Sofia Karlberg

Sofia Karlberg
Birth name Sofia Amanda Karlberg Zoubir
Born (1996-12-06) December 6, 1996
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Beni Mellal, Morocco
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2011–present

Sofia Amanda Karlberg Zoubir (born 6 December 1996) is a Swedish Moroccan singer and songwriter who became famous by uploading covers on YouTube.

Personal

She was born to a Moroccan Berber mother and a Swedish father.

Karlberg has said that her biggest inspiration when it came to her music were Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera and Gerard Way. She signed a record deal with Universal Music in 2016 and has released two original songs since.

Career

Karlberg became a viral sensation when she covered Beyoncé's song "Crazy in Love". Her cover was a top 55 on the UK Official Singles Chart, Hot 40 UK, many weeks on Spotify's viral chart and on top of the charts on iTunes in many countries.[1][2][3] She has also done many popular covers such as "Take Me to Church" by Hozier,[4] which was featured on the teaser trailer for the third season of the TV series Empire,[5] "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith[6] and "Shameless" by The Weeknd.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Sofia Karlberg - International Chart Performance".
  2. ↑ "Sofia Karlberg - Hot 40 UK".
  3. ↑ "Sofia Karlberg".
  4. ↑ "Take Me To Church - Hozier Cover".
  5. ↑ "Sofia Karlberg - Facebook".
  6. ↑ "Stay With Me - Sam Smith (cover by Sofia Karlberg)".
  7. ↑ "Shameless - The Weeknd (cover)".
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