Paul Rey

Pauli Sebastian Jokela (born 23 May 1992), better known as Paul Rey, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Rey started his musical career as a rapper, and made his debut as a pop singer in 2015, releasing his debut extended play, Good as Hell in the United States through Epic Records. He gained public attention when he participated in Melodifestivalen 2020 with his entry, "Talking in My Sleep", which earned him a sixth place. In 2021, he again took part in Melodifestivalen 2021 with "The Missing Piece".

Early life Paul Rey was born in Lund, his mother fled the Chilean dictatorship and started a new life in Paris in 1973, she came to Sweden as an exchange student. In Sweden she met Paul's father, who is Finnish and came to Sweden through an exchange program.

Career In 2015, Rey was signed to Epic Records in the United States and released his debut album "Good As Hell" the same year. Quincy Jones became his mentor soon after. In 2015, he also became an opening act during Fifth Harmony's tour. He also toured with Nico & Vinz. He also released the single "All Falls Down".

Rey participated in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Talking in My Sleep" and reached the finale, which took place on 7 March 2020. He ended up in sixth place, scoring a total of 68 points. He then participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "The Missing Piece" and qualified for the final through the Andra Chansen round. He ultimately placed last in the final with 25 points which took place on 13 March 2021. Rey returned to Melodifestivalen in 2023, where he placed seventh in the final with the song "Royals"; , his public vote score of 1 point achieved that year remains the lowest recorded since the introduction of a proportional televote.

Discography Studio album Title Details Makin' Moves Released: 31 August 2012 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download

Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions SWE Good as Hell Released: 21 August 2015 Label: Epic Records Format: digital download — Note to Self Released: 15 June 2018 Label: 20/20 Format: digital download 40 Note to Her Released: 22 January 2021 Label: 20/20 Format: digital download — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album SWE Melodifestivalen 2020 and Note to Her "Mistakes" — "Richest Man Alive" — Note to Her "The Missing Piece" 2021 18 Melodifestivalen 2021 "Royals" 2023 23 Melodifestivalen 2023 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SWE "Bigger Than Us" 2015 — — "Give It Away" 2016 — — "Take off" — — "California Dreaming" 2017 — 16 FIN: Platinum "Memory" 2020 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other appearances Title Year Album "Gone Too Far" 2012 F.E.A.T.U.R.E.D "Beyond the Pain" 2013 Bring the Blue Candy Back "All That We Know" C'est Froid "Play It Cool"