Ebba Tove Alsa Nilsson ( Swede. Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson ; born October 29, 1987 , Stockholm , Sweden ), [1] better known as Tuve Lou ( Swede. Tove Lo ) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. [2]
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 At a performance in 2017 | |
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| Birth name | Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson |
| Full name | Ebba Tove Alsa Nilsson |
| Date of Birth | October 29, 1987 (31 years) |
| Place of Birth | Stockholm , Sweden |
| A country |  Sweden |
| Professions | singer songwriter |
| Years of activity | 2012 - present time |
| Singing voice | |
| Instruments | piano , percussion |
| Genres | pop , indie pop , electropop |
| Collectives | Wolf cousins |
| Labels | Universal , Island |
| Official site | |
In addition to her solo work, she wrote several songs for other artists, including “ Homemade Dynamite ” for Lord and “ Love Me Like You Do ” for Ally Goulding , a song that received a Grammy nomination. She collaborated with musicians such as Alesso , Nick Jonas , and Coldplay .
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Biography
Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson was born on October 29, 1987 in Stockholm , Sweden . Her mother is a psychologist Gunilla Nilsson Edholm ( Swede. Gunilla Margareta Nilsson Edholm , born August 1, 1955 ), her father is an entrepreneur- founder of iZettle and a billionaire [3] Magnus Nilsson ( Swede. Carl Magnus Walter Nilsson , born 10.24.1955). She has an older brother Leu ( Swede. Leo Nilsson , born 03/02/1986), who works with her father. Tuva has grown and is now registered in the rich district of Jursholm of the municipality of Danderyd , north of Stockholm. She describes her childhood as “very protected,” and her family, “pretty smart.” She excelled in the social sciences at school and loved literature , wrote poems and short stories.
Lou's nickname was given to her at the age of three by the godmother because of Tuva's love for lynxes (“lo” in Swedish), which she saw at the Skansen Zoo.
One of her closest friends was casting to the teenage music band Play , which was successful in the USA in 2001-2002. A friend took Lou with her to the studio. [4] Lou developed a love of music and formed a children's group with her friends and wrote her first song at the age of 10 or 11. At the age of 15, Lou wrote songs that she never showed to anyone, and performed on stage twice before joining the Rytmus Musikergymnasiet College of Music at sixteen.
In 2006, Lou began writing songs with Christian Bjerrin, a guitarist from Rytmus. The couple then formed the mathematical rock group "Tremblebee" with three other students from the school. They played together for several years in bars all over Sweden , releasing some of their own songs. The group broke up in 2009. At one time with a group, Lou developed a passion for performing on stage.
During her time at college, Lou made friends with Caroline Hjelt, who later formed the Swedish duo, Icona Pop . Two years later, Lou graduated from college and was confident that her career would be musical, despite the fact that her parents thought otherwise.
In an interview with Attitude magazine in January 2017, Lou spoke about her bisexuality , adding that she was very lucky that she grew up in a liberal country. But in March of the same year, she gave an interview to Out magazine, stating that she had never been in a relationship with a woman.
Career
2009-2013: the beginning of a career and cooperation.
After the collapse of Tremblebee, Lou decided to focus on her own tracks, spending six months at home in her studio, creating demos . She also learned how to play drums , music programming and producing .
Later, Lou met the brother of the wife of the successful producer Max Martin , Julius Petersson, to whom she presented her record, but he refused. She first met him at a party in Stockholm, devoted to the first “Icona Pop” deal, and then again by chance in a bar in London . He liked the song. In 2011, Lou signed a publishing contract with Warner / Chappell Music . She moved to Los Angeles and worked with Swedish producer Max Martin and lived in his house. In 2012, she collaborated with the British production team Xenomania and Swedish producer Alexander Kronlund , writing Something New Girls Aloud , We Got the World for Icona Pop and other tracks for the duo's debut album.
Lou then decided to pursue an indie career on the side, recording more personal compositions and publishing them independently. She released her first single "Love Ballad" in October 2012 and her second single "Habits" in March 2013. Lo also collaborated with Seven Lions and Myon & Shane 54 on the single “Strangers” for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones . During 2013, Max Martin and the Swedish Shellback were mentors at Lou.
