Tone Sekelius (born 16 July 1997) is a Swedish social media influencer and singer.
Career
Sekelius' song "Awakening" entered
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from IFPI Sverige. It was formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and has been known by its current name si ...
, the official Swedish singles' chart, at place 89 in February 2017.
In a 2021 interview with ''
Aftonbladet
(, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish language, Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lar ...
'', Sekelius came out as transgender and revealed that she would change her name to Tone. Sekelius' first name had previously been Thomas.
Sekelius competed in
Melodifestivalen 2022
2022 was the 62nd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 5 February and 12 March 2022. The winner of the competition was Cornelia Jakobs with the so ...
with the song "
My Way
"My Way" is Paul Anka's English-language lyrical adaptation of the French song " Comme d'habitude", released by Frank Sinatra in 1969. The original song was written by Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibaut, and Claude François, and was first recor ...
". She was the first openly transgender performer in the contest. 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
''Drag Race Sverige'' (internationally called ''Drag Race Sweden'') is a Swedish reality competition television series based on the American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. It is broadcast by SVT1 and SVT Play in Sweden and airs on WOW Presents ...
'' broadcast on
SVT1
SVT1 (SVT Ett; commonly referred to as Ettan) is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.
History
Television in Sweden officially launched on 4 September 1956 with the launch of '' ...
and
SVT Play
SVT Play is the brand used for the video on demand service offered by Sveriges Television, more specifically to the streaming services offered on the SVT website, svt.se, and its counterpart for mobile phones. The brand was introduced in Decemb ...
. 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.
Discography
Singles
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
People from Växjö
Transgender women singers
Swedish LGBTQ singers
Swedish transgender women