Tone_Sekelius

Tone Sekelius

Tone Sekelius

Swedish singer

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

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References

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    "Youtubestjärnan från Växjö kommer ut som transperson". Sveriges Radio. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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    "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.
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    "Tone Sekelius: "Jag vill verkligen bli artist"". Dagens Nyheter. 12 February 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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    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.
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    "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.
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    "Loreen wins Melodifestivalen and will represent Sweden for a second time". ESCXTRA.com. 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
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    "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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    "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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    "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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