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| birth_place = Ystad, SwedenIndie popSPANOS >FIRST=BRITTANY URL=HTTPS://WWW.ROLLINGSTONE.COM/MUSIC/PREMIERES/WATCH-LYKKE-LI-CRASH-IN-NEVER-GONNA-LOVE-AGAIN-VIDEO-20150406 MAGAZINE=ROLLING STONE ACCESS-DATE=6 JUNE 2016, FITZMAURICE >FIRST=LARRY TITLE=LYKKE LI UNVEILS U.S. TOUR SPIN (MAGAZINE)>SPIN ACCESS-DATE=6 JUNE 2016, dream popHTTPS://WWW.NEWYORKER.COM/GOINGS-ON-ABOUT-TOWN/NIGHT-LIFE/LYKKE-LI-2 WORK=NEW YORKER (MAGAZINE) >DATE=4 OCTOBER 2014 art popREED >FIRST=RYAN TITLE=LYKKE LI: WOUNDED RHYMES PASTE (MAGAZINE)>PASTE ACCESS-DATE=6 JUNE 2016, electropopHTTPS://WWW.SLANTMAGAZINE.COM/FEATURES/ARTICLE/THE-25-BEST-ALBUMS-OF-2011 WORK=SLANT MAGAZINE ACCESS-DATE=23 JULY 2016, dance-popHTTP://AMERICANSONGWRITER.COM/2011/12/AMERICAN-SONGWRITERS-TOP-50-SONGS-OF-2011/2/?SLIDE=UNDEFINED WORK=AMERICAN SONGWRITER ACCESS-DATE=1 JUNE 2016 ARCHIVE-DATE=4 AUGUST 2016, dead, }}Singermodel|actress}}| years_active = 2007–presentLLIngrid (record label)>IngridAtlantic Records>AtlanticRCA Records>RCAPIAS Recordings>PIAS}}LIV (band)>LIVlykkeli.com}}}}Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), known as Lykke Li ({{IPA-sv|ˈlʏ̂kːɛ ˈliː}}), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, model and actress. Her music often blends elements of indie pop, dream pop and electronic. Her debut studio album, Youth Novels, was released in 2008, and has been followed by Wounded Rhymes (2011), I Never Learn (2014), So Sad So Sexy (2018), and Eyeye (2022). She is best known for her biggest hit single to date, “I Follow Rivers”.

Early life

Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson was born in Ystad, Skåne; her mother, {{Interlanguage link multi|Kärsti Stiege|sv}}, was a photographer, and her father, {{Interlanguage link multi|Johan Zachrisson|sv}} (stage name Zilverzurfarn), is a member of the Swedish punk-reggae band Dag Vag. Her younger brother, Zacharias Zachrisson ({{aka}} Vacation Forever), is also a musician. The family moved to Stockholm when Zachrisson was a toddler and when she was six moved to a mountaintop in Portugal where they lived for five years. The family also spent time in Lisbon and Morocco, and winters in Nepal and India.NEWS, Cripps, Charlotte, Lykke Li: The Swedish pop sensation shows wisdom beyond her years, 23 June 2008, The Independent (London),www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/lykke-li-the-swedish-pop-sensation-shows-wisdom-beyond-her-years-852260.html, 28 June 2008, NEWS, Parkin, Chris, Lykke Li: interview, 28 January 2008, Time Out (London),www.timeout.com/london/music/features/4149/Lykke_Li-interview.html, 28 June 2008, She moved to Brooklyn, New York City, for three months when she was 19.NEWS, Gale, Ezra, Lykke Li on Nearly Getting Mugged in Bushwick, 27 May 2009, The Village Voice,blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/05/it_would_be_eas.php, 1 June 2009, dead,blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/05/it_would_be_eas.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20090601075713blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/05/it_would_be_eas.php,">web.archive.org/web/20090601075713blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/05/it_would_be_eas.php, 1 June 2009, NEWS, Paphides, Pete, Swede unsoured: Lykke Li Zachrison on pursuit of the breakthrough, 16 May 2008, The Times (London),entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3939298.ece, 28 June 2008, NEWS, Toms, Katie, Meet the Swede sensation, 1 June 2008, The Guardian (London),music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2283217,00.html, 28 June 2008, She returned when she was 21 to record her album.WEB, Michelle,www.killahbeez.com/2008/09/09/killahbeez-exclusive-an-interview-with-lykke-li/, Killahbeez exclusive: an interview with Lykke Li, Killahbeez, 9 September 2008, 3 September 2010,www.killahbeez.com/2008/09/09/killahbeez-exclusive-an-interview-with-lykke-li/," title="web.archive.org/web/20121108121635www.killahbeez.com/2008/09/09/killahbeez-exclusive-an-interview-with-lykke-li/,">web.archive.org/web/20121108121635www.killahbeez.com/2008/09/09/killahbeez-exclusive-an-interview-with-lykke-li/, 8 November 2012, dead,

