Tove Lo

Singer and songwriter Tove Lo was born on 29 October 1987 in Stockholm. Her full name is Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson. Tove is famous for her rebellious nature. The singer became famous in 2013 after the release of the single “Habits”. Back then, hip-hop producer Hippie Sabotage released a remix of the song called “Stay High”.

When Lo was still in school, she started writing small stories and poems. She also attended music school. The singer invented the pseudonym Tove Lo by switching letters in the words Love To.

When Ebba was in high school, she decided to start writing lyrics and music. Later, she became a songwriter for such celebrities as Cher Lloyd, Girls Aloud, and Icona Pop. However, Lo always wanted to perform on the stage just as her idols, Katy Perry and Mikky Ekko did.

Tove’s rebellious nature shined through when she turned 13. Back then, her family lived in a large two-story house in Stockholm. The walls in her room were painted yellow, which drove the girl crazy. The teenager repainted them black - the color which probably reflected her mood at the time.

In 2006, Lo formed a rock band called Tremblebee. Later, a representative of the local label listened to Lo’s performance and liked it. They met at a party in Stockholm, thrown in honor of Icona Pop. Then they accidently met in the bar. The representative appreciated Lo’s work and helped her take the right steps toward a successful career.

In 2011, the singer signed a contract with Warner / Chappell Music. In order to collaborate with the label, Lo moved to LA. In the USA, she worked with a famous Swedish artist and producer Max Martin. Next year, she collaborated with Xenomania – a songwriting team of producers from the UK. During that period, Tove decided to release several independent songs. In 2012, she recorded “Love Ballad”. In 2013, “Habits” appeared and, later, conquered the world.

In 2014, Wolf Cousins label offered the singer a contract. Soon, she released a debut LP, Queen of the Clouds, which reached the 14th spot of Billboard 200. The track “Habits (Stay High)” came out as a single and settled on the 3rd spot of Billboard Hit 100. It was an impressive result. Immediately, many organizers started trying to book Tove Lo for private events.

The singer’s second LP, Lady Wood, came out in the fall of 2016. The most successful single featured in the album was “Cool Girl”. Several days before the release, Tove announced a tour of Europe and the USA to support the album. As part of the Lady Wood Tour, Lo visited numerous cities.

In 2016, the singer worked with Nick Jonas on the single “Close”, which was featured in his album, Last Year Was Complicated. The same year, Lo and an Australian musician Flume recorded a successful track “Say It”.

At the beginning of 2017, Tove performed a soundtrack for a popular movie “Fifty Shades Darker”. The single “Lies in the Dark” was a hit. The same year, the artist released a new single “Disco Tits”, which became a part of the new LP, Blue Lips.

The album came out in November 2017. On the day of the release, the singer gave a concert in Brooklyn. The critics gave high scores to the LP, calling it a book, which you want to read over and over again. Tove mentions drugs in some of the songs as a way to forget about bad relationships.

In the summer of 2018, the talented singer released a music video to her song “Bitches” featuring Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Alma, and Elliphant. The video collected almost 7 million views on YouTube.

Tove has earned numerous prestigious awards, including iHeartRadio Music Awards, Grammis (Swedish Grammy), and Scandipop Awards.