KAYO

Kayode Maria Söderberg Shekoni, known mononymously as Kayo, is a Swedish pop and dance singer, actress, and TV personality of Nigerian descent. Born in Sweden, she began her musical career in the 1980s with the synth-pop band Freestyle before launching a successful solo career in 1989 with Swemix Records, releasing her self-titled club-soul debut in 1990. She went on to release the acclaimed Swedish-language album Kärleksland in 1993, fronted the Eurodance act Le Click in the late 1990s, and joined the pop trio Afro-Dite in the early 2000s, representing Sweden in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest. Outside of music, she is a classically trained ballet dancer, has hosted several TV shows, starred in the film Pillertrillaren, and served as a judge on Drag Race Sverige.