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{{Short description|Swedish-Tanzanian singer and songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = SaRaha
| image           = Sara Saraha Larsson By Daniel Åhs Karlsson.jpg
| caption         = SaRaha at ''[[Sommarkrysset]]'' in 2016
| birth_name      = Sara Kristina Larsson
| alias           = Sara Ryan
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|6|26}}
| birth_place     = [[Vänersborg]], Sweden
| origin          = [[Tanzania]]
| genre           = {{Flatlist|
*[[World music|World]]
*[[dance-pop]]
}}
| occupation      = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active    = 2003–present
| associated_acts =
| label           =
| website         =
}}
'''Sara Kristina Larsson''' (born 26 June 1983), known professionally by her stage name '''SaRaha''' and also as '''Sara Ryan''', is a [[Swedes|Swedish]]-[[Tanzanians|Tanzanian]] singer and songwriter. She first achieved public attention in Sweden during [[Melodifestivalen 2016]].
==Life and career==
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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About |url=http://www.sarahamusic.com/about.html |website=SaRaha - Official Homepage |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222093137/http://www.sarahamusic.com/about.html |archivedate=2016-02-22 }}</ref> She later returned to Tanzania in 2009. In 2011, she released the song "Tanesco" which became her breakout hit in Tanzania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kunskapsforbundet.se/magnus-abergsgymnasiet/sara-larsson-larare-sverige-och-popstjarna-afrika/|title=Sara är lärare – och popstjärna i Afrika|publisher=kunskapsförbundet|date=2014-09-24}}</ref> She later released the song "My Dear", and released her debut album ''Mblele Kiza'' in 2014.<ref>[http://akatasia.com/articles/new-music-mbele-kiza-by-saraha-afrobeats-bongoflava/ Akatasia]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/artister/2016/saraha-kizunguzungu |title=Melodifestivalen 2016: SaRaha Kizunguzungu |publisher=SVT |website=svt.se |accessdate=2015-12-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105165101/http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/artister/2016/saraha-kizunguzungu |archivedate=2016-01-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = SaRaha debuterar i Melodifestivalen - P4 Väst|url = http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=125&artikel=6314321|accessdate = 2016-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Escudero|first1=Victor M.|title=Sweden: third semi-final results|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=sweden_third_semi-final_results|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|accessdate=20 February 2016|date=20 February 2016}}</ref> In the final she placed ninth with the juries, seventh with the Swedish public, and ninth overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=frans_wins_melodifestivalen_in_sweden|title=Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden|publisher=EBU|last=Escudero|first=Victor M.|date=12 March 2016}}</ref>
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.
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details
! scope="col"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]
|-
! scope="row"| ''Mbele Kiza''
|
* Released: 10 April 2014
* Label: [[Spinnup]]
* Format: [[Music download|Digital download]]
| —
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br><ref name="swe">{{cite web | url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Saraha | title=SaRaha discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=27 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Tanesco"
| 2011
| —
|
| rowspan="5" | ''Mbele Kiza''
|-
! scope="row"| "Jambazi"
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "There Is You"
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Mbele Kiza"
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Unieleze"<br><small>(SaRaha featuring Linex)</small>
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Dadido"<br><small>(SaRaha featuring Big Jahman)</small>
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| —
|
| rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Shemeji"
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Kila Ndoto"<br><small>(SaRaha featuring Marlaw)</small>
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Kizunguzungu]]"
| 2016
| 2
|
* [[Swedish Recording Industry Association|GLF]]: 2× Platinum
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|-
|}
====Featured singles====
*"My Dear" (Akil feat. SaRaha) (2011)
*"Fei" (Fid Q feat. SaRaha) (2011)
*"Don't Cry" (Makamua feat. SaRaha) (2012)
*"Usiku wa giza" (Nako 2 Nako feat. SaRaha) (2012)
*"Siongopi" (Joh Makini feat. SaRaha) (2012)
*"Mazoea" (Big Jahman feat. SaRaha & Nura) (2012)
*"Dream" (Hustler Jay feat. SaRaha) (2013)
*"Ghetto Love" (Magenge ft. SaRaha) (2013)
*"Chips Mayai" (Q Chilla feat. SaRaha) (2013)
*"Habibty" (Akil feat. SaRaha) (2014)
*"Tuongee" (Makamua feat. SaRaha) (2015)
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://mistariyetu.com/wasanii/saraha/ SaRaha - MistariYetu]
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[[Category:21st-century Swedish women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Tanzanian women singers]]
[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Melodifestivalen contestants of 2016]]
[[Category:People from Vänersborg Municipality]]
[[Category:Musicians from Västra Götaland County]]
[[Category:Swahili-language singers of Tanzania]]
[[Category:Swedish expatriates in Tanzania]]
[[Category:Expatriates in Zimbabwe]]
[[Category:Tanzanian people of Swedish descent]]
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