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| Birth name | Sara Kristina Larsson |
| Also known as | Sara Ryan |
| Born | 26 June 1983 Vänersborg, Sweden |
| Origin | Tanzania |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Sara Kristina Larsson (born 26 June 1983), known professionally by her stage name SaRaha and also as Sara Ryan, is a Swedish-Tanzanian singer and songwriter. She first achieved public attention in Sweden during Melodifestivalen 2016.
Larsson was born on 26 June 1983 in Vänersborg, Sweden and soon moved to Tanzania with her family in 1985. At age 18, she moved to Zimbabwe which is where she began her music career, performing with Zimbabwean bands in Harare. [1] She later returned to Tanzania in 2009. In 2011, she released the song "Tanesco" which became her breakout hit in Tanzania. [2] She later released the song "My Dear", and released her debut album Mblele Kiza in 2014. [3] The song "Mbele Kiza" later also gained attention in Sweden. She participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Kizunguzungu", and qualified to andra chansen from the third semi-final. [4] [5] [6] In the final she placed ninth with the juries, seventh with the Swedish public, and ninth overall. [7]
In Melodifestivalen 2019, she was one of the songwriters for Andreas Johnson's entry "Army of Us". The entry went from the second round to Andra chansen, which was broadcast from Nyköping on March 2.
Sara is the songwriter of Fröken Snusk's song "Unga & fria" in Melodifestivalen 2024, in the second round.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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| "Tanesco" | 2011 | — | Mbele Kiza | ||||||
| "Jambazi" | 2012 | — | |||||||
| "There Is You" | — | ||||||||
| "Mbele Kiza" | 2013 | — | |||||||
| "Unieleze" (SaRaha featuring Linex) | — | ||||||||
| "Dadido" (SaRaha featuring Big Jahman) | 2014 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "Shemeji" | — | ||||||||
| "Kila Ndoto" (SaRaha featuring Marlaw) | — | ||||||||
| "Kizunguzungu" | 2016 | 2 |
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| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
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