Sophie (musician) explained

Sophie
Alias:Sophie Xeon
Birth Date:17 September 1986
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Athens, Greece
Years Active:2008–2021
Discography:Sophie discography

Sophie Xeon (; 17 September 198630 January 2021), known mononymously as SOPHIE, was a Scottish music producer, songwriter, and DJ from Scotland. Her work is known for its brash take on pop music and is distinguished by experimental sound design, "sugary" synthesized textures, and incorporation of influences from underground dance styles. It would help pioneer the 2010s hyperpop microgenre.

Sophie rose to prominence with the breakthrough singles "Bipp" (2013) and "Lemonade" (2014), which were compiled on the singles collection Product (2015). Initially remaining anonymous, she came out publicly as transgender in 2017 and released the studio album Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides the following year, earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. She worked closely with artists from the PC Music label, including A. G. Cook and GFOTY, and also produced for acts such as Charli XCX, Vince Staples, Kim Petras, Madonna, Let's Eat Grandma, and Namie Amuro.[1]

Sophie died in January 2021 after an accidental fall in Athens, Greece. The Fader eulogized her as a "pioneering Scottish artist whose vibrant electronic productions expanded modern pop music's scope",[2] while Pitchfork credited her influential work with "mold[ing] electronic music into bracingly original avant-garde pop".[3] In June 2024, it was announced that her self-titled second studio album, reportedly "nearly finished" at the time of her death, would be released posthumously on 27 September.

Early life

Sophie was born on 17 September 1986 and raised in Glasgow, Scotland.[4] [5] Sophie said in an interview published by Lenny Letter, "[My dad] had brilliant instincts, taking me to raves when I was very young. He bought me the rave cassette tapes before I went to the events and would play them in the car and be like, 'This is going to be important for you.' [...] As soon as I’d heard electronic music, I spent all my time listening to those cassette tapes. I’d steal them from the car." After receiving a keyboard as a birthday gift, she became interested in creating new music.

At the age of approximately nine or ten, Sophie expressed the desire to drop out of school to become an electronic music producer, but was not allowed to.[6] She continued to create music throughout adolescence, regularly announcing "I'm just going to lock myself in my room until I've made an album." A half-sister asked Sophie to DJ her wedding; later she admitted that the half-sister "didn't know what I was doing in my room on my own" and had assumed she was a DJ. Around this time, Sophie learned to DJ in addition to producing music.[7]

Career

Early years

Sophie's music career began in a band named Motherland, alongside bandmates Sabine Gottfried, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, and Marcella Dvsi. She played live shows in Berlin and the UK during 2008–2009. She later collaborated with Lutz-Kinoy on a series of performance works.[8]

In October 2010, Sophie remixed the Light Asylum single, "A Certain Person", creating the Motherland Radio version, uploaded to Light Asylum's SoundCloud page the following month.[9] In 2011, this remix was included on Light Asylum's In Tension EP as a bonus track for the CD release.[10] In 2012, this track was given a 300-copy release for club deejays on 12-inch, 45 rpm clear vinyl by independent label Mexican Summer.[11]

In 2011, Sophie scored the short film Dear Mr/Mrs by Dutch team Freudenthal/Verhagen.[12] Detroit deejay Jeffrey Sfire met Sophie in Berlin in 2013; the two formed the duo Sfire,[13] releasing a 12-inch vinyl disc Sfire on the CockTail D'Amore label. She vocalized on one song "Sfire 3",[14] which was later remixed by John Talabot in 2016.[15]

Sophie became involved with artists affiliated with the PC Music label after encountering Dux Kidz, a project between A. G. Cook and Danny L Harle.[16]

2012–2015: First Sophie releases

Sophie's debut single "Nothing More to Say" was released in February 2013 via the London-based Glaswegian label Huntleys + Palmers.[17] The single, featuring vocals from UK singer Jaide Green, consisted of two mixes of the titular track (titled the "Dub" and "Vox"), as well as the B-side, "Eeehhh", which was initially posted on (and later deleted from) her's SoundCloud in 2011.

