Oscar Zia

Oscar Zia (born in Svedala, Sweden on 10 October 1996) is a Swedish of Italian origin. He first appeared in the 2012 Swedish X Factor in the show's inaugural Swedish season auditioning with "With or Without You" from U2. He ended in the Final 12 in the "Boys under 25" category coached by the judge assigned for the category Ison Glasgow. He finished 8th overall between 12 final contestants. In 2013, he was in the backing vocals alongside Loulou Lamotte in the Behrang Miri song "Jalla Dansa Sawa" performed at the Melodifestivalen 2013 in the Swedish selection process for Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Although the song failed to make it to the finals after a duel elimination round won by Anton Ewald and his song "Begging", the song gained great popularity with the Swedish public and the single was released immediately after the competition reaching number 4 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart. Oscar Zia was one of the contestants in Let's Dance 2013, the eighth season of the Swedish version of Dancing with the Stars, broadcast on the Swedish television channel TV4. He ended second place after Markoolio Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.