1. Yohio is best known for his performances as Yohio, wearing a lolita dress in previous years, with an androgynous appearance on stage.
19 Facts About Yohio
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Yohio is a former member of the Swedish rock band Seremedy, which disbanded in April 2013.
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Yohio has participated in Melodifestivalen both in 2013 and 2014, making it to the final on both occasions.
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Yohio is one of the co-founders and current CEO of Keios Entertainment.
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Yohio was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 12 July 1995 and is the son of Tommy Rehn of the Swedish heavy metal band Corroded, and Johanna Eires.
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Yohio wrote his first song when he was six years old.
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Yohio speaks Japanese, after becoming interested in Japanese culture and visual kei at a young age, and spending time in Japan on his several trips to the country performing his music.
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Yohio received special attention for wearing a dress when performing.
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In 2012 Yohio released his first English song as a solo performer, "Our Story".
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In 2013, it was announced that Yohio was lending his voice to a Vocaloid voicebank within the PowerFX range that contains both an English and Japanese vocal.
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Yohio was one of the contestants in the 2013 edition of Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 to be held in Malmo.
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Yohio's song was "Heartbreak Hotel", which he wrote along with Johan Fransson, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson and Henrik Goranson.
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Yohio earned 133 points with his successful song; Heartbreak Hotel.
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Yohio was the Swedish spokesperson and announcer of the Swedish voting result at the 2013 Eurovision final in Malmo.
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Yohio took part in the first heat of Melodifestivalen 2014 at the Malmo Arena with the song "To the End", performing first.
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Yohio formed a new band that consists of Valentin on guitar, Tias on drums and former Seremedy bandmate, JENZiiH on bass.
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In 2015, Yohio acted in the critically acclaimed mystery series Jordskott as the character "Linus".
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Yohio appeared in 2022 on the second season of Masked Singer Sverige, making it to 4th place.
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In June of 2024, Yohio accompanied Kamijo on his European tour "The Anthem" as a guitarist.