Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson , better known as Tove Lo , is a Swedish singer, songwriter and instrumentalist. She was born in Stockholm on October 29, 1987. The daughter of a psychologist and a businessman, she became known worldwide with the single ” Habits (Stay High) “, after the release of the remix ” Stay High “, made by the hip-hop production duo Hippie Sabotage .

Music has always been present in Tove ‘s life . She began singing and composing at the age of 13, and studied at Rytmus Musikergymnasiet , the largest music school in Stockholm . In her teens, she continued to compose her own songs, even recording them, but she didn’t show them to anyone. Soon after, she became the lead singer of a band formed by her and five other friends, called Tremblebee . Many people encouraged her to release her songs, and she decided to follow their advice. She joined a local record label, where she began writing songs for other artists, such as Girls Aloud and The Saturdays .

In 2012, she decided to officially release her first debut song: “ Love Ballad ”. Then, at the end of 2013, she released the track “ Habits (Stay High) ”, which secured her a deal with Universal Music Group, being linked to its subsidiary Island Records , in Europe. After releasing her 2 debut songs, the Swedish singer decided to release her 3rd song: “ Out of Mind ”, along with her first EP, ‘ Truth Serum ’, released on March 3, 2014, which featured the tracks “ Habits ”, “ Out Of Mind ”, “ Not On Drugs ” and “ Paradise ”. In June of the same year, the singer made her first partnership with DJ Lucas Nord, on the track “ Run On Love ”, which became another worldwide hit for the singer. From then on, the singer gained prominence in Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Australia. She then began promoting her EP with the music video for ” Habits “, along with a remix of the single, which launched her worldwide. She played her first show in the US on March 10, 2014, at the SXSW festival , and her first show in the UK at The Nottinghill Arts Club , on April 2, 2014. After announcing that she would release her first album, Tove released the music video for ” Not On Drugs “, making it the first single from it. And on September 24, 2014, through Island Records , she released her debut album entitled ‘ Queen Of The Clouds ‘, with 17 tracks. On Spotify, the track ” Not Made For This World ” was added as a bonus. And at the end of 2014, she collaborated with fellow DJ Alesso on the track ” Heroes (We Could Be ) “, which became a mega-hit at EDM parties around the world. Collaborations with Seven Lions, on the track “ Strangers ” also helped in its success.

In November 2014, Tove Lo was invited by Katy Perry to be the opening act for her Prismatic World Tour , which ran through November and December in Oceania. Soon after, she discovered that she had cysts on her vocal cords, which could harm her and even make her stop singing. Fortunately, the singer underwent surgery to remove the cysts and made a great recovery, where she continued to promote her album.

In 2015, the Swedish singer named “ Talking Body ” as the second single from ‘ QOTC ’, giving her 2 platinum records in the US . There were also singles, and had their music videos released; “ Timebomb “, “ Moments ” and “ Thousand Miles “. She won 2 Swedish Grammys. She became an attraction of several summer festivals in North America, launching her support for the #FreeTheNipple movement , showing her breasts in her shows. Also in 2015, she co-wrote the hit “ Love Me Like You Do “, collaborated with Adam Lambert on the track “ Rumors “, and with the band Coldplay , on the track “ Fun “. In the same year, his album sold around 2 million copies worldwide, receiving a platinum certificate in the United States, Sweden, Poland, Germany and Brazil ( a country where he visited in August to be an attraction at the launch party of a local streaming service), and received his 5th platinum record in the USA “ Habits (Stay High) ”, surpassing the mark of 5 million legal downloads in the country.

In 2016, she was nominated for a Grammy and a Golden Globe , and won the Government Music Export Award in Sweden, for being the main responsible for the country’s musical and financial exports. She collaborated with the group Years & Years , on the re-recording of ” Desire “, and was chosen to be the partner on Nick Jonas ‘ comeback single ” Close ” , which is still a huge success. She was the interpreter of the song ” Say It “, by DJ Flume , and also collaborated on the track ” Freak Of Nature “, with the New Zealand duo Broods .

In the second half of the same year, Tove Lo announced her return with the new single called ” Cool Girl “, released in August, opening the works of her second studio album entitled ” Lady Wood “, released in October, and featuring partnerships with rapper Wiz Khalifa and singer-songwriter Joe Janiak . The album is accompanied by two short films; Fairy Dust released shortly after the album’s debut, and Fire Fade , which is scheduled for 2017. It reached the top of the Swedish album chart, and appeared in the TOP 10 of the 3 main Billboard album charts in the United States. So far, the album’s first single has been certified gold in Australia and Italy, and elected one of the best albums of the year by Billboard , Rolling Stone and Slant Magazine .

In January 2017, the Swedish singer continued her work and announced her participation in the soundtrack of the film 50 Shades Darker , with the song ” Lies in the Dark “. She concluded the work and promotion of the first volume of ” Lady Wood ” with the release of the short film ” Fire Fade “, featuring the music videos of the last 5 tracks of the album. She opened the shows of the A Head Full of Dreams tour of the band Coldplay in North America and Europe for several months and finished the last leg of her Lady Wood Tour in the United States.

Still in 2017, Tove did not stop her career and released another new single called ” Disco Tits “, which opened the works of the second volume of the album ” Lady Wood “, later named ” Blue Lips [lady wood phase II] “. The singer secured nominations for the Gaffa Priset , NME Awards and the EMAs .