Yohio was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 12 July 1995 and is the son of Tommy Rehn of the Swedish heavy metal band Corroded, and Johanna Eires. Shortly after, his family moved to Sundsvall, where he grew up. When he was six years old he started learning to play the piano, and later learned the guitar at age eleven. He wrote his first song when he was six years old.He is the grandson of Jan-Eric Rehn who was a guitarist in 1960s band The Panthers and the nephew of Chris Rehn of Swedish post-grunge/pop rock band Takida. Chris and Tommy Rehn were also both in the band Angtoria. Yohio speaks Japanese, after becoming interested in Japanese culture and visual kei at a young age, and also spending time in Japan on his several trips to the country performing his music.Yohio and his band Seremedy gained some recognition in Sweden starting in 2011.The band then broke up and made a one time return for a last live and ep Re:Madness on September 20, 2014. Yohio was one of the contestants in the 2013 and the 2014 edition of Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.In 2012, Yohio released his first EP "Reach The Sky" in Japan. His first album, Break the Border was released in June, 2013, three months after the Swedish release. It entered the Oricon charts on one occasion, at position 285. He has been on tv several times but was offered a rol in the critic acclaimed tv-drama "Jordskott". Currently playing the Prince in the touring stage musical based on Grimm's Snow White. Show less «