She was a resounding success with “Euphoria”. But not everyone believed in Loreen who followed her intuition even though she felt a gnawing anxiety.
– I was so damn scared that it would go to hell

So you performed at the “Don’t stop the music” gala this weekend?

– It felt so incredibly nice. To be able to sing and stand with my musicians on stage is life for me. I had the great honor of singing Marie Fredriksson’s “It must have been love”. I love her songs and was devastated when she passed away. I met her once, but then I was so starstrucked that I could not talk.

How has the pandemic been for you?

– I will be completely honest and say that I haven’t felt it so much. Just when the corona struck, I was offered “Så mycket bättre”. It was absolutely perfect and I worked with my small team and could be creative. I’m lucky.

Speaking of “Så mycket bättre”, how was it?

– It was fun and intense, but scary at first. But it was great to sit with my own as I call ourselves and talk music and see all the interpretations.

Did Helen Sjöholm do a great version of “Euphoria”?

– I’m a big fan of her and thought that if anyone should take on “Euphoria”, it should be Helen. I’m a bit nerdy when it comes to singing and would not like to hear a country version of “Euphoria”, I want you to sing out in the choruses with a big and grandiose voice. She did just that in her own way.

Next year is ten years since the “Euphoria” success, how did that change your life?

– It changed everything and became a turning point for me. For the first time in my career, I did what I wanted and was true to myself. But I was so damn scared that it would turn out that my intuition was fart and that everything would go to hell. I was worried about all the talk that it was too complicated and that people would not understand. Then it turned out that it worked and it made me so happy.

A few years ago you said in a radio program that you met love in a “peasant”?

– If I say this, I have love in my life. I said peasant, but he’s a grounded man. He is the exact opposite of me in many ways. I’m fast and he’s slow. I’m good looking and he’s ugly … I was just kidding, haha!

But is then the “peasant” still in your life?

– Love is still in my life. But damn, don’t call him the peasant now, I was just kidding.

We promise. Is it generally difficult to date as a public person?

– You are definitely on your guard, but I would have been anyway. But you know if a person has their own integrity. If it does not exist and you live through someone else, thank you and hello live pie.

What does the ultimate Friday cuddle look like?

– I’m such a “journeyman” and I love taco nights, that’s the best thing I know. But you can of course have the luxury of it. Now it’s not me who cooks at home. I’m a disaster in the kitchen and can’t even boil an egg.

• Source: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/gWL5x1/loreen-om-karleken-raka-motsatsen-till-mig
• Translation: via Google Translate, the translation may not be completely accurate