Career

Youth Novels“>

2007–2010: Career beginnings and Youth Novels

Lykke Li released her first EP, Little Bit, in 2007. Stereogum named her an artist to watch in October 2007 and described her music as a mix of soul, electro and “powdered-sugar pop”.WEB,stereogum.com/archives/band-to-watch/artist-to-watch-lykke-li_006945.html, Artist To Watch: Lykke Li, Stereogum, 26 October 2007, 7 May 2014, Li’s debut album, Youth Novels, was released on LL Recordings in the Nordic region on 30{{nbsp}}January 2008 and received a wider European release in June 2008. The album was produced by Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John and Lasse MÃ¥rtén and was reportedly inspired by a previous relationship of three years. It was released in the United States on 19{{nbsp}}August 2008. The album was released in the United Kingdom in June 2008, promoted by a performance of “Little Bit” on Later... with Jools Holland on 25{{nbsp}}May 2008.(File:Lykke Li 2.JPG|thumb|left|180px|Lykke Li in 2009)Lykke Li performed live with a pared-down drum kit, a necklace made out of percussive instruments, a guitar, a bass and a microphone.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Youth Novels was placed on many of the year’s Best Of listsWEB, NME’s Top 50 Albums of 2008,www.stereogum.com/41012/nmes_top_50_of_2008/list/, Stereogum, 30 November 2014, 11 December 2008, WEB, Staff Lists: The 50 Best Albums of 2008,pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7573-the-50-best-albums-of-2008/, Pitchfork, 30 November 2014, 19 December 2008, WEB, The Best Albums of 2008,www.popmatters.com/feature/66813-the-best-albums-of-2008-60-51/P2/, PopMatters, 30 November 2014, 18 December 2008, and saw Lykke Li sell out tours, including sets at festivals Glastonbury, Coachella and Lollapalooza. She appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.WEB, Lykke Li,www.facebook.com/lykkeli/info, Lykke Li – Info, Facebook, 30 May 2008, 7 May 2014, {{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}She appeared on Swedish musician Kleerup’s self-titled album, contributing vocals to the track “Until We Bleed”. She also worked with Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp on their 2009 album Junior, contributing vocals to “Miss It So Much” and “Were You Ever Wanted”. Lykke Li appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly on 18{{nbsp}}February 2009. She covered “Knocked Up”, originally recorded by Kings of Leon who had approached Lykke to cover a song of her choice, and “Gifted” in which she performs with Kanye West. Lykke Li performed at the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on 19{{nbsp}}April and the 2009 Lollapalooza festival on 8{{nbsp}}August as part of the promotional tour for Youth Novels.Her song “I’m Good, I’m Gone” featured in the game FIFA 09, whilst a remixed version was featured in the 2009 horror film Sorority Row. The song “Possibility” was written for the 2009 film (The Twilight Saga: New Moon). Lykke Li had been asked to write a song to the film soundtrack but was reluctant to commit to the project. It was after she had seen an early screening of the film that she decided she wanted to contribute to the soundtrack. The soundtrack was released on 16{{nbsp}}October 2009.Wounded Rhymes“>

