Kayo Shekoni

Kayo Shekoni

Born: April 17, 1964
in Järfälla, Stockholms län, Sweden
Kayo started out as a singer in the 1980s with Swedish synth-pop band Freestyle. Kayo left the group with the release of the fourth single Vill ha dej. She then worked as a backup singer and dancer for various Swedish artists such as The Creeps and Anders Glenmark. She is a classically trained ballet dancer and performed professionally for many years. In 1990 she became part of the Nordik beat scene and released a self-titled influenced club-soul album on The SweMix Label, the music was mostly new jack swing but some tracks were reggae and house and featured hip hop influences. It was produced by label co-founder Stonebridge with Christian Falk and Alexander Bard (from Army of lovers). She released 4 hit singles of the album. Her second album was a Swedish language soul-pop album entitled ‘’Kärleksland’’ and featured songs by Orup and was well received by radio.

After acting in a couple of teenage movies in the mid 1990s, she became one-half of Le Click, who had several hit singles in North America and Germany during the 1990s. Later on, she became part of the pop group Afro-dite in the early 2000s, reaching the finals at Melodifestivalen 2002 with the song "Never Let It Go" and representing Sweden in the Eurovision song contest in Tallinn the same year. In 2003 Afro-dite once again was at Melodifestivalen with the song "Aqua Playa".

In 2006, Kayo sang in Melodifestivalen as a solo artist and did not reach the finals. She has released some solo singles, such as "Another Mother" (#11 in Sweden) in 1991, and "(If It Makes You) Feel Good" in 2006. Kayo Shekoni has also hosted Förkväll on TV4 and Fångarna på fortet ( the latter with cross-country skiing star Gunde Svan).

Today she works as a skin therapist and but also takes on showbiz assignments. In spring 2010 she performed at the Melodifestivalen, not as a competitor, but performing a medley of past winning songs with several previous winners. In 2010 the co-hosted pan-Scandinavian TV-show Inför Eurovision Song Contest 2010, series of four episodes, analyzing all the competing songs submitted to that year's Eurovision Song Contest She also works as a DJ, co-runs a night club and performs with disco & cocktail jazz band Cotton Club and Afro-Dite.

Movies for Kayo Shekoni...

Title: Drag Race Sweden
Character: Self - Judge
Released: March 5, 2023
Type: TV
Swedish adaptation of the Аmerican hit show RuPaul's Drag Race.
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Diorama
Title: Diorama
Character: Preschool Teacher
Released: May 6, 2022
Type: Movie
As miscommunication and temptations abound, a couple's once-passionate marriage slowly unravels, narrated through humorous dioramas.
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The Famished Road
Title: The Famished Road
Character: Mother
Released: April 29, 2022
Type: Movie
Azaro is a spirit child, torn between the earth and the spirit world. As he struggles with his parents in the ghetto where he lives, he is constantly subjected to insidious attacks by the spirits who want him to return to their world. Why should he stay with the people with all the suffering?
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Title: Det svenska popundret
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 2019
Type: TV
A documentary about the story of the Swedish pop wonder.
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Title: Taskmaster Sweden
Character: Herself
Released: March 10, 2017
Type: TV
Swedish version of Taskmaster.
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Title: Doobidoo
Character: Self
Released: August 26, 2005
Type: TV
Doobidoo is a Swedish musical game show first aired in 2005 on the public service network SVT. There is also a Polish, TVP2, version called Dubidu - show host Piotr Gasowski - and an Australian version that goes by You may be right, hosted by Todd McKenney The Swedish version of the show is hosted by entertainment personality Lasse Kronér.
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Title: Så ska det låta
Character: Self
Released: January 17, 1997
Type: TV
Så ska det låta is a Swedish game show, based on the Irish The Lyrics Board. The show was introduced in 1997 and led by Peter Harryson until Peter Settman took over in 2006. Så ska det låta can be watched online at svt play for approximately one month after airing.
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Pillertrillaren
Title: Pillertrillaren
Character: Angelica Bremling
Released: February 11, 1994
Type: Movie
David has just started working for a large pharmaceutical company and falls madly in love with a young and very beautiful colleague, Angelica.
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Title: Fångarna på fortet
Character: Host / Coach
Released: September 29, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: Melodifestivalen
Character: Host
Released: February 26, 1959
Type: TV
The annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Title: Melodifestivalen
Character: Self
Released: February 26, 1959
Type: TV
The annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Title: Melodifestivalen
Character: Afro-Dite
Released: February 26, 1959
Type: TV
The annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.