Kim Hugo Leonel Niko Cesarion[1] (born 10 July 1990) is a Swedish singer-songwriter of Guadeloupean and Greek origin.[2] Kim Cesarion is a classically trained musician. He studied at Lilla Akademien, a highly acclaimed music school in Stockholm,[3] and plays several instruments including the violin, piano, double bass, and viola, as well as drums.[3][4] He is signed with RCA, Sony Music and Columbia.[5]
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Birth name | Kim Leonel Niko Cesarion |
Born | (1990-07-10) 10 July 1990 (age 32) Stockholm, Sweden |
Genres | Soul, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, violin, bass, viola, drums |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | RCA, Sony Music, Columbia |
Website | www |
Cesarion was born in Stockholm to a Guadeloupean 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.[3]
In 2011, Cesarion received a record deal with Aristotracks after meeting Arnthor Birgisson and Linus Andreen.[6] He signed a distribution deal with Sony Music Sweden, whereas RCA UK will distribute his releases in Britain and Columbia Records in the United States).[6][7]
Cesarion is known for his countertenor, which he uses in his single Undressed, released on 22 March 2013 and featured in the top 10 in 5 countries. His second single Brains Out was released on 6 September 2013. His debut album is scheduled for Spring 2014, co-written by Cesarion with Arnthor Birgisson, Gary Clark and Lukasz "Lukipop" Duchnowski,[6] He released his debut studio album, Undressed, 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.
2020 Kim Ceasrion released a song with swedish lyrics called "Plåga mig" that was a project together with producer Theodor Arvidsson Kylin.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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SWE [8] |
AUS [9] | ||
Undressed |
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15 | 59 |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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SWE [8] |
AUS [10] |
DEN [11] |
FIN [12] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
US | |||||||||||
2013 | "Undressed" | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 113 | Undressed | ||||||||
"Brains Out" | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
2014 | "I Love This Life" | 38 | 87[19] | 25 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
2016 | "Therapy" | 74 [20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
2018 | "Call On Me" | Bleed
(EP) | |||||||||||||||
"Water" | |||||||||||||||||
"Honest" | |||||||||||||||||
"Bleed" | |||||||||||||||||
2020 | "Plåga mig" | ||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
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