2011–2013: Wounded Rhymes

The song “Get Some” was featured in the 15th episode of the first season of Hawaii Five-0 titled “Kai e’e” which aired 23{{nbsp}}January 2011. The song was also used in ABC Family’s drama Pretty Little Liars in the 18th episode of the second season which was titled “A Kiss Before Lying” which aired 30{{nbsp}}January 2012. The song was also used in the 19th episode of the second season of The CW’s The Vampire Diaries, titled “Klaus” and originally aired 21{{nbsp}}April 2011,WEB, Vampire Diaries Music site,www.cwtv.com/thecw/the-vampire-diaries-music, CWTV.com, 10 May 2011, dead,cwtv.com/thecw/the-vampire-diaries-music," title="web.archive.org/web/20110427225331cwtv.com/thecw/the-vampire-diaries-music,">web.archive.org/web/20110427225331cwtv.com/thecw/the-vampire-diaries-music, 27 April 2011, and in the show Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 as well as the sixth episode of the first season of Teen Wolf, titled “Heart Monitor” and originally aired 4{{nbsp}}July 2011.WEB, Teen Wolf Music Site, MTV,www.mtv.com/shows/teen_wolf/episode_music.jhtml?episodeID=180615, 11 July 2011, The song was also used in the film Premium Rush as one of its soundtracks. The song “Unrequited Love” was used in episode 19 (“The Wheels of Justice“), season four of The Good Wife.File:Lykke Li @ Paradiso 11.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Lykke Li performing at Paradiso in Amsterdam, December 2008]]Li’s song “Melodies and Desires” was featured in the 2010 Australian film Griff the Invisible and an edited version of “Get Some” was featured in the Catwoman trailer for the video game, (Batman: Arkham City). She collaborated with singer Kleerup on the song “Until We Bleed”, which was featured on an episode of UK TV series Misfits and an episode of the television series Ringer.Her second album Wounded Rhymes was released in 2011. The album was featured on several lists of 2011’s best albums, including Q, Mojo, The Observer, The New York Times, The Huffington Post and Rolling Stone.WEB, Almassi, Hannah, Lykke Li Is Signed By Viva Model Management – Music Girls Are Taking Over Fashiondom!,www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2012/01/11/music-girls-are-taking-over-fashiondom-lykke-li-joins-the-model-singer-club.htm, Grazia, 27 January 2012, 11 January 2012, The 19{{nbsp}}April 2011 episode of Glee (titled “A Night of Neglect“) featured student Tina singing a version of Li’s “I Follow Rivers”. On 30{{nbsp}}April 2011, she performed on Later... with Jools Holland in the UK, playing “Get Some”, “Sadness Is a Blessing” and “I Follow Rivers”. Lykke Li played at the 2011 Latitude Festival, held between 14 and 18{{nbsp}}July 2011 at Henham Park in Suffolk, England. She appeared with her band on US late night talk show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in August 2011 and on the Late Show with David Letterman in November 2011.Belgian DJ/producer The Magician’s remix of “I Follow Rivers” is featured in Jacques Audiard’s 2012 film Rust and Bone and the 2013 Palme d’Or-winning Blue Is the Warmest Colour.WEB, Rust and Bone (2012) Soundtracks,www.imdb.com/title/tt2053425/soundtrack, IMDb, 3 May 2014, NEWS, Wolff, Spencer, Buried in the Sand: The Secret Politics of Blue Is the Warmest Color,www.huffingtonpost.com/spencer-wolff/buried-in-the-sand_b_4237379.html, HuffPost, 3 May 2014, Lykke contributed to the 2012 compilation “Volym 1” with the track “Come Near” released by the Swedish artist collective and record label INGRID where she is a founding member. She also contributed a cover of “Silver Springs” to a 2012 Fleetwood Mac tribute album, which included renditions from Best Coast, Marianne Faithfull, and MGMT.WEB,www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/lykke-li-silver-springs-100179, Lykke Li – Silver Springs [Best Fit Premiere], The Line Of Best Fit, 16 September 2012, In 2013, she was featured as a guest musician on David Lynch’s third studio album, The Big Dream, performing vocals on the lead single, “I’m Waiting Here”.WEB,pitchfork.com/news/50983-david-lynch-announces-new-album-the-big-dream-shares-track-featuring-lykke-li, David Lynch Announces New Album, The Big Dream, Shares Track Featuring Lykke Li, Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork, Minkser, Evan, 3 June 2013, 3 June 2013, I Never Learn, acting debut and Liv“>

