| 词条 | Kayo Shekoni |
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|name = Kayode Maria Söderberg Shekoni |image = KayoMain.jpg |caption = Kayo Shekoni |image_size = 150 |background = solo_singer |birth_name = |alias = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|04|17}} |birth_place = Järfälla Municipality, Sweden |genre = {{hlist|Pop|dance}} |occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress}} |associated_acts = Freestyle |years_active = 1980s–present }}Kayode Maria Söderberg Shekoni (born 17 April 1964), better known as Kayo Shekoni, or just Kayo, is a Swedish singer and actress of Nigerian descent. Her name "Kayode" means "he or she brought joy" in the Yoruba language.[1] CareerKayo 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, )NASA 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).[2] 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 at 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[3] on TV4 and Fångarna på fortet ( the latter with cross-country skiing star Gunde Svan).[4] Today she works as a skin therapist[4] and but also takes on showbiz assignments. In spring 2010 she performed at the Melodifestivalen,[5] 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 (band)[6] and Afro-Dite.[4][7] DiscographyAlbums
Singles
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Kayode.html|title=Kayode Meaning|website=Our Baby Namer}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kayo-Kayo/release/1373457 |title=Kayo (2) – Kayo (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=}} 3. ^{{cite web|author=PM |url=http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/berg-gynning-och-kayo-leder-tv4s-forkvall-1.505724 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120731193133/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/berg-gynning-och-kayo-leder-tv4s-forkvall-1.505724 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=31 July 2012 |title=Berg, Gynning och Kayo leder TV4:s "Förkväll" |publisher=DN.SE |date=29 August 2006}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|author=Jan Kantor familj@dn.se |url=http://www.dn.se/livsstil/intervjuer/kayo-byter-spar-efter-trettio-ar-i-rampljuset-1.845167 |title=Kayo byter spår efter trettio år i rampljuset |publisher=DN.SE |date=16 April 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611142812/http://www.dn.se/livsstil/intervjuer/kayo-byter-spar-efter-trettio-ar-i-rampljuset-1.845167 |archivedate=11 June 2009 }} 5. ^{{cite web |author=Ditt namn (publiceras inte): |url=http://na.se/bloggar/johnalvbage/1.668281-john-alvbage?blogPostAction=view_post&postingId=19.244721 |title=En stor dag – John Alvbåge |language=sv |publisher=www.na.se |date=14 March 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316141059/http://na.se/bloggar/johnalvbage/1.668281-john-alvbage?blogPostAction=view_post&postingId=19.244721 |archivedate=16 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.resume.se/nyheter/2010/06/09/victoria-och-daniel-gor-so/ |title=Resumé: Från Bonniers firmafest – till bröllopsfesten |publisher=Resume.se |date=9 June 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612090323/http://www.resume.se/nyheter/2010/06/09/victoria-och-daniel-gor-so/ |archivedate=12 June 2010 }} 7. ^{{cite web|author=Stockholm TT Spektra |url=http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/afro-dite-gor-comeback_4623723.svd |title=Afro-Dite gör comeback | Kultur | SvD |language=sv |publisher=Svd.se |date=27 April 2010}} External links
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