Paul Rey

Not to be confused with Paul Ray.
Paul Rey
Background information
Birth namePauli Jokela
Also known asP.J.
Born (1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 (age 32)
Lund, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Labels
WebsiteOfficial Facebook

Pauli Jokela better known as Paul Rey (born 23 May 1992, in Lund) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Formerly known as PJ, Rey started his musical career as a rapper, and made his debut as a pop singer in 2015, releasing his debut extended play, Good as Hell in the United States through Epic Records. He gained public attention when he participated in Melodifestivalen 2020 with his entry, "Talking in My Sleep" (2020), which earned him a sixth place. In 2021, he again took part in Melodifestivalen 2021 with "The Missing Piece".

Early life

Paul Rey was born in Lund, his mother fled the Chilean dictatorship and started a new life in Paris in 1973, she came to Sweden as an exchange student.[1] In Sweden she met Paul's father who came to Sweden through an exchange program in Finland.[1]

Career

In 2015, Rey was signed to Epic Records in the U.S.[2] And released his debut album "Good As Hell" the same year. Quincy Jones became his mentor soon after.[3] In 2015, he also became an opening act during Fifth Harmony's tour.[4] He also toured with Nico & Vinz.[4]

In February 2017, he released the music single ”California Dreaming” along with Arnan Cekin and Snoop Dogg.[5] He also released the single "All Falls Down".[5] In 2018, he released his album "Note to Self" which he produced himself.[6]

Rey participated in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Talking in My Sleep" and reached the finale, which took place on 7 March 2020.[7] He ended up in sixth place, scoring a total of 68 points.[8]

He then participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "The Missing Piece"[9][10] and qualified for the final through the Andra Chansen round. He ultimately placed last in the final with 25 points which took place on 13 March 2021.

Discography

Studio album

Title Details
Makin' Moves
(As P.J.)
  • Released: 31 August 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[11]
Good as Hell
  • Released: 21 August 2015
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Format: digital download
 —
Note to Self
  • Released: 15 June 2018
  • Label: 20/20
  • Format: digital download
 40
Note to Her
  • Released: 22 January 2021
  • Label: 20/20
  • Format: digital download
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
SWE
[11]
"All Falls Down" 2017 — Non-album singles
"What Good Is Love" —
"Soldier" 2018 —
"Day by Day" — Note to Self
"Company"
(featuring Molly Hammar) 		— Non-album singles
"Good for Me" 2019 —
"Hurt" —
"Talking in My Sleep" 2020 8 Melodifestivalen 2020 and
Note to Her
"Mistakes" — Non-album single
"Richest Man Alive" — Note to Her
"The Missing Piece" 2021 18 Melodifestivalen 2021
"Royals" 2023 23
[13] 		Melodifestivalen 2023
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[11] 		FIN
[14]
"Bigger Than Us"
(Dame D.O.L.L.A. featuring Paul Rey) 		2015 — — Non-album singles
"Give It Away"
(Penthox featuring Paul Rey) 		2016 — —
"Take off"
(Meric featuring Paul Rey) 		— —
"California Dreaming"
(Arman Cekin featuring Snoop Dogg and Paul Rey) 		2017 — 16
"Memory"
(Chris Holsten featuring Paul Rey) 		2020 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other appearances

Title Year Album
"Gone Too Far"
(S.T.I.C.S featuring P.J.) 		2012 F.E.A.T.U.R.E.D
"Beyond the Pain"
(S.T.I.C.S and Vince Kriss featuring P.J.) 		2013 Bring the Blue Candy Back
"All That We Know"
(By Any Means featuring P.J.) 		C'est Froid
"Play It Cool"
(By Any Means featuring F.S, Matilda and P.J.)

References

  1. ^ a b "4 saker du inte visste om Paul Rey i Melodifestivalen 2020". Hänt.se. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Lundakillen som gör karriär i USA". Sydsvenskan. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Lundasångare coachas av Quincy Jones och gör skiva i USA". Sydsvenskan. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "MUSIKBOLAG Paul Rey till Warner Music Sweden". musikindustrin.se. 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Svenske artisten får draghjälp - av Snoop Dogg". Aftonbladet. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ^ Strinder, Alex. "Paul Rey släpper den egensnickrade & personliga EP:n Note To Self | VECKOTIDNINGEN". veckotidningen.se. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2020 Semi 2: Swedish Media First-Listen Reactions". wiwibloggs. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ^ Thornéus, Ebba; Demirian, Natalie; Ek, Torbjörn (7 March 2020). "The Mamas vinner Melodifestivalen 2020". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. ^ "LISTA: De tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2021". Aftonbladet. December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  10. ^ These are Sweden’s contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest Archived 2021-03-19 at the Wayback Machine The Local Retrieved 11 March 2021
  11. ^ a b c "Discography Paul Rey". swedishcharts.com. Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2020" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Discography Paul Rey". finnishcharts.com. Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

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