2014–2017: I Never Learn, acting debut and Liv

On 27{{nbsp}}February 2014, Lykke Li released the video for the title track of her third studio album, I Never Learn.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SrEdAeGj6Y,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5SrEdAeGj6Y, 2021-12-21, live, Watch the video of Lykke Li’s, “I Never Learn”, YouTube, 27 February 2014, {{cbignore}} Following the release, Lykke Li released the video for the single “Love Me Like I’m Not Made of Stone” on 4{{nbsp}}March 2014.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7iLERCEznI,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/D7iLERCEznI, 2021-12-21, live, Lykke Li – Love Me Like I’m Not Made Of Stone, YouTube, 4 March 2014, {{cbignore}} On 10{{nbsp}}April 2014, she released a video for the lead single, “No Rest for the Wicked”.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh-0y8Qe0Sw,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Hh-0y8Qe0Sw, 2021-12-21, live, Watch the video of Lykke Li’s new single, “No Rest For The Wicked”, YouTube, 10 April 2014, {{cbignore}} On 15 July 2014, she also released a video for the single “Gunshot”.Lykke Li officially released I Never Learn on 2{{nbsp}}May 2014. Once again her album was featured on several lists of 2014’s best albums, including Billboard, Complex, and Pitchfork, among others. In United States, I Never Learn debuted at number 29 on the Billboard 200, making it Li’s highest-peaking album on the chart. Prior to the release, Lykke Li released a remix of “No Rest for the Wicked”, featuring ASAP Rocky, on 21 April 2014. On 30 May 2014, Lykke Li released a remix EP of “No Rest for the Wicked”.WEB,itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-rest-for-wicked-remixes/id881986379?ign-mpt=uo%3D4, iTunes Music – No Rest For the Wicked (Remixes) – EP by Lykke Li, 30 May 2014, iTunes Store, 30 May 2014, German electronic DJ Robin Schulz remixed “No Rest for the Wicked” and the edit was featured in Schulz’s debut album Prayer.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}Lykke Li made her acting debut in the 2014 Swedish crime film Tommy, directed by Tarik Saleh, and recorded a song for the film, “Du är den ende”. She wrote “No One Ever Loved” for the soundtrack to The Fault in Our Stars, which was released on 19{{nbsp}}May 2014. Lykke Li was also featured as a guest musician on U2’s album Songs of Innocence, performing vocals on the last track “The Troubles”.MAGAZINE,www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lykke-li-surprise-u2-collaboration-the-troubles-songs-of-innocence-20140911, How Lykke Li Wound Up on U2’s Secret Album, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2017, On 14{{nbsp}}November 2014, Lykke Li gained considerable attention from Internet music publications regarding her cover of Drake’s “Hold On, We’re Going Home”, performed the night prior at London’s Eventim Apollo. On 5{{nbsp}}January 2015, Lykke Li posted a picture on her Instagram account, in which she announced her temporary retirement.In 2015, Lykke Li was featured on Emile Haynie’s debut album We Fall on the track “Come Find Me”, which also features Romy Madley Croft from the xx. She also teamed up with Woodkid to create a song for the (The Divergent Series: Insurgent – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|Divergent Series: Insurgent – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).WEB, Beauchemin, Molly, Woodkid and Lykke Li Team for ‘Never Let You Down’ From Insurgent,pitchfork.com/news/58765-woodkid-and-lykke-li-team-for-never-let-you-down-from-insurgent/, Pitchfork, 9 March 2015, 9 March 2015, The song, “Never Let You Down”, was released as a single on 9{{nbsp}}March 2015.On 6{{nbsp}}April 2015, she released a video for “Never Gonna Love Again”,MAGAZINE,www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-lykke-li-crash-in-never-gonna-love-again-video-235135/, Watch Lykke Li Crash in ‘Never Gonna Love Again’ Video, Spanos, Brittany, 6 April 2015, Rolling Stone, 11 February 2019, directed by Philippe Tempelman.WEB,www.axs.com/news/lykke-li-releases-intense-video-for-never-gonna-love-again-47822, Lykke Li releases intense video for ‘Never Gonna Love Again’, AXS, 11 February 2019, In September 2016, supergroup Liv, featuring Lykke Li, released their first single “Wings of Love”.MAGAZINE,www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-lykke-li-miike-snow-supergroups-shimmering-debut-song-112448/, Hear Lykke Li, Miike Snow Supergroup’s Shimmering Debut Song, Reed, Ryan, 30 September 2016, Rolling Stone, 11 February 2019, The music video was directed by Lykke Li.WEB,www.vogue.com/article/lykke-li-wings-of-love-liv-supergroup, Lykke Li on Directing the Racy, Carefree Video for “Wings of Love”, Vogue, 13 October 2016, 11 February 2019, So Sad So Sexy“>

