Oscar Zia

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Oscar Zia
Born	(1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 Svedala, Sweden
Genres	Pop
Years active	2012–present

Oscar Zia (born 10 October 1996 in Svedala, Sweden) is a Swedish singer of Italian origin.

X Factor (2012)

He first appeared in the 2012 Swedish X Factor in the show's inaugural Swedish season auditioning with "Without You" by David Guetta. He ended in the Final 12 in the "Boys under 25" category coached by the judge assigned for the category Ison Glasgow. He finished 8th overall between 12 final contestants. His performances included:

Week 1 (5 October 2012) - "Boyfriend" from Justin Bieber - Result: safe
Week 2 (12 October 2012) - "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love from Usher - Result: safe
Week 3 (19 October 2012) - "Danza Kuduro" from Don Omar featuring Lucenzo - Result:safe
Week 4 (26 October 2012) - "When You Say Nothing at All" from Ronan Keating - Result: safe
Week 5 (2 November 2012) - "Moves Like Jagger" from Maroon 5 - Result: Bottom 2
Bottom 2 duel (3 November 2012) - "It Will Rain" from Bruno Mars - Result - Deadlock by judges (2 of 4 votes) / Elimination by public vote / 8th overall

Melodifestivalen 2013

In 2013, he was in the backing vocals alongside Loulou Lamotte in the Behrang Miri song "Jalla Dansa Sawa" performed at the Melodifestivalen 2013 in the Swedish selection process for Eurovision Song Contest 2012.^[1]^[2] Although the song failed to make it to the finals after a duel elimination round won by Anton Ewald and his song "Begging", the song gained great popularity with the Swedish public and the single was released immediately after the competition reaching number 4 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.

Let's Dance 2013

Oscar Zia was one of the contestants in Let's Dance 2013, the eighth season of the Swedish version of Dancing with the Stars, broadcast on the Swedish television channel TV4. He finished as the runner-up behind the winner Markoolio.

Discography

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Certification	Album
Year	Single	SWE ^[3]	Certification	Album
2013	"#FAIL"	–		TBA

Featured in

Year	Single	Peak positions	Certification	Album
Year	Single	SWE	Certification	Album
2013	"Jalla Dansa Sawa" (credited to Behrang Miri)^[4]	4		Melodifestivalen 2013 song Non-album release (featuring vocals of Loulou Lamotte and Oscar Zia)

References

Persondata
Name	Zia, Oscar
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish singer of Italian descent
Date of birth	Svedala, Sweden
Place of birth	10 October 1996
Date of death
Place of death

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