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Zara Larsson has become a latest pop-sensation of Sweden, 4 of 5 songs from her debut EP has charted and the first single "Uncover" has gone platinum (official video on youtube has also gathered 3 million views). New EP is going to be released soon and here's the first sneak peek of it - new track "She´s Not Me (Pt.1)" which is in the way of "Uncover" is quite minimalistic not overproduced ballad where Zara's voice and beautiful tune are main things supposed to work and they actually work!

Zara Larsson finally releases her debut EP "Introducing" and since release of the first single "Uncover" interest to Zara has gone from zero to some highest heights not only in Sweden but she's got a pretty huge attention across Scandinavia. While both "Uncover" (which since December has got around 1,5 million youtube views) and EP have become #1 on iTunes in Sweden, the single and EP have entered Top-100 of Finland and Norway.
My comparison of Zara with Rihanna wasn't in vain. Mostly it's connected with Zara's strong, hard but at the same time emotional voice which is difficult to associate with anyone else. But as well "Introducing" mostly explores successful formulas of Rihanna's trends. And it's still the songs Rihanna could release today! But as it's getting harder in modern Sweden to succeed working in mainstream pop-genres breaking through cases deserve attention especially.
Except big dance Guettaesque "When Worlds Collide" EP has also included nice hip-hop experiment "Under My Shades", gorgeous dance-killer "It's A Wrap" and heavy electropop "In Love With Myself". EP sounds like a half of what could be Sweden's top-album of 2013 and I do hope soon we'll have another half!
You can listen to radio-premiere of "In Love With Myself" skipping at 10.10.

Zara Larsson's upcoming "Introducing" EP is getting a bit more exciting when she delivers another sneak peek from it - teaser of another track "When Worlds Collide" and unlike the ballad "Uncover" this is a grand dance track starting from guitar riffs growing with a heavy beat to a massive electronic bass stomper. EP to be on January 21 will include 3 more tracks and I'm sure young Swedish Rihanna is packed with some very special stuff to look forward!

Young Zara Larsson has become a real music wonder taking part in different talent contest during last years. In 2008 she has won TV4's Talang and now she has started working on her own stuff.
Kids grow fast and surely Sara is already not that little loud girl, she turns to a beautiful pop-lady and all that's left from that Sara is her great voice which she demonstrates really well in the first track "Uncover" from her upcoming EP to be out in January.
This is a big and touching ballad that you could found on some Rihanna's album but this is Sara who performs it and she makes not less professionally or beautuifully.

Swedish show Talang (analogue of Britain's Got Talent) has already given a birth to some big stars like Erik Linder, Mimmi Sandén and Zara Larsson and the latest season with Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell in jury just has finished last weekend. Jill Svensson, 14-years old schoolgirl, has taken Sweden with the power of her amazing voice and has become the most righteous winner of this final. You can also check other performances of her talented competitors like 8-years old violin player Daniel Lozakovitj, princess of circus Elin König Andersson, opera-singer Freddy Amigo, Helena Salo singing Norwegian song on Eurovision-2010, comic show Zircus Hanz, country singer Moa Johansson and another singer Stephen Hansen.