Talk:Zara Larsson

Photo

Recent flood of vandalism was caused by subject posting on TikTok requesting the image be updated to a specific image (I went looking for the cause of the sudden influx of vandalism after reverting it). I've replaced it since the new one seems to be better than the prior one, and there doesn't seem to have been any recent discussion or consensus here about any particular image. tony 02:21, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

[1] What the f*ck. I never know she changed this picture by HERSELF????? I was so surprised that my watchlist was terrored by this article. (Redacted) this user is official Zara Larsson and IDK why she persuaded people to NEVER STOP changing pictures. I once required permission to that 2025 picture in Commons and the picture was removed but now VRT received the permission of this picture OMFG!

And yes I also think the 2025 photo is much better than previous one lol Camilasdandelions (✉️) 03:29, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

@Camilasdandelions, I just noticed you uploaded this photo to Commons. It actually looks like the permission is awaiting review. Did you take this photo? If not, where is it from? tony 04:10, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

As the file states, it is "extracted from" its original one. All I did was just cropping the original photo and uploading it to commons, and the original photo was deleted as the permission of its author was not found. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 04:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

After properly watching the video instead of just skipping through (I initially missed the part about "never stop"), I'm a little concerned that my edits could be construed as being a proxy edit, and would like to ping @Augmented Seventh: (as someone else who reverted during the disruption) and @Pppery: (as the sysop who applied protection) here to review and/or revert if they feel it was inappropriate. tony 05:39, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

checking. Augmented Seventh (talk) 05:42, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

As usual, your edits are accurate, according to form, and in good faith.

I don't have sufficient back-end skills to parse further as regards image suitability.

cordially, Augmented Seventh (talk) 05:48, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

I have nothing to say here; I saw a flood of outright vandalism, and didn't care why it was happening other than observing that whatever was going on wasn't good. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 05:49, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Uninvolved editor here (but I did see the TikTok by the subject - ended up getting here after protection had been applied). I do want to raise a question: does enwiki have a policy on photos used in BLP if the subject requests a particular photo be used - beyond what's already stated in BLP and MOS:IMG? netstars22 (talk) 13:55, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Actually, it is very rare case that the actual subject requests their specific photo to be used. But does the picture of Larsson in 2025 violate Wikipedia's guideline? I don't think there's a problem with this photo, as Larsson proved herself in Commons that it was taken by her friend. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 14:02, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

No. The subject can have an opinion, and we can listen to it. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 05:53, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

I haven't checked any of her comments, but some WP:BLPKIND may apply. If someone wants to put the opposing thumbs (see what I did there?) in this thread, that could be helpful. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 15:01, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

I’m not sure how I feel about subjects editing their own entries, as it can be a very fine line that’s easily crossed. I just made this crop on Commons which I think would be a much better choice for the infobox and more in line with the criteria we usually follow. What do you guys think? A vote might help. ArturSik (talk) 19:46, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

I am curious, what is the criteria? This photo and the want she wants show her face clearly. So, at the end of the day, doesn't it come down to an editor's personal preference. I am curious about this, as i'd like to follow the guideline, so if you could provide this info, I would be much appreciated. GrandDukeMarcelo (talk) 20:00, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

From the image RfCs I've seen it indeed mostly boils down to personal preference. The only real criterion is if she actually looks like that because this is the info we give to the reader. Secondary criteria involve probably the image quality, how recent it is, and, for older subjects, availability of colour photographs.
These are two very different people on the photos. From the point of view of a passport photo the requested image is the best. If that's how she looks at least on the stage, she can have that photo for all I care. Not that I would prefer to have that look myself.
Now if that image is photoshopped, that's a big no-no. If Larsson insists to edit war to the altered photo she isn't gonna get it no matter what. I don't have any indication it is altered, though.

Btw, we are in the news. Szmenderowiecki (talk · contribs) 20:58, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

@Camilasdandelions was the uploader of the photo that is currently live on Commons so maybe they can speak to the provenance of it. netstars22 (talk) 23:26, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

What about this photo, which official Wikipedia team suggested? Camilasdandelions (✉️) 23:33, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

That’s also the photo she expressed preference for on her social media. My only concern is that the video Larsson posted shows her Googling images of herself, and those web search images tend to not have the proper licensing needed for Wikipedia use. If we can confirm that she gives us the license to use it, I don’t see a problem with it. I like octopuses (logged out) ~2026-11208-64 (talk) 01:20, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Point of clarification: in the video, Larsson was searching for photos in Commons - not Googling. The currently-live photo (as of this comment) does have the appropriate permissions in Commons (as is noted by the TikTok video posted by Wikipedia social media). netstars22 (talk) 01:26, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Oops, I didn't see that portion. Thank you for the correction - now that we know the photo has the proper licensing, I'm fine with it being used in the article. We could of course hold an RfC if people really can't decide, but I see no opposition to the requested image. I like octopuses^{talk to me, talk to me} 04:06, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

