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

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Sofia Karlberg
Birth name	Sofia Amanda Karlberg Zoubir
Born	(1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 25)
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden Beni Mellal, Morocco
Genres	Various styles
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2011–present

Personal

She was born to a Moroccan 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 an original EP titled “Spotless Mind”.

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]^{[non-primary source needed]} "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith[6] and "Shameless" by The Weeknd.[7] in October 2017, she released her cover of Rockstar by Post Malone.

References

External links

• Facebook page

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