Its follow-up, "Bipp"/"Elle"—which had been released on SoundCloud as previews in the previous year along with a third track "OOH"—was released on Numbers later that year. "Bipp" in particular, featuring vocals from Sophie's former Motherland bandmate Marcella Dvsi, received considerable attention from music critics, topping XLR8Rs year-end list and placing 17 on Pitchforks.[18] [19] Pitchfork later ranked "Bipp" 56 on its list of the best tracks from 2010 to 2014.[20]

In mid-2014, Sophie collaborated with Japanese pop singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.[21] Also in 2014, she collaborated with A. G. Cook and the US-based artist Hayden Dunham for the project QT, co-producing the single "Hey QT" with Cook. The project included a fictional energy drink called the QT Energy Elixir. At Sophie's request, "Hey QT" repeats the drink's name for product placement.[22]

Sophie's next single, "Lemonade"/"Hard", was released in August 2014, with vocal contributions on the former from fellow musician Nabihah Iqbal[23] and model Tess Yopp and vocal contributions on the latter from PC Music artist GFOTY. Numbers released "Lemonade"/"Hard" as a 12" single.[24] Both tracks appeared on the Billboard Twitter Real-Time charts.[25] "Lemonade" and "Hard" placed 68th and 91st respectively on the 2014 Pazz & Jop critics poll, and the single was included in the top ten of year-end singles lists by The Washington Post, Resident Advisor, Complex, and Pitchfork;[26] [27] [28] [29] "Hard" was included in the top ten on lists by Dazed and Dummy.[30] [31] "Lemonade" appeared in a 2015 commercial for McDonald's.[32]

2015–2017: Product and breakthrough

In March 2015, Charli XCX announced a collaboration with Sophie.[33] It was later revealed that the pair had worked on multiple songs for XCX's upcoming studio album.[34] In September 2015, Sophie's debut album Product was made available for preorder. The eight tracks listed were the four Numbers singles from 2013 and 2014, as well as four new tracks: "MSMSMSM", "Vyzee", "L.O.V.E.", and "Just Like We Never Said Goodbye". "MSMSMSM" was released on 29 September,[35] and "Just Like We Never Said Goodbye" followed on 15 October.[36]

In February 2016, Charli XCX released her Vroom Vroom EP, produced primarily by Sophie.[37] It was later revealed that the EP would act as a teaser for XCX's upcoming album, which Sophie would produce. After the extended play's release, Sophie embarked on tour with Charli XCX in promotion of new music. Sophie, along with A. G. Cook and Hannah Diamond also involved with the EP, received cameos in the official video for the lead single, "Vroom Vroom". The video was premiered on Apple Music and other platforms soon after.[38]

In late 2016, Sophie acted as an additional producer on Charli XCX's song "After the Afterparty" and cameoed in the single's official music video. Sophie also received production credits for two songs on XCX's 2017 mixtape Number 1 Angel,[39] and another for one song on XCX's second mixtape of 2017, Pop 2, released later that year.[40]

Sophie collaborated with producer Cashmere Cat on several tracks from his album 9, including "Love Incredible" alongside Camila Cabello and "9 (After Coachella)" with MØ.[41]

2017–2021: Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides

In October 2017, Sophie released "It's Okay to Cry", her first new material in almost two years. The music video for the song was the first time Sophie's voice and image were used in a release. She subsequently opened up to the press about being transgender.[42] Later in the month, Sophie also debuted in live performance, premiering newly recorded songs from Sophie's second album with vocal performances by Cecile Believe. The single "Ponyboy" was released with a self-directed music video on 7 December 2017. The third single from the album, "Faceshopping", was released on 16 February 2018 with a music video on 4 April 2018.[43]

On 3 April 2018, Sophie announced via Instagram that the album was complete and that it would not be titled Whole New World as previously thought.[44] On 1 May 2018, an interview with Crack Magazine revealed that the official album title is Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides. It was released on 15 June 2018[45] by Sophie's own label, MSMSMSM, along with Future Classic and Transgressive. In early 2018, it was revealed in one of Sophie's tweets that she had contributed to and produced Lady Gaga's latest album. In a video posted on social media, when asked, Sophie said: "Yes. I mean whatever, you know. I work on a lot of different things. If it comes out, then it's cool. You can never tell. But she's a really cool person."[46]

In July 2018, Sophie revealed work on four new projects, including a newly released debut album, which were all going to be released that year. Sophie said, "I have the next one finished... I'm going to release four albums this year". In an interview with Lenny Letter, Sophie said that she had done so much collaborating with other people that, "Basically, I've done a whole new album in the last two weeks." When asked to clarify whether this was a comment on EPs or albums, she stated that it would be "a mix". She had also been working with Kim Petras, Charli XCX, and Bibi Bourelly on new material within the year, as well as some rap collaborations in addition to the confirmed Lady Gaga collaboration.[47] [48] [49]

