Oscar Zia (born in Svedala , Sweden on 10 October 1996) is a Swedish of Italian origin.

He first appeared in the 2012 Swedish X Factor in the shows inaugural Swedish season auditioning with " With or Without You " from U2 . He ended in the Final 12 in the "Boys under 25" category coached by the judge assigned for the category Ison Glasgow . He finished 8th overall between 12 final contestants. His performances included:
Week 1 (5 October 2012) - " Boyfriend " from Justin Bieber - Result: safe
Week 2 (12 October 2012) - " DJ Got Us Fallin in Love from Usher - Result: safe
Week 3 (19 October 2013) - " Danza Kuduro " from Don Omar featuring Lucenzo - Result:safe
Week 4 (26 October 2012) - " When You Say Nothing at All " from Ronan Keating - Result: safe
Week 5 (2 November 2012) - " Moves Like Jagger " from Maroon 5 - Result: Bottom 2
Bottom 2 duel (3 November 2013) - " It Will Rain " from Bruno Mars - Result - Deadlock by judges (2 of 4 votes) / Elimination by public vote / 8th overall
Melodifestivalen 2013 [ edit ]

In 2013, he was in the backing vocals alongside Loulou Lamotte in the Behrang Miri song " Jalla Dansa Sawa " performed at the Melodifestivalen 2013 in the Swedish selection process for Eurovision Song Contest 2012 . Although the song failed to make it to the finals after a duel elimination round won by Anton Ewald and his song " Begging ", the song gained great popularity with the Swedish public and the single was released immediately after the competition reaching number 4 on Sverigetopplistan , the official Swedish Singles Chart.
Lets Dance 2013 [ edit ]

Oscar Zia is one of the contestants in Lets Dance 2013 , the eighth season of the Swedish version of Dancing with the Stars , broadcast on the Swedish television channel TV4 .