
2021: 'Talk About Love' release
With the certified bop 'Talk About Love' already released on January 8th 2021, we're hoping to hear much more from the singer-songwriter. We are especially hopeful that some tunes will be released to brighten up our 2021 Summer!
Zara Larsson is definitely the collaboration queen, she has collaborated with music royalty such as MNEK, David Guetta and Clean Bandit. With a singer sister, Hanna Larsson, maybe an iconic sibling collab is on the cards? The possibilities for collaborations in 2021 are endless.
2021: The possibilities are endless for this Swedish pop star!
One thing is for sure, Zara's highly anticipated new album 'POSTERGIRL' will be released on 5th March 2021. It will be Zara Larsson's third studio album. Speaking of her excitement for her album's upcoming release, she said in her recent Instagram post, 'POSTERGIRL out March 5th. It's finally on its way to you. I'm so proud of this baby, so thankful for every single producer and writer who helped me craft my international sophomore project. I hope you will love it just as much as I do'. (sic)
2023: Zara releases her comeback song 'Can't Tame Her'
Zara Larsson made her comeback to the charts with the release of her song 'Can't Tame Her' in 2023. The song was co-written by MNEK.
2023: Zara announces 'End Of Time'
Zara Larsson has announced the follow-up to 'Can't Tame Her'. The song was released on 19th May 2023.
2023: Zara confirmed for lead role in Netflix film
Zara was confirmed to appear in a Netflix film called A Part of You in her acting debut. Playing Julia, who is Agnes' older sister, Julia is 'the coolest person in school, the centre of every party, and she's dating Noel' according to Netflix.
However, something goes devastatingly wrong.
The film was released globally on Netflix in 2024.
2024: Zara's fourth album 'Venus' was released, along with plans for a tour
In February 2024, Zara released her fourth studio album 'Venus'. Zara also excitingly revealed details of 'The Venus Tour', which saw her perform in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London in February 2024.
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