NEO MUSICA: Loreen

POP / DANCE / EUROPOP

português: Lorine Zineb Noka Talhaoui (16 de Outubro de 1983), mais conhecida como Loreen, é uma cantora e produtora musical sueca, de descendência marroquina. Começou a sua carreira na edição de 2004 da versão sueca do programa Ídolos, onde acabou em quarto lugar. Saltou para a ribalta em Fevereiro de 2011, quando entrou no Melodifestivalen desse ano com a música “My Heart Is Refusing Me” que, apesar de só ter chegado à Second Chance Round, atingiu o #9 no top dos singles mais vendidos da Suécia. Está desde então a preparar o seu álbum de estreia, do qual também foi lançado o single “Sober”, atingindo a posição #26. Em 2012, voltou a entrar no Melodifestivalen com o tema “Euphoria”, e alcançou o primeiro lugar sendo este single #1 na Suécia, ganhando assim o direito de representar seu país no Eurovision 2012.

english: Lorine Zineb Noka Talhaoui (born 16 October 1983 in Stockholm), better known by her stage name Loreen, is a Swedish pop singer and music producer, of Moroccan-Berber descent. Loreen will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with her entry "Euphoria". In 2005 she released a single, "The Snake", with the group Rob'n'Raz. Later in 2005 she became a television presenter with the Swedish station TV400 for a year and then took a hiatus from the limelight. Loreen returned to the public eye when she took part in Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "My Heart is Refusing Me", which she co-wrote with Moh Denebi and Björn Djupström. After placing fourth in the second semifinal in Gothenburg, she competed in the Second Chance round, but failed to qualify to the final after a sing-off with Sara Varga. The song was released on 11 March 2011 and became a hit on the Swedish Singles Chart, reaching #9. In the first semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2012 on February 4, Loreen advanced directly to the final round with her entry "Euphoria", written by Thomas G:son and Peter Boström. She won the national final on March 10 and will now represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. According to Betfrid she is the favourite to winning the contest.

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"My Heart Is Refusing Me"
"Sober"
"Euphoria"