Lykke Li , is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Her music often blends elements of pop, indie rock and electronic; various instruments can also be found in her songs, including violins, synthesizers, tambourines, trumpets, saxophones and cellos. Her debut album, Youth Novels, was released in 2008. The name Lykke Li sounds the same as the Swedish word for "happy", lycklig, while lykke itself means "happiness". Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson was born in Ystad, Skåne; her mother is a photographer and her father, a musician, is a member of Dag Vag. The family moved to Stockholm when Zachrisson was a... toddler and when she was six moved to a mountaintop in Portugal where they lived for five years. The family also spent time in Lisbon and Morocco, and winters in Nepal and India. She moved to the neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn in New York for three months when she was 19. She returned when she was 21 to record her album. Lykke had some success with the EP "Little Bit" in 2007.
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| Birthdate: | March 18, 1986 |
| Birthplace: | Ystad |
| Age: | 26 |
| Also known as: | Lykke Li Zachrisson, Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson, Lykke Li |