August 4, 2020
Swedish Pop Star Darin Comes Out
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 3 MIN.
Swedish pop star Darin Zanyar has come out as gay, reports Swedish news source Swensk Dam.
Darin made the announcement in Instagram, on the occasion of gay pride in Sweden.
"Everyone in the world should be able to be proud and accepted for who they are. I know how difficult it can be," Darin posted on Aug. 3.
"Took me a while, but I am proud to be gay," Darin added. "Happy pride!"
The Stockholm native came to fame overnight in 2004 after appearing on the TV program "Idol" at the age of 16. Since then, Darin has become Sweden's biggest pop star, with seven No. 1 albums.
Swenk Dam noted that questions about his sexuality have circulated for years, with speculation about a romance with fellow recoding artist Maja Ivarsson, the frontperson for The Sounds.
Until now, Swenk Dam reported, Darin has been "tight-lipped about his love life."
"'I'm happy single. I have been single for a very long time,' Darin has previously said."
