Zara Larsson: 'The more hate I got, the louder I became'

One of pop's biggest, and most outspoken, young stars, the Swedish musician now wants to leave her Twitter beefs behind - but she'll never stop talking about the issues she cares about

While some artists are keen to cultivate the perfect video call mise-en-scene (Oh, these coffee table art books? Love them!"), or tap up their stylist for designer loungewear, the Swedish pop star Zara Larsson doesn't have time for that. Literally. I didn't know this interview was going to be on Zoom!" she apologises as she enters the chat five minutes late. It is 11am in Stockholm and Larsson is not camera-ready. However, rather than insisting we talk via her assumed communication medium - the humble telephone - she finds a comfy spot on her boyfriend's sofa, scrapes back her unstyled hair and tightens the belt on her navy blue dressing gown. This is what I look like 90% of the time now anyway," she shrugs.

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