At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album, and Sophie made history as both one of the first openly transgender artists to be nominated in this category and one of the three first openly transgender women to be nominated for a Grammy.[50] During a red carpet interview at the ceremony, she confirmed work on a remix album of Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides.[51] In July 2019, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album was announced as part of an exclusive 3-CD set that included the original Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides album as well as a clutch bag featuring its artwork.[52] The remix album was later released as two videos on YouTube on 29 July.[53] Sophie's September 2020 single "Metal" was a collaboration with Jimmy Edgar.[54] In January 2021, the single "Unisil" was released two days before Sophie's death.[55] She had made the song alongside Product and initially released it as a digital bonus track.[56]

Sound and image

Sophie primarily used the Elektron Monomachine synth-sequencer and Ableton Live workstation to create music.[57] Apart from vocals, Sophie created synthesized sounds from the elementary waveforms by using the Monomachine, eschewing the use of samples. Likening the construction of a track to building a sculpture out of different materials, she synthesized sounds resembling "latex, balloons, bubbles, metal, plastic, [and] elastic".[58] Tiny Mix Tapes described her production as "liquid metal or maybe the noise equivalent of non-Euclidean geometry".[59] AllMusic wrote that Sophie's "sophisticated, hyperkinetic productions" feature a "surrealist, blatantly artificial quality", typically making use of high-pitched female vocals in addition to "sugary synthesizer textures, and beats drawing from underground dance music styles" as well as "experimental sound design."

The New York Times described Sophie's work as "giddy fun, but [...] also an invitation to consider pop's pleasures, structures and gender expectations, and pop's commercial status as both a consumer item and an emotional catalyst."[60] The Fader likened it to "K-Pop, J-Pop, Eurodance at its most chaotic, and even turn of the millennium American/UK boybandisms."[61] Sophie told Billboard that the genre of music produced was "advertising".[62] Variety and The New York Times described her work as pioneering the 2010s style known as "hyperpop".[63] [64]

Sophie's early visuals came from a series of colourful images described as "Homemade Molecular Cooking", with the singles' cover art often depicting objects made from plastic or other industrial materials, an idea that originated from discussions with John Roberts, a fellow electronic musician.[65]

Personal life

Sophie was described as a reclusive figure, and limited media exposure promoted a sense of mystery about her. Sophie's identity was concealed in interviews through voice masking, as well as by covering parts of her body.

Early in her career, Sophie's real-life identity was the subject of press speculation. Prior to coming out as transgender, some commentators accused Sophie of appropriating femininity as an apparently ironic musical device.[66] [67] Canadian musician Grimes said "It’s really fucked up to call yourself SOPHIE and pretend you’re a girl when you’re a male producer [and] there are so few female producers…I think it’s really good music. I probably shouldn’t have said that."[68] In a 2013 Pitchfork e-mail interview, when asked about the choice of Sophie as a stage name, she responded: "It tastes good and it's like moisturizer." At one Boiler Room show, drag performer Ben Woozy was recruited to mime a DJ set while Sophie pretended to be a bodyguard.[69]

The music video for "It's Okay to Cry", released in October 2017, was the first time Sophie's voice and image were used in a solo release, with Sophie appearing nude from the bust up against a backdrop of clouds. This was widely interpreted as her coming out as transgender. Sophie confirmed a trans identity in subsequent interviews, also speaking of feeling boxed-in by labels and describing music as "my chosen method of communication" and self-expression.[70]

Death

On 30 January 2021, at the age of 34, Sophie accidentally fell three storeys from the rooftop of a building in Athens, Greece while attempting to take a picture of the full moon.[71] She was taken to the Attikon General University Hospital, and died around 4:00 AM.[72] Sophie's partner, Evita Manji, said that "it took the police and fire brigade around 90 minutes to get her out" before their arrival to the hospital.[73] [74]

Artists including Rihanna, Sam Smith, Vince Staples, Charli XCX, A. G. Cook, and Christine and the Queens expressed their condolences.[75] [76] [77]

Legacy

On 4 June 2021, Sophie's brother Benny Long announced plans to release some of her unreleased work.[78]

On 16 June 2021, the International Astronomical Union announced that the minor planet 1980 RE1 was given the permanent name Sophiexeon.[79]

