Tone Sekelius Explained
Tone Sekelius |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1997 |
Birth Place: | Växjö, Sweden |
Tone Sekelius (born 16 July 1997) is a Swedish social media influencer and singer.[1]
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. 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]
Discography
Singles
Notes and References
- News: Youtubestjärnan från Växjö kommer ut som transperson. 22 February 2021. 12 February 2022. Sveriges Radio. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212134822/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/youtubestjarnan-fran-vaxjo-kommer-ut-som-transperson. live.
- Web site: Thomas Sekelius byter namn till Tone – kommer ut som transperson. Aftonbladet. 21 February 2021 . 12 February 2022. 18 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418020930/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/56jMMz. live.
- Web site: Tone Sekelius: "Jag vill verkligen bli artist". 12 February 2022. Dagens Nyheter. 12 February 2022. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212112220/https://www.dn.se/kultur/tone-sekelius-jag-vill-verkligen-bli-artist/. live.
- Web site: Tone Sekelius är första transpersonen i Mello: "Jag har alltid drömt om att bli artist". Joakim. Löwing. 29 January 2022. Allas. 12 February 2022. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212134427/https://www.allas.se/melodifestivalen/tone-sekelius-ar-forsta-transpersonen-i-mello-jag-har-alltid-dromt-om-att-bli-artist/8151208. live.
- Samira Manners: the singer giving Sweden's Melodifestivalen an English accent. 12 February 2022. 12 February 2022. The Local. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212103505/https://www.thelocal.se/20220212/the-singer-giving-swedens-melodifestivalen-an-english-accent/. live.
- Web site: 2023-03-11 . Loreen wins Melodifestivalen and will represent Sweden for a second time . 2023-03-20 . ESCXTRA.com . en-GB.
- Web site: Sverigetopplistan. Sverigetopplistan. 12 February 2022. 4 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204033839/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/search. live.
- Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11. Sverigetopplistan. 19 March 2022. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325124945/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2022&dspp=11. live.
- Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11. Sverigetopplistan. 18 March 2023. 4 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230304111640/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2023&dspp=10. live.