2018–2019: So Sad So Sexy

Lykke Li released her fourth studio album, So Sad So Sexy, on 8 June 2018 through RCA.WEB,pitchfork.com/news/lykke-li-announces-new-album-shares-2-new-songs-listen/, Lykke Li Announces New Album, Shares 2 New Songs: Listen, Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork, Kim, Michelle, Strauss, Matthew, 19 April 2018, 19 April 2018, Along with the announcement, Lykke Li released the first two singles, “Deep End” and “Hard Rain”.In April 2019, she sang lead vocals and appeared in the video for Mark Ronson’s “Late Night Feelings”, the title track from the album of the same name.In July 2019, Lykke Li released the EP Still Sad Still Sexy, featuring four remixes from So Sad So Sexy and two new songs.{{Citation|title=still sad still sexy|date=26 July 2019|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/40lqihqmkBdwM0QczKnoME|access-date=5 August 2019}}Eyeye“>

2020–present: Eyeye

In a 2019 interview speaking about her fifth studio album, Lykke Li told NME: “I think, maybe to everyone’s disappointment, I’m going to really scale it down and back and slow it down. [...] It’ll be more like soul music. It’ll still be sad, and still be sexy.“WEB, Lykke Li tells us about working with Mark Ronson and Courtney Love, and “going out in style” with new material, 11 July 2019,www.nme.com/news/music/lykke-li-mad-cool-2019-mezcal-mark-ronson-courtney-love-soulful-new-album-2527293, NME, 2 July 2021, Lykke Li made her return to music releasing “BRON”, a song sung entirely in Swedish, in October 2020.WEB, Lykke Li returns with new single ‘BRON’, 9 October 2020,www.nme.com/news/music/lykke-li-returns-with-new-single-bron-2777290, NME, 2 July 2021, Lykke Li released “No Hotel”, the lead single from her fifth studio album, Eyeye, on 23 March 2022.WEB,www.stereogum.com/2180620/lykki-li-no-hotel/music/, Lykke Li Shares New Single ‘No Hotel’, Stereogum, Breihan, Tom, 23 March 2022, 24 March 2022, The album was released on 20 May 2022.WEB,music.apple.com/us/album/eyeye/1613715815, Eyeye by Lykke Li, Apple Music, 24 March 2022, In July 2022, it was announced that Li would partner with creative director Theo Lindquist and artist Nick Verstandpresent to present an immersive installation, entitled Ãœ & EYEYE,WEB,www.thebroad.org/events/resonant-tones-u-eyeye, Resonant Tones: Ãœ & EYEYE, The Broad, 20 August 2022, at Los Angeles’ The Broad Museum. The project intends “to transform the Broad’s Oculus Hall into a hyper-sensory cathedral of female romantic fantasy”, says a statement released about the installation. The opening night will feature a special performance by Li and her band in the Broad’s lobby and third floor galleries.WEB,www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Lykke-Li-to-Present-Immersive-Installation-for-The-Broad-with-Exclusive-Performance-on-Opening-Night-20220720, Lykke Li to Present Immersive Installation for The Broad with Exclusive Performance on Opening Night, BroadwayWorld, Major, Michael, 20 July 2022, 20 August 2022, In March 2024, Lykke Li performed June Carter Cash song “Ring of Fire” during final credits of Netflix movie “Damsel”.

