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Efraim Leo

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Efraim Leo
Birth nameEfraim Faramir Sixten Fransesco Vindalf Cederqvist Leo
Born (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 27)
Stockholm, Sweden
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
LabelsSony Music
Websitewww.efraimleo.com

Efraim Faramir Sixten Fransesco Vindalf Cederqvist Leo (born October 5, 1997 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He took part in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "Best of Me".

Career

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Efraim Leo first came to prominence in 2016 when he was featured on the single "Show You the Light" by MARC (Markus Lidén). The song rose to #12 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart.[1] He released his debut single "You Got Me Wrong" in 2018 and his debut EP "Timing" together with two singles "One of Them Girls" and "Talk to Me" in 2020.[2] He has written songs for the South Korean girl group Red Velvet, the Russian-Azerbaijani singer Emin among others.[3]

Efraim participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "Best of Me"[4] which he co-wrote with Cornelia Jakobsdotter, Amanda Björkegren and Herman Gardarfve. He competed in the fourth round where he moved to "second chance" round.[5]

Discography

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EPs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certification
SWE
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Timing 2020

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
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"You Got Me Wrong"
(featuring Juliette Claire)
2018
"Talk to Me" 2020
"One of Them Girls"
"When I Wanted You"
"Best of Me" 2021 21
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Melodifestivalen 2021
"Somebody Else"[8]
(with Celina Sharma)
TBA
"Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song)"[9] -
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
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US
Billboard
Dance Club Songs
"Show You the Light"
(MARC featuring Efraim Leo)
2016 88 12
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Marc". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ "INTERVIEW: Efraim Leo". CelebMix. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ "New album: "#Cookie Jar" released by Red Velvet – EKKO Music Rights (Powered by CTGA)". ekkomusicrights.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ Melodivestivalen: Efraim Leo - "Best of Me" page (in Swedish)
  5. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2021: Efraim Leo - "Best Of Me"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "swedishcharts.com - Discography Efraim Leo". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 10". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Efraim Leo släpper nya singeln "Somebody Else" feat. Celina Sharma och presenterar kommande EP" (Press release) (in Swedish). Sony Music. Mynewsdesk. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song) Single by Efraim Leo on Apple Music". 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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