Tove Lo
Tove Lo
Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, better known by stage name Tove Lo, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Djursholm, a suburb north of Stockholm, where she graduated from musical magnet school Rytmus Musikergymnasiet. Lo formed the Swedish rock band Tremblebee in 2006. Following the disbanding of Tremblebee, Lo pursued a career in songwriting and earned a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music in 2011. Working with producers Alexander Kronlund, Max Martin and Xenomania, Lo became a...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth29 October 1987
CityDjursholm, Sweden
CountrySweden
The very first song I ever wrote was a song called 'Crazy' when I was 11 or 12 with my best girlfriends - we had a girl band. It was about loving a guy who everyone else thought you were crazy for being into.
I've had to learn how to say no to things, and have people around me that don't push me too hard, because I'll go until I just crash. I don't have a stop button.
Everything that has to do with sex is somehow... it's the best thing in the world, and it's still the one thing people don't want you to talk about.
I always loved performing and being on stage.
I can't live just being content. I can't have a routine. I can't be settled because then I just get really frustrated.
I definitely feel I'm outside of the polished pop girl group, which feels right. I don't think I could keep up that polished surface on purpose.
I don't think I would live very long if I was a rock star.
I knew when I went to a very hippie high school that focused on music that I wanted to do something in the industry.
I started to use music almost like a therapist, where it's like, everything that I don't really dare to say or speak about, I can sing about.
I want the feeling where you don't really know what to do with yourself - in the vocals, in the production. Everything.
For me, everything that you're passionate about always comes with a little pain. That's how life is, and that's how I want to live it. I don't want it to be balanced and ordinary.
I want people to FEEL something... If it's sadness, anger, horny, happiness whatever! As long as it doesn't just pass you by.
I'd love to come to New Zealand!! I've been to Australia a few times - I'm well aware it's not the same country. I've heard from people it's beautiful - great diving, music and no scary animals.
When I'm angry, like, if someone gets me really upset, whatever comes into my head, I scream it.