Other ventures

In September 2010, Lykke Li was announced as the official face of the Levi’s Curve ID Collection, alongside Pixie Geldof and Miss Nine.WEB,www.catwalkqueen.tv/2010/09/levis_curve_id.html, Levi’s Curve ID recruits Pixie Geldof, Miss Nine and Lykke Li | Catwalk Queen, Catwalkqueen.tv, 3 September 2010, 16 September 2012, dead,www.catwalkqueen.tv/2010/09/levis_curve_id.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20130206113704www.catwalkqueen.tv/2010/09/levis_curve_id.html,">web.archive.org/web/20130206113704www.catwalkqueen.tv/2010/09/levis_curve_id.html, 6 February 2013, In January 2012 she signed with the VIVA Model Management agency.WEB, Lykke Li signs with Viva Model Management,www.nme.com/news/lykke-li/61383, NME, 27 January 2012, 12 January 2012, Lykke Li made her acting debut in the 2014 Swedish crime film Tommy directed by Tarik Saleh. The film was released in cinemas in Scandinavia in March 2014.WEB, Watch: Lykke Li Stars in Swedish Crime Thriller Tommy,pitchfork.com/news/53547-watch-lykke-li-to-star-in-swedish-crime-thriller-tommy/, Pitchfork, 5 March 2014, 10 January 2014, Lykke Li also appeared in Terrence Malick’s 2017 film Song to Song, playing BV’s (Ryan Gosling) girlfriend.The song “Gunshot” was used in the television commercial for the Peugeot 108, which stars Li. She also stars in a short film for Gucci’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection, which features the song “Just Like a Dream” and debuted on 2{{nbsp}}March 2015.AV MEDIA,www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkPb1eRC8SM,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/zkPb1eRC8SM, 2021-12-21, live, Lykke Li & the Lady Web – Gucci Spring 2015, 3 March 2015, YouTube, {{cbignore}}

Artistry

Lykke Li has cited Neil Young, the Shangri-Las, This Mortal Coil, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones as influences, stating, “They aren’t pop anymore by today’s standards, but they were.“WEB, Lykke Minded – Lykke Li Interview,www.clashmusic.com/feature/lykke-minded-lykke-li-interview, 22 November 2013, 14 February 2011, Other influences include the Velvet Underground, Leonard Cohen, and Beach House.WEB,www.aux.tv/2011/01/lykke-lis-new-songs-influenced-by-neil-youngs-harvest-moon/, Lykke Li’s new songs influenced by Neil Young’s ‘Harvest Moon’, AUX.TV, 9 May 2014,www.aux.tv/2011/01/lykke-lis-new-songs-influenced-by-neil-youngs-harvest-moon/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160313083825www.aux.tv/2011/01/lykke-lis-new-songs-influenced-by-neil-youngs-harvest-moon/,">web.archive.org/web/20160313083825www.aux.tv/2011/01/lykke-lis-new-songs-influenced-by-neil-youngs-harvest-moon/, 13 March 2016, dead, WEB,www.ameliasmagazine.com/music/an-interview-with-swedish-musician-lykke-li/2010/06/08/, Amelia’s Magazine – An interview with Swedish musician Lykke Li, ameliasmagazine.com, Lykke Li possesses the vocal range of a soprano.NEWS,www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/17/lykke-li-review-kitty-empire, Lykke Li – review, The Guardian, 17 April 2011, 26 July 2012, Kitty, Empire,

