Tone Sekelius
Tone Sekelius is a Swedish social media influencer and singer.
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.
Sekelius competed in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "My Way". 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] broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play. She competed in Melodifestivalen 2023 with the song "Rhythm of My Show", which went on to place 12th in the final with 20 points.