The current pink one [2] is ok. Like you say, if people want to have an rfc, they can. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:05, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Another concern could be that the photo she wants fits in her current "era", and therefore I wonder if Wikipedia wouldn't be a way of advertising that and her current album? So it may be that at the end of the day we may prefer to choose a more neutral photo. But I am happy to be corrected here. GrandDukeMarcelo (talk) 09:43, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

I wonder if Wikipedia wouldn't be a way of advertising that and her current album it very well may be, but I think the purpose of the infobox photo is to show her current look. If that's what she's like right now and it's, that's what the readers should see. Even if it's not her "natural" appearance. (Literally "my body, my choice")
If she had sponsor brands deliberately plastered on her body for promotion, then yes. But in this photo she doesn't do it.
If she returns to the prior look, then we should replace it once again with the newest photo and move this one to the body. Szmenderowiecki (talk · contribs) 12:25, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

WP:LEADIMAGE is pretty broadly written, and in this case, there is quite lot to choose from. We generally like recent-ish, good quality-ish and perhaps a little doing-their-job-ish if we can get it. What is "best" here is subjective to a pretty large extent, there are many good alts at Category:Zara Larsson (see the sub-cats). Nothing prevents us from going by WP:BLPKIND (as in use "her" pic), and nothing prevents us picking something else if we think that improves WP. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:38, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

The fact that she is willingly desorganising Wikipedia to impose her image should urge one to revert the main picture to the original one up until things start cooling down. There is no reason debating for now in such a toxic context, they themselves said they were going to POV-push "over and over". Médicis (talk) 15:35, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

If the file she desires is poorly licensed, I would agree with you. When Hellomoto100 added this file on 30 January, it was reverted as this user (I doubt this user is Larsson's friend, who also took that 2025 photo) destroyed the infobox template. She then re-added the file, but reverted by another user as it still destroyed the template. But she didn't stop, she put the file again and I just fixed the issues rather than reverting it. But the original file was kinda unnecessarily big, so I cropped it in Commons and changed to it. But I suddenly felt that this file was poorly lincesed, so I requested permission of it in original file and it was removed. My cropped version of this photo was also set to be removed, so I just restored it to her 2024 photo. And then, Larsson posted her TikTok video not to change her profile picture in Wikipedia.

So anyway, as I requested permission of it in Commons, Larsson really submitted her permission to VRT, and now it is free to use. Thus, I see no issues at using this file anymore, and I don't even think that this is part of the promotion of her fifth album Midnight Sun. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 15:49, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

How do you know it is not a promotion tactic for her fifth album? Her TikTok video has over 1,5 million views and many of the comments are inciting a change, regardless of being her chosen photo or not. I don't have an issue with said photo, like you said the licensing seems okay, but I don't appreciate the disruption caused and wonder if we have a responsibility in stopping said disruption. GrandDukeMarcelo (talk) 15:57, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

I don't like the disruption and the picture itself either. The licensing isn't the problem. Médicis (talk) 15:58, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Her requesting this very picture shouldn't be an argument at all to change to this picture. People don't have a right to veto their own articles.

Personally, I believe that this picture is much better, firstly because the lighting is much better, you see more of the body including the hands, and the arms aren't dangling. Besides, the picture is from 2024, so the other requested picture being from 2025 isn't much better on this part. Médicis (talk) 16:02, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

3 months later but I was reading this thread and this picture, although others may disagree, is hilariously bad. It’s not even a full on front shot and it’s taken from slightly below so the view of the face isn’t even representative of a normal view! Vaxra (talk) 08:50, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

@Vaxra Fwiw, the current leadimage is the result of Talk:Zara_Larsson#RfC:_Which_image_to_use_as_main?. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:55, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Oh yes I know, thank you! I was reading through the discussion on the photo and it was quite enlightening! I do question some editors comments on which photo to use, as one user pointed out that the criteria used to justify some photos were quite arbitrary and not that big of a deal. Vaxra (talk) 09:06, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Because she said she wanna change her 2024 photo as it looked "ugly" to her. She didn't even mention promotional things in that TikTok video; she just stated that her previous photo isn't good to her so she would keep changing it. And yes, if there's no issue w the license, it's good to go then. Putting ones own opinion at her other pictures (as the writer stated, "Personally") does not fully explains why her 2025 photo should be removed from the infobox. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 16:17, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

We can't WP:CRYSTAL her true intentions. As for the second part of your comment, Wikipedia is a community. If we want to take this to a vote, and collectively decide what is the best photo, then that will be the decision. Same goes for blocking the page from future WP:VAND/disruptive edits/etc. GrandDukeMarcelo (talk) 16:24, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

This discussion is absolutely hilariously silly. I only heard about this on the radio while driving home and I sometimes contribute to Wikipedia so my interest was piqued and I decided to look at it.