Personal life

Of her practice of transcendental meditation, Lykke Li said in 2014: “It’s really interesting from a creative point of view. Before, I could only write a few sentences and I’d have to take a break for a few days before I could go back to it. All of a sudden, I could write and finish a song in one go – verse, verse, verse, chorus, the lot. And that would happen with song after song. Finally, I unlocked the gate.“NEWS, Carroll, Jim, Lykke Li: ‘I had the blues and that was a good thing’,www.irishtimes.com/culture/lykke-li-i-had-the-blues-and-that-was-a-good-thing-1.1812714?page=2, The Irish Times, 30 June 2014, One of the reasons Lykke Li cites for her heightened state of creativity of late is a growing interest in mindfulness and transcendental meditation, On 30{{nbsp}}October 2015, Lykke Li posted a photo on Instagram announcing her pregnancy.MAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/articles/news/6746184/lykke-li-pregnant-photo, Lykke Li Expecting Her First Baby, Posts Pregnant Photo, 30 October 2015, Billboard, On 12 February 2016, she announced the birth of her son Dion, whose father is musician Jeff Bhasker, on Facebook.WEB,shopdoen.com/blogs/journal/112794117-doen-doe-welcome-to-motherhood-lykke-li, Dôen + Doe: welcome to motherhood Lykke Li, DÇ’en, 15 March 2016, WEB,www.instagram.com/p/BBxm1C3L8iA/,ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/lykkeli/1184898947948202112, 2021-12-23, subscription, Lykke Li on Instagram: “Happy Valentines Day My Love and Baby Daddy !! @jeffbhasker @byruvan”, Instagram, 15 March 2016, {{cbignore}} Lykke Li’s mother died three weeks after Dion was born; she says that her album So Sad So Sexy was born out of this difficult time in her life.WEB, 2019-10-17, We Speak To Lykke Li In The Autumn Issue {{!, Wonderland Magazine|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/10/17/lykke-li-interview-autumn-19-issue/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Wonderland|language=en-US}}Lykke Li revealed she was pregnant with her second child on April 12th 2023, via Instagram. INSTAGRAM,www.instagram.com/p/Cq8Hu_htu9w/, Cq8Hu_htu9w/, archetype angel mother, Lykke Li, lykkeli, April 12, 2023,

Discography

• Youth Novels (2008)
• Wounded Rhymes (2011)
• I Never Learn (2014)
• So Sad So Sexy (2018)
• Eyeye (2022)

Filmography

• Tommy (2014)
• Song to Song (2017)

Awards and nominations{| class“wikitable sortable plainrowheaders”

