Introduction
Kim Hugo Leonel Niko Cesarion (born on 10 July 1990) is a Swedish singer and songwriter of Guadeloupean and Greek origin. Kim Cesarion is a classically trained musician. He studied at Lilla Akademien, a highly acclaimed music school in Stockholm, and plays several instruments including the violin, piano, double bass, and viola, as well as drums. He also attended classical music school in Russia. He is signed with RCA, Sony Music and Columbia.
Personal life
He was born in Stockholm to a Guadeloupean father and a Greek mother. Both his father and his uncle were record producers. His sister is also a performer with Kaysha and the Sushiraw label.
Career
2011–12: Early beginnings
In 2011, Cesarion received a record deal with Aristotracks after meeting Arnthor Birgisson and Linus Andreen. 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).
2013–present: Breakthrough
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, He released his debut studio album, Undressed, on 6 June 2014.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE |
AUS | ||
| Undressed |
|
15 | 59 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE |
AUS |
DEN |
FIN |
NOR |
NZ |
US | |||||||||||
| 2013 | "Undressed" | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 113 |
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Undressed | |||||||
| "Brains Out" | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2014 | "I Love This Life" | 38 | 87 | 25 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2016 | "Therapy" | 74 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||||||
| 2018 | "Call On Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Water" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||