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 first album that I bought was the Nirvana 'MTV Unplugged in New York' album.
A lot of times, I get asked, 'Do you feel you have a responsibility to young girls to be a role model?' I don't see that happening as much to guys. I feel like, just because I'm a girl, I'm supposed to take more responsibility? Is that how it works?
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.
It's important to tell the artist's story. It's their song! And it's always more fun to write together with the artist!
There's this cliché of always falling in love with the latest song, and I'm kind of like that.
I want people to FEEL something... If it's sadness, anger, horny, happiness whatever! As long as it doesn't just pass you by.
Sometimes it starts with a random lyric idea that sets the tone for the whole song. Chords and sounds build from the lyric and rhythm, kind of. Sometimes it's a track I fall I love with... but writing my own songs, I rarely write on tracks.
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.
My main inspirations are the people around me, heartbreaks, frustration and everything that makes you feel stronger than you should.
A good song stays in your head because it's catchy, a great song stays because it means something to you.