! scope=“col” | Award! scope=“col” | Year! scope=“col” | Nominee(s)! scope=“col” | Category! scope=“col” | Result! scope=“col” class=“unsortable“| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}! scope=“row” rowspan=5|Antville Music Video Awards2008“I’m Good, I’m Gone“| Best Performance Video| {{nom}}HTTPS://VIDEOS.ANTVILLE.ORG/STORIES/1864093/ > TITLE=ANTVILLE MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2008 THE FINALISTS !, | Best Choreography| {{nom}}| Best Art Direction| {{nom}}2011“Sadness Is a Blessing“| Best Narrative| {{won}}HTTPS://VIDEOS.ANTVILLE.ORG/STORIES/2098899/ > TITLE=THE ANTVILLE MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2011, | Best Cinematography| {{nom}}!scope=“row“|BT Digital Music Awards| 2011| Wounded Rhymes Google Earth Moon gig| Best Artist Promotion| {{nom}} WEBSITE=DIGITAL SPY, 31 August 2011, !scope=“row” rowspan=2|Camerimage|2018| “Hard Rain”Best Music Video| {{nom}}| 2022| “5D“| {{nom}}!scope=“row“|ECHO Awards| 2012| “I Follow Rivers“| Hit of the Year| {{nom}}!scope=“row“|European Border Breakers Awards| 2009| Youth Novels| Album of the Year| {{won}} DATE=20 JANUARY 2018, !scope=“row“|European Festivals Awards| 2012| “I Follow Rivers” | Festival Anthem of the Year| {{won}}!scope=“row” rowspan=2|(:da:GAFFA-Prisen|GAFFA Awards (Denmark))2019| Herself| Best International Artist| {{nom}}| So Sad So Sexy| Best International Album| {{nom}}!scope=“row” rowspan=3|GAFFA Awards (Sweden)2019Herself| Best Solo Artist| {{nom}}| “Deep End“| Best Hit| {{nom}}| So Sad So Sexy| Best Album| {{nom}}!scope=“row” rowspan=10|Grammis| 2009Herself| Best Newcomer| {{nom}}2012| Best Pop| {{nom}}HTTPS://GRAMMIS.SE/NOMINATED_YEAR/2012/ > TITLE=2012 ARCHIVES ARCHIVE-DATE=14 APRIL 2019 URL-STATUS=DEAD, | Best Composer| {{nom}}| Best International Success| {{nom}}| Best Artist | {{won}}| Wounded Rhymes| Best Album| {{won}}| 2015Herself| Best Pop| {{nom}} ACCESS-DATE=3 MAY 2022 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210116062250/HTTPS://GRAMMIS.SE/NOMINATED_YEAR/2015/, dead, 2019| Best Alternative Pop| {{nom}}HTTPS://GRAMMIS.SE/NOMINATED_YEAR/2019/ > TITLE=2019 ARCHIVES ARCHIVE-DATE=17 OCTOBER 2020 URL-STATUS=DEAD, | Best Composer| {{nom}}| So Sad So Sexy| Best Album| {{nom}}!scope=“row“|mtvU Woodie Awards| 2008| Herself| The Breaking Woodie | {{nom}}!scope=“row“|Meteor Music Awards| 2009| Herself| Best International Female| {{nom}}!scope=“row“|NME Awards| 2009| Herself| Hottest Female| {{nom}} WEBSITE=NME, 26 February 2009, !scope=“row” rowspan=2|Nordic Music Prize| 2011| Wounded RhymesAlbum of the Year| {{nom}} DATE=17 FEBRUARY 2012, | 2014| I Never Learn| {{nom}} DATE=8 MARCH 2015, !scope=“row” rowspan=3|(:sv:P3 Guld|P3 Guld Music Awards)2009HerselfBest New Artist| {{won}}HTTPS://SVERIGESRADIO.SE/ARTIKEL/4946602 > TITLE=ALLA VINNARE OCH NOMINERADE ARTISTER 2009 DATE=3 DECEMBER 2008, Best Pop| {{nom}}| 2015| {{nom}} NEWSPAPER=SVERIGES RADIO, 2 December 2014, !scope=“row” rowspan=6|Rober Awards Music Prize2008Herself| Best European Artist| {{nom}} DATE=8 JANUARY 2012, Best Female Artist| {{nom}} DATE=8 JANUARY 2012, | 2011| {{nom}} DATE=8 JANUARY 2012, 2014| {{nom}}HTTPS://ROBERAWARDS.COM/AWARDS-ARCHIVE/2014-THE-YEAR-IN-MUSIC/THE-ROBER-AWARDS-2014-MUSIC-POLL/ > TITLE=THE ROBER AWARDS 2014 MUSIC POLL | ROBER AWARDS, | Best Pop Artist| {{nom}}| “Du är den ende“| Best Cover Version| {{nom}}!scope=“row“|Studio8 Media International Music Awards| 2009| Herself| Female Voice of February 2009| {{won}} WEBSITE=YOUTUBE, !scope=“row” rowspan=2|UK Music Video Awards| 2019Late Night Feelings (song)>Late Night Feelings” {{small|(feat. Mark Ronson)}}| Best Styling in a Video| {{nom}}WEBSITE=PROMONEWSTV, 2022 UK Music Video Awards>2022| Eyeye| Best Special Video Project| {{nom}}!scope=“row” rowspan=4|World Music Awards2014Herself| World’s Best Female Artist| {{nom}}HTTP://VOTE.WORLDMUSICAWARDS.COM/SELECTNOMINATION.ASP?CAT=4 >TITLE=SELECT NOMINATION ACCESS-DATE=15 MAY 2022 ARCHIVE-DATE=6 SEPTEMBER 2014, dead, |World’s Best Live Act| {{nom}}WEBSITE=VOTE.WORLDMUSICAWARDS.COM ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140725113410/HTTP://VOTE.WORLDMUSICAWARDS.COM/SELECTNOMINATION.ASP?CAT=7 URL-STATUS=DEAD, | World’s Best Entertainer of the Year| {{nom}}WEBSITE=VOTE.WORLDMUSICAWARDS.COM ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140817105310/HTTP://VOTE.WORLDMUSICAWARDS.COM/SELECTNOMINATION.ASP?CAT=9 URL-STATUS=DEAD, | “I Follow Rivers“| World’s Best Song| {{nom}}WEBSITE=VOTE.WORLDMUSICAWARDS.COM ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140924222211/HTTP://VOTE.WORLDMUSICAWARDS.COM/SELECTNOMINATION.ASP?CAT=1 URL-STATUS=DEAD,

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