Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson, better known as Lykke Li, was born in Ystad,
Sweden, on 18 March 1986. Lykke Li's parents were both in bands (her mother
Karsti Stiege was a member of all-girl group Tant Strul and her father Johan
played guitar with punk-reggae outfit Dag Vag) and she was brought up in
Portugal, Morocco, Nepal, India and New York, as well as Sweden where she was
born. She was 21 when she recorded her first album Youth Novels in 2008,
produced by Bjorn Yttling of the band Peter, Bjorn and John. It won great
acclaim, her passionate and idiosyncratic style earning Lykke...