Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born March 18, 1986), better known by her stage name Lykke Li, is a Swedish indie singer. Li was born in Ystad, Skåne, in Sweden, in 1986 and was raised by artistic parents; her mother was a photographer, her father is a musician.[1] The family moved to Stockholm when Li was a toddler and later moved to Portugal when Li was six, where they lived for five years; the family also spent time in Lisbon and Morocco and spent winters in Nepal and India.[1][2] She moved to New York for three months when she was 19, where she recorded her album, before returning to Sweden.[3][4] At one point, she worked as a dancer on Swedish TV shows.[2]