Efraim Leo

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Efraim Leo
Birth nameEfraim Faramir Sixten Fransesco Vindalf Cederqvist Leo
Born (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 27)
Stockholm, Sweden
Genres Pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
Labels Sony Music
Website www.efraimleo.com

Efraim Faramir Sixten Fransesco Vindalf Cederqvist Leo (born October 5, 1997 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He took part in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "Best of Me".

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Career

Efraim Leo first came to prominence in 2016 when he was featured on the single "Show You the Light" by MARC (Markus Lidén). The song rose to #12 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart. [1] He released his debut single "You Got Me Wrong" in 2018 and his debut EP "Timing" together with two singles "One of Them Girls" and "Talk to Me" in 2020. [2] He has written songs for the South Korean girl group Red Velvet, the Russian-Azerbaijani singer Emin among others. [3]

Efraim participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "Best of Me" [4] which he co-wrote with Cornelia Jakobsdotter, Amanda Björkegren and Herman Gardarfve. He competed in the fourth round where he moved to "second chance" round. [5]

Discography

EPs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertification
SWE
[6]
Timing2020

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[6]
"You Got Me Wrong"
(featuring Juliette Claire)
2018
"Talk to Me"2020
"One of Them Girls"
"When I Wanted You"
"Best of Me"202121
[7]
Melodifestivalen 2021
"Somebody Else" [8]
(with Celina Sharma)
TBA
"Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song)" [9] -
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[6]
US
Billboard
Dance Club Songs
"Show You the Light"
(MARC featuring Efraim Leo)
20168812
[1]

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