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an and Greek origin. Cesarion is a classically trained musician. He studied at Lilla Akademien, a highly acclaimed music school in

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. He is signed with RCA, Sony Music and

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Career

2011–2012: Early beginnings

In 2011, Cesarion received a record deal with Aristotracks after meeting

Arnthor Birgisson Arnthor Birgisson (Icelandic: Arnþór Birgisson, born 12 February 1976 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic-Swedish songwriter and producer. Arnþór moved to Sweden in 1978 at age two and lives in Stockholm. Information As young Arnþ ...

and Linus Andreen.Musikindustrin: Sony Music och RCA UK kontrakterar Kim Cesarion
(Swedish) He signed a distribution deal with Sony Music Sweden, whereas

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will distribute his releases in Britain and

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in the United States).

2013–present: Breakthrough

Cesarion is known for his

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, which he uses in his single " Undressed", released on 22 March 2013 and featured in the top 10 in five countries. His second single ''

Brains Out "Brains Out" is a single of the Swedish singer songwriter Kim Cesarion. The single was released as the second single from his debut studio album in Sweden on 6 September 2013. The song peaked at number 30 on the Danish Singles Chart. "Brains Out" ...

'' was released on 6 September 2013. His debut album '' Undressed'' was co-written by Cesarion with Arnthor Birgisson, Gary Clark and Lukasz "Lukipop" Duchnowski, and released on 6 June 2014. In 2018 he released the EP ''Bleed'' including the song with the same name and the previously released singles "Water", "Call on Me" and "Honest". In 2020, Ceasrion released a song with Swedish lyrics titled "Plåga mig" that was a project together with producer Theodor Arvidsson Kylin.

Personal life

Cesarion was born in Stockholm to a

an father and a Greek Cretan/Swedish mother. Both his father and his uncle were record producers. His sister is also a performer with Kaysha and the Sushiraw label.

Discography

Albums

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EPs

* ''Bleed'' (2018)

Singles

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cesarion, Kim 1990 births Living people Swedish songwriters English-language singers from Sweden Singers from Stockholm Swedish people of Greek descent Swedish people of Guadeloupean descent 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers