Tone Sekelius

Tone Sekelius
Background information
Born (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 27)
Växjö, Sweden

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

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
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[7]
"Awakening" 2017 89 Non-album singles
"One More in the Crowd" 2017 —
"Christmas Lights" 2018 —
"My Way" 2022 9
[8]
"What a Shame" —
"Crying on Christmas" —
"Rhythm of My Show" 2023 19
[9]

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.
  7. ^ "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.