Tone Sekelius

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

Tone Sekelius
Tone Sekelius at Melodifestivalen 2022
Tone Sekelius at Melodifestivalen 2022
Background information
Born (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997
Växjö, Sweden

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.[6] 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.[7]

Discography

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[8]
"Awakening" 2017 89 Non-album singles
"One More in the Crowd" 2017 —
"Christmas Lights" 2018 —
"My Way" 2022 9
[9]
"What a Shame" —
"Crying on Christmas" —
"Rhythm of My Show" 2023 19
[10]

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. 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. "Drag Race Sweden: Longstocking extravaganza and "horny Gun"". sweden.postsen.com (in Swedish). March 11, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  7. "Loreen wins Melodifestivalen and will represent Sweden for a second time". ESCXTRA.com. 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  8. "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  10. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.


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