2014–2015: Truth Serum and Queen of the Clouds
Lo received a recording proposal from Universal Music . In October 2013, she released her first single from the label - " Out of Mind ". She ended up signing a contract with Island Records and Polydor Records . Then Lo turned her attention to an international musical career, gaining recognition for her first concerts in London and during a tour in the United States . The debut album, Truth Serum , was released on March 3, 2014. The album spawned three singles; “Out of Mind”, the only single that could appear on the Finnish Airplay Chart charts, reached 39. The next single was Habits (Stay High) and its remixed version of Hippie Sabotage , renamed “Stay High”. The latter gave a breakthrough to Lo, the track reached 13 in Sweden and number 6 in the UK . The singer was later named VH1 "You Oughta Know" and iHeart Radio 's On the Verge. She made her live television debut by performing “Stay High” at Late Night with Seth Meyers in June 2014. Lo's debut album, Queen of the Clouds , was released on September 24, 2014, which had generally positive reviews. He debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 and sold 19,000 copies in the first week. The album reached number 17 in the UK and 6 in Sweden , where it was certified with a platinum album by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF). The single "Habits (Stay High)" became a hit. The single was Lo's breakthrough in the country, reaching 3 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 . The second single of the album “ Talking Body ” reached number 4 in the American Billboard Hot 100 , number 16 in Sweden , and number 17 in the UK . The following singles were Timebomb and Moments .
Luo was also featured on the Swedish single DJ Alesso " Heroes (We Could Be) " from his debut album Forever . The single was a success, reaching number five in Sweden , number 6 in the UK and number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Law was in the introductory act for the third stage of the pre-Christmas tour of the American singer Katy Perry in November 2014. She wrote, released and recorded the song “Scream My Name” for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay . At the end of 2014, it was signed with the Max Martin Martin Wolf Cousins team. The tracks, written in collaboration with Lo, were featured in the 2014 album releases of Sher Lloyd's “Sorry I'm Late”, “Loker” by Lei Michele, and “Zara Larsson” 1. In December 2014, Lo announced that she was performing an operation on vocal cords that have developed cysts. The operation was successfully completed on January 3, 2015.
At the Grammy Awards in 2015, Lo won in the categories “Musician of the Year” and “Song of the Year” for “Habits (Stay High)”. She continued to write two more tracks on the fifth album, Duff Breathe In. Breathe Out., "Stay in love" and "One in a million." "Love Me Like You Do" led the British single-chart and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In addition, he earned Lo a nomination for the Golden Globes , the Grammys Award and the Critics' Choice Awards .
2016-present: Collaboration, Lady Wood and Blue Lips
L3 was also presented on the title single of Nick Jonas 's third studio album “ Last Year Was Complicated ” entitled “ Close ”. The song was released on March 25, 2016. Lo released a track with Australian musician Flume "Say It", which was released on April 20, 2016.
In an interview at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards , Lo confirmed that she had finished recording her second studio album, Darker and Dreamier. To promote her upcoming album, Lo acted as an introductory act for the 18th day of the Maroon 5 Tour in the USA .
On August 4, 2016, Lo released the lead single from her second album “ Cool Girl ”. The next day it turned out that the name of her upcoming album will be Lady Wood , and the date of its release was announced on October 28, 2016.
Five days before the album, Lo announced a solo tour in Europe and North America called Lady Wood Tour , in which the singer visited twenty-one cities on two continents to promote the new release. Later dates of performances were announced after the release of the album.
In February 2017, Lo performed the track “ Lies in the Dark ”, the soundtrack . Fifty shades darker .
On September 7, 2017, Lo released the single " Disco Tits ", the lead single from her third studio album Blue Lips , which was released on November 17, 2017. The album is the second phase, and the output to her double album began with the first phase of Lady Wood. On the night of the album, Lo organized a concert in New York in Brooklyn .
Discography
- Queen of the Clouds (2014)
- Lady Wood (2016)
- Blue Lips (2017)
Concert Tours
- North American Tour (13.09.14.-05.10.14)
- Joined Katy Perry on the Prismatic World Tour Australia (11/30/14 - 12/20/14)
- Was a guest performer on The 1989 World Tour Taylor Swift
- She joined Maroon 5 in the USA (09/03/16 - 10/16/2016)
Notes
- ↑ Tove Lo . AllMusic . The date of circulation is July 5, 2014.
- ↑ Tove Lo: "Det är rå och ärlig pop" (Swedish) , SvD.sedate = 25 February 2014. The appeal date is March 14, 2014.
- ↑ Template: Cit web
- ↑ Tove Lo: Vi får se om någon vågar bli ihop med mig (Swedish) .