Loreen

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

Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui (born 16 October 1983), known professionally as Loreen (Swedish: [lɔˈreːn]), is a Swedish singer and songwriter. 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".