Zara Larsson Took Home Three Awards at Rockbjörnen – Here Are All the Evening's Winners
Zara Larsson was one of the night's big winners when Rockbjörnen 2026 was decided at Gröna Lund in Stockholm. The artist was awarded Female Artist of the Year and International Song of the Year, while her fans clinched a Rockbjörn as well. KAJ, Felicia, and Victor Leksell also had reasons to celebrate during the star-studded music gala.
On Wednesday evening, September 16, some of Sweden's biggest artists gathered at Gröna Lund in Stockholm for Aftonbladet's annual music gala Rockbjörnen.
The evening featured award ceremonies, live music, and several performances in front of the audience.
Felicia had the honor of opening the gala and thus set the tone for the evening. She would later return to the spotlight, but this time as one of the evening's prizewinners.
The first award went to KAJ, who was named Group of the Year.
After the initial award ceremony, Cherrie took the stage and performed a couple of songs for the audience.
Molly Sandén and Miriam Bryant Honored
The award for International Song of the Year went to PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson for the song “Stateside + Zara Larsson”.
After that, it was time to announce Swedish Song of the Year. The winners were Molly Sandén and Miriam Bryant with their joint song “Superlim & silvertejp”.
Following the award ceremony, the musical entertainment continued as rapper Stor took the stage and offered the audience hip hop.
Felicia then had further reason to celebrate when she was named Breakthrough of the Year. The artist, who had opened the entire gala, thus also got to accept one of the evening’s Rockbjörnen awards.
Zara Larsson's Mother Accepted the Award
One of the evening’s big winners was Zara Larsson, who was named Female Artist of the Year.
The artist herself was not present at Gröna Lund. Instead, her mother, Agnetha Larsson, took to the stage to accept the Rockbjörnen on her daughter's behalf.
It was not the first time Agnetha had represented her daughter at an award ceremony. Earlier in the year, she also accepted Zara’s prizes at the Grammisgalan.
Victor Leksell also had a reason to celebrate when he was named Male Artist of the Year.
Between the award ceremonies, the musical entertainment continued with performances by Molly Hammar and Valter Nilsson.
Zara Larsson's Fans Took Home the Award
When the award for Fans of the Year was handed out, it was clear that Zara Larsson's fans had been voted the winners.
Thus, Zara Larsson and her fans could count a total of three honors during the evening – Female Artist of the Year, International Song of the Year, and Fans of the Year.
After all the awards had been handed out, the music celebration continued at Gröna Lund. The group Lovet took to the stage and offered the audience even more live music.
The gala, hosted by Katia Mosally and Pontus Bjernekull Mörner, provided an evening full of both award ceremonies and performances from some of Sweden’s most popular artists.
All the Winners at Rockbjörnen 2026
- Female Artist of the Year: Zara Larsson
- Male Artist of the Year: Victor Leksell
- Group of the Year: KAJ
- Breakthrough of the Year: Felicia
- Swedish Song of the Year: “Superlim & silvertejp” – Molly Sandén and Miriam Bryant
- International Song of the Year: “Stateside + Zara Larsson” – PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson
- Fans of the Year: Zara Larsson's fans
