Kim Cesarion

Kim Hugo Leonel Niko Cesarion (born 10 July 1990) is a Swedish singer-songwriter of Guadeloupean and Greek origin. 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 is signed with RCA, Sony Music and Columbia.

Career

2011–2012: 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).

2013–2023: 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 five countries. His second single Brains Out was released on 6 September 2013. His debut album Undressed was co-written by Cesarion with Arnthor Birgisson, Gary Clark and Lukasz "Lukipop" Duchnowski, being eliminated in his heat on 17 February 2024.

Personal life 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.

Released: 19 June 2014 Label: Aristotracks, RCA, Sony Music Format: LP, CD, digital download

EPs Bleed (2018)

Singles + List of singles, with selected details, chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWE FIN NOR NZ USBub. "Undressed" 2013 7 5 6 11 13 32 13 GLF: 5× Platinum ARIA: Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum IFPI NOR: Gold Undressed "Brains Out" — — 30 — — — — "I Love This Life" 2014 38 87 25 — — — — "Therapy" 2016 74 — — — — — — "Call on Me" 2018 — — — — — — — Bleed EP "Water" — — — — — — — "Honest" — — — — — — — "Bleed" — — — — — — — "Show Me" 2019 — — — — — — — "Plåga mig" 2020 — — — — — — — "Take My Breath Away" 2024 85 — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.