Tone Sekelius | |
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Born | Växjö, Sweden | 16 July 1997
Tone Sekelius (born 16 July 1997) is a Swedish social media influencer and singer. [1]
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]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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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] |