Tone Sekelius

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

Tone Sekelius
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.[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.

Discography

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[6]
"Awakening" 2017 89 Non-album singles
"One More in the Crowd" 2017 —
"Christmas Lights" 2018 —
"My Way" 2022 9
[7]		 Melodifestivalen 2022

References
  1. "Youtubestjärnan från Växjö kommer ut som transperson". 22 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022 – via Sveriges Radio.
  2. "Thomas Sekelius byter namn till Tone – kommer ut som transperson". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. "Tone Sekelius: "Jag vill verkligen bli artist"". Dagens Nyheter. 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. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. "Samira Manners: the singer giving Sweden's Melodifestivalen an English accent". The Local. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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