In March 2022, Charli XCX dedicated her album Crash to Sophie.[80] Caroline Polachek's song "I Believe", which deals with ideas around immortality and legacy, is inspired by and dedicated to Sophie.[81] "Sweetest Fruit", from St. Vincent's 2024 album All Born Screaming, opens with an ode to Sophie.[82] Charli XCX's Brat (2024) also includes "So I" that is "a knotty exploration of her grief about SOPHIE".[83] [84] A.G. Cook's song "Without" expresses dealing with the loss of someone you love and interpolates Sophie's "Bipp" within the outro.[85] [86]

At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Sophie's former collaborator Kim Petras became the first transgender artist to win the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance; during her acceptance speech, she credited Sophie for paving the way for her.[87]

On 21 June 2024, a video was uploaded to Sophie's YouTube channel titled "@MSMSMSM_FOREVER", containing an hour and three seconds of silence and listing dates and times around the 24th and 25th of June in five different time zones.[88] [89] Three days later, it was announced that a posthumous self-titled album, produced by Sophie and Sophie's brother, would be released on 27 September via Transgressive and Future Classic. "Reason Why" featuring BC Kingdom and Kim Petras was officially released as a single.[90] [91]

Discography

See main article: Sophie discography.

Awards and nominations

AwardYearNominee(s)CategoryResult
AIM Independent Music Awards2018Sophie UK Breakthrough of the Year[92] [93]
Innovator Award
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-InsidesIndependent Album of the Year
2020Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix AlbumBest Creative Packaging[94]
2021"Sweat" (Sophie Remix)Best Independent Remix[95]
Grammy Awards2019Oil of Every Pearl's Un-InsidesBest Dance/Electronic Album[96]
Libera Award2019Best Dance/Electronic Album[97]
Q Awards2018Sophie Best Solo Artist[98]

