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Loreen - Euphoria

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.Loreen will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with her entry "Euphoria".Loreen was born in Stockholm in 1983 and she later moved with her family to Västerås where she attended school. Both of Loreens parents are from Morocco and Loreen is of Berber-Moroccan descent. She became known to the Swedish audience after taking part in the Swedish Idol 2004 competing as Lorén Talhaoui. She was initially picked as a wildcard by the judges to join the singing competition. 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.Following Loreens success a year later, the song re-entered the chart and then peaked at #22.Loreen's debut album is set to be named Rapture, with a release date closer to the contest.Listen song here:YouTube