Tusse

Toussaint Michael Chiza (born 1 January 2002), better known as Tusse, is a Congolese-Swedish singer who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Life and career Chiza was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When he was five years old, he had to flee his country. He lived in Uganda in a refugee camp with his aunt for three years and then came to Sweden. There, he lived in the village of Kullsbjörken, near Leksand, where he has resided since 2015. He participated as a singer in the Swedish talent show Talang 2018 (as Tousin Chiza) which was also broadcast on TV4; he made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated.

He received praise for his semi-final performance from judge Bianca Ingrosso. Tusse was a finalist in Swedish Idol 2019, broadcast on TV4, alongside Freddie Liljegren, and was ultimately declared the winner in the final.

After winning Swedish Idol, he released three singles, two of them songs he performed on Idol: a cover of Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" on 22 November 2019 as a Top 12 contestant. As a result of his victory, he got to release his debut single as a CD single as well as on the iTunes Store. His third single is called "Innan du går"

Tusse participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "Voices". He qualified directly to the final, scheduled for 13 March 2021, and ultimately won with 175 points. As a result, he represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

After his first Eurovision rehearsal, Tusse was the victim of racist comments on social media.

In the semi-final, Tusse managed to qualify for the final on 22 May. In the final, he reached 14th place with his song. After Eurovision, he did an interview with the magazine Vanity Teen in which he talked about his personal life, his experience in Eurovision and his future career.

In June 2023, it was revealed that a film about Tusse's life was to be produced in 2024.

In January 2026, he came out as queer.

Discography

Studio albums Title Details It Takes a Village to Love a Child Released: 8 May 2026 Label: Playground Music Scandinavia Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album SWE IRE LAT NLD NOR UKDown. "How Will I Know" 2019 — — — — — — "Rain" 63 — — — — — GLF: Gold "Innan du går" 2020 — — — — — — "Jag tror på sommaren" — — — — — — "Crash" — — — — — — "Voices" 2021 1 99 2 56 11 31 GLF: 2× Platinum — — — — — — "This Is Our Christmas Song" — — — — — — "Happiness Before Love" 2022 — — — — — — "Dream of Gold" — — — — — — "I Wanna Be Someone Who's Loved" — — — — — — "Home" 2023 — — — — — — "I Won't Spend Christmas On My Own" — — — — — — "Motherland" 2026 — — — — — — It Takes a Village to Love a Child "I Could Be Staring at Stars" — — — — — — "No Sinner No Saint" — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.