The photo Zara dislikes of herself, I actually think is a slightly better photo for Wikipedia, it's a bit better lit, there is nobody in the background, and is slightly higher resolution, that said these are hardly official Wikipedia requirements, just personal taste really. Thus, if the photo she prefers:

• Has appropriate licensing
• Shows the subject clearly
• And follows Wikipedia policies with regards to BLP lead photos

Then we should totally respect her preferences on two accounts, firstly it's just the nice thing to do. If I had a Wikipedia photo I'd sure rather it not use a photo I think I look ugly in, that'd suck. Secondly, it'll cause this disruption to the article to stop, and this whole issue to blow over, thus helping to protect the rest of the article from accidents or vandalism (as it won't be caught up in constant chaotic editing), and will help avoid us having to keep protection on the article indefinitely.

As for the assertion the photo might be some marketing strategy, well as you said "We can't WP:CRYSTAL her true intentions", and there is no evidence this is some intentional act of marketing for her latest album or some other ulterior motive, thus we can continue this conversation without speculating on some ulterior motive until evidence for that surfaces. To me though, the assertion it's some marketing gimmick honestly feels like clasping at straws to try and create some reason not to use her image?

Lets just, be nice and use her image. We genuinely have no policy-level reason not to. ~2026-86916-9 (talk) 17:26, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Potentially, a WP:CONSENSUS could emerge to use another pic, and that's policy. That said, the current pic is IMO acceptable. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:33, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

There seems to be a slight inconsistency between preferring the first photo for the reasons stated while suggesting we keep the subject's preferred other. While I am not opposed to using the subject's preferred image, my main concern is avoiding further disruption to the page. Ultimately, Wikipedia is built on WP:CONSENSUS; if the community reaches a clear agreement on a different photo, we should follow that lead. GrandDukeMarcelo (talk) 17:39, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

the current consensus has been reached by trolls and pov-pushers. Médicis (talk) 17:48, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

WP:ASPERSIONS are generally a bad thing around here. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 18:09, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

it had already been discussed: [3] Médicis (talk) 18:48, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

What POV is being pushed here? And what behavior leads you to identify these editors as "trolls"? It is true her request is the reason for the disruption, but this doesn't mean we should automatically do the exact reverse of what is requested. Although I do agree that the previous pictures are of better quality, it is a little too far to assign malicious intent to other (unexperienced, newcomer) editors. I like octopuses^{talk to me, talk to me} 02:36, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm not actually that much of a newcomer here (assuming Medicis comment was directed at me!) - I've just avoided making an account out of an act of protest against a rather unsavoury editor who greatly disliked IP editors. I might one day make an account, but for the time being, here I am! ~2026-86916-9 (talk) 00:04, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Two months late here to replying, but User:GrandDukeMarcelo to respond to your reply:

I see no inconsistency in my comment? I'll restate it in case my opinion wasn't clear though:

I do personally, from the perspective of aesthetic qualities of the image think the image is better.

But we aren't running a photography competition here, we are writing and maintaining a publicly accessible encyclopaedia, with this page here covering a living person.

From a standpoint of being encyclopaedic, both photos are more-or-less equal.

From the standpoint of public access and availability, both photos are equal, they're both public domain, right?

From the standpoint of being able to maintain this encyclopaedia, causing this controversy to blow over by conceding to the request means less disruption to the page, helping us to better track any edits, catch any vandalism to other parts of the page, and stop meaningful additions from being accidentally reverted.

From the standpoint of us just being decent people and respecting a living person's preferences on our coverage and presentation of them, conceding to their request is nicer.

So on the balance of those factors, I think respecting Zara's request is reasonable, as we have no compelling encyclopaedic reason not to, no policy reason (other then, as Gråbergs Gråa Sång said, possible WP:CONSENSUS), and a number of reasons to respect her request. ~2026-86916-9 (talk) 00:01, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Edit requests to update the infobox photo (please see the ongoing RfC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2026

Change profile picture to more accurate picture ~2026-11101-93 (talk) 10:26, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Not done for now: what's wrong with the current picture and which one do you want to change it to? 🍅 fx (talk) 12:07, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2026 (2)

photo thumb Et3rnaIBl1ss (talk) 10:58, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. 🍅 fx (talk) 12:06, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 February 2026

Can you please change Zara's picture. Thank you. Zazstarrocks (talk) 20:52, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

To what exactly? Szmenderowiecki (talk · contribs) 21:00, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done - please be more specific - we don't know what you want the picture to be changed to unless you specify. (edit conflict) Sugar Tax (talk) 21:01, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 February 2026 (2)

Photo of zara to please be edited and changed for she does not like her picture. Thank you. ~2026-11209-44 (talk) 22:26, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. RedShellMomentum 00:06, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 February 2026

