Lórien Talháwi

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Lórien Talháwi
Lórien celebrating her victory in Urthvision XVII
Lórien celebrating her victory in Urthvision XVII
Background information
Birth nameⵍⵓⵔⵉⴻⵏ ⵜⴰⵍⵀⴰⵡⵉ / لوريان طلهاوي
Also known asLórien
Born (1973-10-16) 16 October 1973 (age 50)
Beni Badis, Wed Shams
OriginPrivétia Tauríllien, New Leganés New Leganés
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2006–present
LabelsSámi RS

Lórien Talháwi, also known by her first name, Lórien, is a Cukish singer and songwriter, mostly known for being the only artist to date to have won the Urthvision Songfestival twice: first representing Furnifold on Urthvision IV with the song "Statements", and secondly as the entry from New Leganés on Urthvision XVII, performing the song "Euphoria". Both songs have achieved great commercial success, with "Euphoria" being awarded the Sámi RS Song of the Year prize in 2022.

Career

Born in Wed Shams from a Bardian family, Lórien Talháwi and her family moved to Privétia Tauríllien in 1980, when she was 7. She started to sing professionally at the age of 33, when she joined the talent show Aválarle Ulzhá and reached the semi-finals. She found success as singer, but she continued with her music career mainly as a reputed songwriter in the genres of Cukish and indie pop. In 2015 her song "Refused" found success particularly in the Furnifoldian charts, and she consequently moved from Privétia Tauríllien to the Yasterian country. She would return to the Cukish capital following her participation in Tálek Védi, seeking to represent New Leganés in the fourth Urthvision edition. Her song, "Statements", was the audience's favourite, but the program was unexpectedly cancelled and New Leganés did not participate in Urthvision IV due to economical disagreements with LLNTV's producer company for Urthvision. Instead, Lórien submitted the song for Furnifold's internal selection: "Statements" was chosen as Furnifold's entry for the international contest, and brought the first Urthvision victory of Furnifold to date and the first of Lórien's victories.

Lórien continued her music career in Furnifold until 2022, when she competed again in Tálek Védi with the song "Euphoria". This time, Lórien won the contest and entered the contest for the second time, now representing her own country on the festival's seventeenth edition, hosted in Altomaré, Tawuse. 4 years after Furnifold's victory, "Euphoria" also won Urthvision, resulting in New Leganés's record third victory and Lórien's record second victory. Other than New Leganés, no country has, until this date, won the contest more than once, and no other artists than Lórien have won the contest twice. "Euphoria" has led the Cukish charts for a total of four months, setting the record for longest lead of the 21st century, and its overall success has granted the song the Sámi RS Song of the Year award.