Lauryn won Eurovision twice in 11 years and made the history of the festival

Named one of the candidates to win the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, Swedish singer Lauryn accomplished the historic feat of becoming the first woman to win the festival twice this Sunday in Liverpool, UK. In 2012, the artist became the winner of the competition with the song “Euphoria”.

The theme “Tattoo” by the 39-year-old Swedish artist became the favorite of the majority of the jury, winning the maximum score (12 points) several times, as well as receiving a pleasant response from the public. However, the calculations to determine the winner were carried out until the last moment, as Finland, which competed with the theme “Cha-Cha-Cha” interpreted by Kayaria, scored 376 points from the public, for a total of 536 points. Portugal, represented by Mimicat, finished 23rd in the competition.

But who is Lauren?

Lorin Zineb Nora Talhaoui, better known as Lorin, was born in Stockholm, Sweden and moved to the central city of Västerås when she was young. According to British newspaper Evening standardthe singer’s family hails from the Atlas Mountains, and her parents are Berber immigrants from Morocco.

In statements to Vogue Arabiacited evening Standard, Lauryn admitted that music is one of the ways the family “spends time together.” “All [da minha família] can sing or play an instrument. This is a big part of the Moroccan tradition. I never aspired to be the center of attention or a public figure as an artist, I just wanted to act and create,” he says.

Lauryn is no stranger to competition. The Swede already has extensive experience in other competitions. In 2014, he joined the Idolos competitors and finished fourth. In 2011 and 2012 he participated in “Melodifestivalen”, a competition that selects a country’s representative at Eurovision. In 2023, she entered the competition again and was again a big winner.

But it’s not just music competitions that make up Lauryn’s journey. The artist has already released two albums: “Heal” in 2012 and “Ride” in 2017. The first album charted at number one in the singer’s home country and number 71 in the UK. The artist also released 19 themes. ‘Euphoria’, the winning song of Eurovision 2012, topped the charts across Europe.

Lauren has toured twice and been nominated for several awards, winning the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Swedish Act in 2012.

In 2023, the artist becomes the first woman to win two Eurovision Song Contests. The topic was one of those that was listed from the start as a possible winner and has always been one of the top spots of the bookies.