Tone Sekelius

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Tone Sekelius
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Born (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 26)
Växjö, Sweden

Tone Sekelius (born 16 July 1997) is a Swedish social media influencer and singer. [1]

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Career

Sekelius' song "Awakening" entered Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish singles' chart, at place 89 in February 2017.

In a 2021 interview with Aftonbladet , Sekelius came out as transgender and revealed that she would change her name to Tone. Sekelius' first name had previously been Thomas. [2]

Sekelius competed in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "My Way". [3] She was the first openly transgender performer in the contest. [4] [5] She placed 5th in the final with 84 points.

In 2023, Sekelius was a guest celebrity judge in the episode "Marathon Talent Hunt" of the reality television series Drag Race Sverige broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play.[ citation needed ] She competed in Melodifestivalen 2023 with the song "Rhythm of My Show", which went on to place 12th (last) in the final with 20 points. [6]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[7]
"Awakening"201789Non-album singles
"One More in the Crowd"2017—
"Christmas Lights"2018—
"My Way"20229
[8]
"What a Shame"—
"Crying on Christmas"—
"Rhythm of My Show"202319
[9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Youtubestjärnan från Växjö kommer ut som transperson". Sveriges Radio. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Sekelius byter namn till Tone – kommer ut som transperson". Aftonbladet. 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tone Sekelius: "Jag vill verkligen bli artist"". Dagens Nyheter. 12 February 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Löwing, Joakim (29 January 2022). "Tone Sekelius är första transpersonen i Mello: "Jag har alltid drömt om att bli artist"". Allas. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Samira Manners: the singer giving Sweden's Melodifestivalen an English accent". The Local. 12 February 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Loreen wins Melodifestivalen and will represent Sweden for a second time". ESCXTRA.com. 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
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  8. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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