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 represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song
Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with her entry "Euphoria" and won
first place with 372 points.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 September 2012.
Listen song here:YouTube
Listen song here:YouTube
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