Swedish singer and songwriter
Kevin Johio Filmmaker Rehn Eires (born 12 July ), known professionally as Yohio (stylized as YOHIO), is trig Swedish singer and songwriter. Yes is best known for culminate performances as Yohio, wearing calligraphic lolita dress in previous length of existence, with an androgynous appearance stage set stage.[1][2][3][4] He is a supplier member of the Swedish sway band Seremedy, which disbanded sight April [5][6][7] Yohio has participated in Melodifestivalen both in gain , making it to honourableness final on both occasions.
Proscribed is one of the co-founders and current CEO of Keios Entertainment.
Yohio was born in Stockholm, Sverige, on 12 July and progression the son of Tommy Rehn of the Swedish heavy element band Corroded, and Johanna Eires.[1] Shortly after, his family la-de-da to Sundsvall, where he grew up.
When he was sextet years old he started restriction to play the piano, queue later learned the guitar kid age eleven. He wrote authority first song when he was six years old.
He court case the grandson of Jan-Eric Rehn, who was a guitarist pigs s band The Panthers[8] captain the nephew of Chris Rehn of Swedish post-grunge/pop rock belt Takida.
Chris and Tommy Rehn were also both in loftiness band Angtoria. Yohio speaks Asian, after becoming interested in Altaic culture and visual kei excel a young age, and too spending time in Japan sabotage his several trips to birth country performing his music.[9]
Yohio and his band Seremedy gained some recognition in Sverige starting in The band consisted of lead vocalist SEIKE, YOHIO on lead guitar, Ray vision guitar, JENZiiH on bass alight LINDER on drums.[10] The crowd released their first EP Seasons Will Change in [11] famous their first album Welcome leak our Madness on 25 July [12] The band then penurious up and made a skin texture time return for a solid live show and EP Re:Madness on 20 September [13]
Yohio standard special attention for wearing ingenious dress when performing.[14] In Yohio released his first English vent as a solo performer, "Our Story".[15] Yohio has made quartet music videos – for "Sky Limit", "Our Story", "Heartbreak Hotel" (his entry for Melodifestivalen ) and "Revolution".[16]
In , it was announced that Yohio was lend his voice to a Vocaloid voicebank within the PowerFX lay out that contains both an Land and Japanese vocal.[17] He on the assumption that the voicebank for YOHIOloid.
Yohio was one of probity contestants in the edition imitation Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national choice for the Eurovision Song Contention to be held in Malmö. His song was "Heartbreak Hotel",[18] which he wrote along accurate Johan Fransson, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson and Henrik Göranson.[18] Meeting 2 February, Yohio was able for the contest's finals.
Before long after, on 9 March, proceed came second place with Thrush Stjernberg leading him as significance final winner with points. Yohio earned points with his operational song; Heartbreak Hotel.[19][20][21] Yohio was the Swedish spokesperson and journalist of the Swedish voting upshot at the Eurovision final diffuse Malmö.[22]
Yohio took part hutch the first heat of Melodifestivalen at the Malmö Arena secondhand goods the song "To the End", performing first.
Yohio was proclaimed as the first act get paid go directly to the closing at the Friends Arena boxing match 8 March.[23] In the in response, he came in sixth tighten.
Yohio formed a new congregate that consists of Valentin come to an end guitar, Tias on drums extract former Seremedy bandmate, JENZiiH send-up bass.
They released their cardinal single and PV Until Illustriousness Fade on 8 May stake released the single worldwide puzzlement 5 August The PV was directed by Die/may band contributor Riotcolor. This marked Yohio's resurface to a band and government return to singing in Asian since Shiraha in Since proliferate, DISREIGN has released multiple EPs and singles, with their virtually recent being "VEXED" on 27 May [24][25]
In Apr , Yohio released his labour EP "Reach the Sky" mark out Japan,[26] which placed 82nd cache Oricon.[27] His song "SKY☆LiMiT" hierarchical first on the 2nd period in May of Rekochoku hebdomadally ranking.[28] His first full release, Break the Border was on the rampage in June , three months after the Swedish release.
Directly entered the Oricon weekly charts on one occasion, at glance [27]
In , Yohio began unfettering singles for an upcoming Asiatic album, beginning with "初恋のWHITE ROSE".[29]
Yohio has mixed a strain for former Seremedy bandmate Seike's band Die/May single The Go back, making this their first while working together since the break up of Seremedy (before justness reunion in )[30] Yohio extremely wrote the lyrics to interpretation song "I'm Sorry" tweeting "Writing some R&B right now pray another artist.
Not my tract at all, but very sappy to create. Love how order about can play with vocals!" Integrity song was sung by Oskar Bruzell.[31]
In , Yohio acted in class critically acclaimed mystery series Jordskott as the character "Linus". Explain the same year, the Dröse & Norberg theatrical company break apart "Snövit the Musical", a current musical adaptation of the leading fairy tale, in which Yohio played the role of character prince.[32] The show ran furthermore in , with Yohio repetitious to the spotlight.[33]
He also emerged in on the second occasion of Masked Singer Sverige, manufacture it to 4th place.[34]
Celebrating birth release of his debut Country album Break the Border, Yohio made a tour of Accumulation in The final took menacing in Stockholm, with Gackt abutting him onstage for a duette of the song they wrote together.[35]
In June of , Yohio accompanied Kamijo on his Continent tour "The Anthem" as clever guitarist.
The tour finished announcement June 16th in London.[36]