Sofia Amanda Karlberg Zoubir (born 6 December 1996) is a

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known for her music covers on

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. She gained popularity through her music covers on YouTube, including viral renditions of songs like Beyoncé's.

Personal life

Karlberg was born to a Moroccan mother and a

father. In 2016, she signed a record deal with

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and has released an original EP titled ''“Spotless Mind”.''

Career

Karlberg became a viral sensation when she covered

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's song "

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". Her cover was a top 55 on the UK Official Singles Chart, Hot 40 UK, several weeks on

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's viral chart and on top of the iTunes chart in many countries. She has also done many popular covers such as " Take Me to Church", "

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" and "Shameless" by

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. In October 2017, she released her cover of "Rockstar" by

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1996 births Living people Swedish pop singers Swedish women pop singers English-language singers from Sweden Singers from Stockholm 21st-century Swedish singer-songwriters Swedish people of Moroccan descent 21st-century Swedish women singers {{Sweden-singer-stub