Moroccan-Swedish combination: Who is Loreen?

With its 7th victory, Sweden is one of the two countries that have won Eurovision the most. Ireland has also won this competition 7 times.

Loreen, 40, was born in Sweden to immigrant parents of Moroccan-Berber origin.

Discography of Moroccan-Swedish singer and songwriter Loreen; It consists of a studio album, six singles, four duet singles, one promotional single, and four video clips. After completing her education in Västerås, the singer participated in the Swedish Idol competition held in 2004 and came in fourth.

Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui (born 16 October 1983), known professionally as Loreen, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Representing Sweden, she has won the Eurovision Song Contest twice – in 2012 and 2023 – with the songs "Euphoria" and "Tattoo". She is the second performer (after Johnny Logan) and the first and only woman to have won the competition twice to date.

Swedish singer Loreen, who became the champion in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with 'Euphoria', tried her luck once again in this important competition and brought another first place to her country, Sweden, this time with 'Tattoo' in 2023. Loreen, who has created a unique style in the European pop scene, from her vocal performance to her aura, from her dark and emotional side to her high dose of dance mode, is in the period of proving that she 'exists' outside of Eurovision.

She's not actually just about Eurovision

Although her previous effort to "I am not just about Eurovision", which was left unfinished after 'Euphoria', was somewhat unsuccessful, Loreen is determined not to make the same mistake this time. We can easily say that the last proof of this was the single 'Is It Love', which she released after 'Tattoo'.

The Oriental tone makes a difference

'Is It Love' reminds her of her Moroccan roots and thanks to its oriental tone, she scores a precise goal not only from the head but also from the heart. On the contrary, it is also met with interest in the westernmost part of Europe.

Some details from her life story

After releasing the single "The Snake" with Rob'n'Raz in 2005, she hosted various television programs.

In 2011, she participated in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "My Heart Is Refusing Me", but did not come first and did not qualify for the competition.

The following year, she participated in Melodifestivalen again and won the right to represent Sweden in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. In the competition held in Baku in May 2012, she won first place by collecting 372 points with the song "Euphoria". And it joined the list as the second highest-scoring song in Eurovision history.

"Euphoria" went to number one in Sweden and received certifications from various countries. Loreen released her debut studio album Heal in October 2012 which was certified platinum in Sweden and Norway. In May 2013, she re-arranged the album and put it on sale as "Heal 2013 Edition", and included her single "We Got the Power", which was released in the same month, in this arrangement.

In March 2015, she released her song Paper Light on social media. She made a music video for the song "Paper Light Revisited" in May.