Midnight Sun-derland: Zara Larsson electrifies the crowd at Big Weekend

Here is the latest breaking news from around the world: Midnight Sun-derland: Zara Larsson electrifies the crowd at Big Weekend 11 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleNaomi ClarkeBBC Newsbeat, at Radio 1's Big Weekend in SunderlandBBCZara Larsson declares 'summer isn't over... summer has just started'Zara Larsson brought never-ending summer energy to the main stage of Radio 1's Big Weekend during her highly anticipated headline set. The Swedish pop star treated the crowds to back-to-back, high-energy pop bangers from her latest album Midnight Sun, alongside a host of fan favourites like Stateside and Pretty Ugly.

Larsson's dancers and their choreography have been key to hyping up her audiences on her current world tour, and on Saturday night they had tens of thousands vibing in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park. Another key tradition during her shows is to bring a fan on to the stage to perform the viral Lush Life dance alongside her. Superfan Kayleigh, who revealed she has been to three shows in America to see Larsson, was the lucky girl at Big Weekend.

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After the pop star gave her a custom t-shirt, they launched into an energetic performance of the iconic routine as the crowd cheered them on. The Swedish pop sensation delivered non-stop pop bangers during her headline setThis marked Larsson's fourth time performing at Big Weekend, but it is her first time headlining a major European festival, according to Radio 1. The singer emerged on the music scene after winning Sweden's version of Britain's Got Talent in 2008, aged just 10.

She shot to fame in 2016 when her song Lush Life became one of the major soundtracks of the year. The pop hit surged back into the charts this year, and peaked at number three, thanks largely to a wave of 2016 nostalgia that took over social media. She brought the night to an end by reflecting on the expanse of her career, ending with the title track of her new Scandi-pop album Midnight Sun, before taking it all the way back to her 2017 collaboration with Clean Bandit on Symphony.

Before leaving the stage she declared: "Summer isn't over... summer has just started. "Lola Young offered up a selection on her refreshingly honest and soulful tracksLola Young told the crowd "it feels good to be back performing" as she took to the main stage ealier in the evening.

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Big Weekend marked the first festival she's played since collapsing on stage at New York's All Things Go last September. The 25-year-old Londoner took a few months out to work on her physical and mental health, and she has been playing a run of intimate gigs since re-emerging at the Grammy Awards in February. Her set featured a host of her refreshingly honest and soulful tracks including d£aler, Post Sex Clarity and One Thing.

She arguably saved her best to last, closing out with her confessional anthem Messy, which secured her the Grammy for best pop solo performance and the breakthrough prize at the Brit Awards earlier this year.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.