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‘I love it when my tune comes on in a rave and
I could be stood in the middle of the floor and
no one knows it’s me singing on the track.
Witnessing people singing the lyrics to a
track I wrote is an amazing feeling,’ declares
Sophia, the lady behind the sweet vocals on
infectious funky house track I’m Right Here
The uplifting song is still receiving of inspiration to me. I even find
heavy rotation in clubland and has people like Britney Spears an
given Sophia the perfect stepping inspiration, although I may not
stone needed to establish herself love her music. When someone
as a talented songstress in the UK from a genre of music you may not
music scene. ‘I wanted the track usually listen to manages to make
to be inspirational and for people you listen to it, I find that is an
who listen to it to realise that inspiration. It makes you respect
there is someone there for them’ that person more as an artist.’
continues the warm singer. ‘A lot
of the music out there, and even Universal, uplifting soul
something you learn to make time
the music I listen to, can be very Describing her music as universal,
for when you’re passionate about
hard, I feel I bring a lighter and uplifting and soulful, Sophia
what you do,’ she says.
softer side to it with the music is adamant about not being
Choosing to turn every
I make,’ she says when asked pigeon-holed into one particular
negative into a positive, Sophia
about her contribution to the genre. ‘When I’m songwriting, I
seems to be quite the optimist.
overly populated music scene. try not to follow the conventional
‘It’s really motivational to
Starting off singing in school woman-hate-man, relationships-
overcome negativity,’ says
talent shows, Sophia has been and-heartbreak formulas. I don’t
the singer about unsupportive
singing from as far back as she think music should just be black
people. Keeping her head high,
can remember, but she began and white, so I try to break away
Sophia’s future plans include more
to take it more seriously in the from this,’ she says. Working
recording with producers from
last six years. The pretty full-time, being a dedicated and
different genres and making more
singer-songwriter says her musical loving mother and trying to stay
great original music for people to
influences came from listening focused on her music career,
dance and feel good to.
to the reggae records her mum Sophia knows that anything worth
used to play while cooking the having is worth working hard for.
Career high: Making my mum
Sunday dinner. Soul legends ‘When I get home from work, I sort
proud is really important for me
such as Al Green, Anita Baker out my son and with the little time
also. My mum listens to radio
and Arethra Franklin were also that may be left, I concentrate on
religiously and when she hears
heavy influences on the young my music by doing some writing
my song come on, she calls me
singer. ‘I used to listen to a lot of and singing. It’s not easy doing
and gets all excited. It makes me
different artists as I was growing my music while trying to be a
happy that it makes her happy.
up and they all offered some kind good mother to my son, but it’s
Career low: When it came to
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potentially getting signed by a
major label, my chances were
ruined when they found out I had
a child. They turned the fact that
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song from Rihanna Take A Bow, Lil

Wayne’s club hit Lollipop and old
Motto: ‘Only God can judge me’
school classic Jodeci’s Come and
and ‘Treat every opportunity like
Talk to Me this is definitely the sound
it’s your last.’
track you should be cruising to this
Words of advice: Stay positive.
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summer. Flavour has 5 copies to Be thick-skinned and remain
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