Change the photo to a more flattering one Alex lillac (talk) 06:37, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

See Talk:Zara_Larsson#Photo. If you mean "use the photo Zara Larsson wants", it seems we currently are. But this is WP, things change. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:11, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 February 2026 (2)

Change the photo to a better photo like Zara wants, be nice :) ~2026-11968-79 (talk) 20:21, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

•  Not done: Photos need to be freely licensed to be used, and none are provided here. If the subject of this page would like her Wikipedia photo updated, I would recommend sending her the link to the page WP:A picture of you. ScalarFactor (talk) 20:46, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
• As of writing, we already use her preferred photo. Unless she wants something else now, which I am not aware of. Szmenderowiecki (talk · contribs) 01:41, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 February 2026

Can I please help get information right? Gemmaspurr11 (talk) 14:24, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done. It's not clear what changes you want to make. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 14:50, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2026

Change wrong facts and add new and up to date pics Orangm0on (talk) 03:23, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.netstars22 (talk) 03:28, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2026

her photo isnt her ~2026-13326-36 (talk) 11:37, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. See also above section on choosing the image for the infobox: Talk:Zara Larsson#RfC: Which image to use as main? – NJD-DE (talk) 12:17, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 March 2026

I would like to change the picture since I found a nicer one Zaralarrson (talk) 00:10, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 03:30, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 March 2026

please change her picture.

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. PieWriter (talk) 03:18, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2026

I would like to edit this page because I have a more pleasing picture of her. MountEverest412 (talk) 05:33, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Discourses on Livvy (talk · contribs) 05:55, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 May 2026

Please change: On 25 April 2026, she performed at Yale University's Spring Fling.

To: In April and May 2026, she headlined at multiple U.S. university showcase performances including University of Delaware's Spring Concert on April 23, Tufts University's Spring Fling on April 25, Yale University's Spring Fling on April 25, Brandeis University's Springfest on April 26, Penn State's Movin' On Festival on May 1, SUNY Oneonta's O-Fest on May 2, and Boston University's RhettRockz on May 3.

Supporting Sources: Tufts University: https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2026/03/zara-larsson-to-headline-spring-fling-grouplove-to-open Brandeis University: https://www.thejustice.org/article/2026/04/zara-larsson-lights-up-the-stage-brandeis Penn State: https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/movin-music-festival-announces-lineup-may-1-student-send-event SUNY: https://suny.oneonta.edu/why-oneonta/student-life/o-fest Boston University: https://dailyfreepress.com/03/31/13/219098/breaking-zara-larsson-to-headline-spring-concert-bu-student-solo-artist-enrico-voted-as-opener/ Multiple School Confirmation: https://people.com/zara-larsson-performing-at-colleges-to-pay-for-real-tour-11961731 Brady.Halvorsen (talk) 15:36, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

 Not done. Besides the fact that this sounds like it was written by a computer, we shouldn't be including every single little concert she's given. I simply removed the one that was there instead of adding more cruft on top of it. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 01:03, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 June 2026

her picture is old needs to be changed Annabellacour (talk) 12:51, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: Please point to a high-quality, freely licensed image we can use. See WP:Image use policy. jolielover♥talk 14:03, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Midnight Sun by Zara Larsson

Midnight Sun is the fifth studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson. It was released on 26 September 2025, through Sommer House and Epic Records. Larsson worked with a range of collaborators on the album, including partner MNEK, as well as Margo XS, Zhone, and Helena Gao. Inspired by the atmosphere of summer in Sweden, the ten-track project blends electropop, dance-pop, and drum and bass with introspective songwriting, characterised by its focus on personal themes such as ambition, identity, and self-reflection. Midnight Sun received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised Larsson's lyrical evolution, vocal performance, and Swedish-tinged production. The album reached number one in Sweden, becoming her third chart-topping album in her home country. It was preceded by the singles "Pretty Ugly", "Midnight Sun" and "Crush", while supported by the Midnight Sun Tour which began in Europe in October 2025. A remix album, Midnight Sun: Girls Trip, was released on 1 May 2026. ~2026-36515-99 (talk) 17:42, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

The picture of Zara Larsson is old and not current.

As you know, the photo on Zara Larsson's page is from 2025, and one years have passed since the end of 2025. We shouldn't dwell on the past; we should look to the present. The image that will should be on the page is current and belongs to the present time. Ordinâryüs Üstâd (talk) 15:34, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

Does that mean we are required to update the infobox image to the most recent publicly available photo, provided it meets Wikipedia's image licensing requirements? NebulaDrift (talk) 23:34, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

That's an incorrect assertion; there is nothing stating that we must use the most current image of the subject. Please do not change the infobox image without discussing here. We have already had a community-wide discussion and decided to use the current image. I like octopuses^{talk to me, talk to me} 23:41, 25 June 2026 (UTC)