External links

Notes and References

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  21. Web site: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu gets kawaii with SOPHIE . Denney . Alex . 2014 . . 7 September 2014 . 3 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141003104411/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/19825/1/kyary-pamyu-pamyu-gets-kawaii-with-sophie . live .
  22. Web site: Hey QT! An interview with 2014's most love-her-or-hate-her pop star . Lea . Tom . 9 September 2014 . . 10 September 2014 . 11 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911171223/http://www.factmag.com/2014/09/09/hey-qt-an-interview-with-2014s-most-love-her-or-hate-her-pop-star/ . live .
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  25. U.K. Producer SOPHIE Q&A: On Secrecy, Synthesis & What's Next . Grant . Kristin Westcott . 19 August 2014 . . 7 September 2014 . 7 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907234931/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6221915/sophie-producer-interview . live .
  26. News: The Top 50 Singles of 2014 . Richards . Chriss . 23 December 2014 . . 7 March 2015 . 24 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224080518/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/entertainment/2014-top-50-singles/ . live .
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  28. Web site: 5. Sophie — 'Lemonade' . 19 December 2014 . . 7 March 2015 . 31 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150331002117/http://uk.complex.com/music/2014/12/complex-uk-best-songs-2014/sophie-lemonade . dead .
  29. Web site: The 100 Best Tracks of 2014 . December 2014 . . 14 December 2014 . 15 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141215193021/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9555-the-100-best-tracks-of-2014/ . live .
  30. Web site: The top 20 tracks of 2014 . Cliff . Aimee . . 12 December 2014 . 7 March 2015 . 15 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215084655/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/22868/1/the-top-20-tracks-of-2014 . live .
  31. Web site: The 20 best tracks of 2014 . Bulut . Selim . 8 December 2014 . Dummy . 7 March 2015 . 11 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150311035832/http://www.dummymag.com/lists/the-20-best-tracks-of-2014 . live .
  32. Web site: SOPHIE's 'Lemonade' Soundtracks A McDonald's Commercial . Helman . Peter . 6 July 2015 . Stereogum . 6 July 2015 . 8 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150708110759/http://www.stereogum.com/1813760/sophies-lemonade-soundtracks-a-mcdonalds-commercial/video/ . live .
  33. Knopper. Steve. 19 March 2016. Charli XCX Explores New Avant-Pop Direction at SXSW. 30 January 2021. Rolling Stone. en-US. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130163220/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/charli-xcx-explores-new-avant-pop-direction-with-sophie-at-sxsw-188471/. live.
  34. Web site: Charli XCX teases SOPHIE collaboration . 28 March 2015 . . 28 March 2015 . 31 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150331010831/http://diymag.com/2015/03/28/charli-xcx-teases-sophie-collaboration . live .
  35. Web site: Sophie – "Just Like We Never Said Goodbye" . 30 September 2015 . . 15 October 2015 . 15 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015081922/http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/09/sophie-announces-singles-collection-product-shares-msmsmsm-listen/ . live .
  36. Web site: SOPHIE – "Just Like We Never Said Goodbye" . 15 October 2015 . . 15 October 2015 . 15 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015192107/http://www.stereogum.com/1837456/sophie-just-like-we-never-said-goodbye/mp3s/ . live .
  37. Web site: Lee. Morgan. Stream Charli XC's SOPHIE-produced Vroom Vroom EP. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401122818/http://www.factmag.com/2016/02/26/charli-xcx-sophie-vroom-vroom-ep/ . 1 April 2016. Fact Magazine. 26 February 2016 .
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  42. Web site: Pop Producer SOPHIE on Anonymity, Honesty, and Artifice. Lhooq. Michelle. Teen Vogue. 6 July 2018. 7 December 2017. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140437/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/sophie-producer. live.
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  44. Web site: heyitscarina Instagram Profile . 30 January 2021 . 29 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729220704/http://instagram.com/heyitscarina_/ . dead.
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  46. Sophie Confirms Rumoured Lady Gaga Collaboration: Watch the Video. Billboard. Mary J.. DiMeglio. 8 July 2018. 16 July 2018. 8 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181008004940/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8464355/sophie-lady-gaga-collaboration-watch-video. live.
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  52. Web site: SOPHIE's New Remix Album Comes as a Clutch. Paper. 17 July 2019. 19 April 2020. Matt. Moen. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020203028/https://www.papermag.com/sophie-remix-album-clutch-2639219115.html. live.
  53. Web site: SOPHIE shares OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES remix album. 30 July 2019. FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.. en-US. 30 July 2019. 1 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190801195234/https://www.factmag.com/2019/07/30/sophie-remix-album/. live.
  54. Web site: Producer Jimmy Edgar drops new songs with SOPHIE and Danny Brown. The Fader. Renshaw. David. 30 September 2020. 8 February 2021. 6 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206085533/https://www.thefader.com/2020/09/30/jimmy-edgar-metal-get-up-sophie-danny-brown. live.
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  58. Web site: You're Too Cute: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, SOPHIE, PC Music and the Aesthetic of Excess . Kretowicz . Steph . 26 June 2014 . . 7 September 2014 . 8 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140908092648/http://www.thefader.com/2014/06/26/sophie-kyary-pamyu-pamyu-pc-music-cute-music . live .
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  60. Web site: With 'Product,' Sophie Swarms the Senses With Synthetic Sounds. Pareles. Jon. 2 December 2015. The New York Times. 2 September 2019. 16 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190816090810/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/arts/music/with-product-sophie-swarms-the-senses-with-synthetic-sounds.html. live.
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  67. Web site: Feminine Appropriation Was 2014's Biggest Electronic Music Trend . . 24 August 2019 . 30 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190830110621/http://www.thefader.com/2014/12/31/feminine-appropriation-2014-electronic-music-trend . dead .
  68. Web site: Grimes Thinks SOPHIE's Name Is "Fucked Up" . . 2 November 2015 . 24 August 2019 . 2 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191202192434/https://www.stereogum.com/1841646/grimes-thinks-sophie-is-fucked-up/wheres-the-beef/ . live .
  69. Web site: Sophie Is Trolling EDM By Spitting Its Cult of Personality Back Into Its Face . Abellera . Jazper . 13 October 2014 . . 16 May 2015 . 3 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191103115157/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/rp73k6/sophie-is-trolling-edm-by-spitting-its-cult-of-personality-back-into-its-face-1013 . live .
  70. Web site: SOPHIE on Her New Album, Old Disco, and Expressing Trans Identity in Music . Rich . Juzwiak . . 15 June 2018 . 24 August 2019 . 23 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190823232049/https://themuse.jezebel.com/sophie-on-her-new-album-old-disco-and-expressing-tran-1826863700 . live .
  71. News: Beaumont-Thomas. Ben. 30 January 2021. Sophie, acclaimed avant-pop producer, dies aged 34. The Guardian. 31 January 2021. 31 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210131000620/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/30/sophie-acclaimed-avant-pop-producer-dies-aged-34. live.
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  73. Web site: SOPHIE's girlfriend Evita Manji: "I managed to tell I love her and to keep fighting". Hinton. Patrick. 1 February 2021. www.mixmag.net. 1 February 2021. 1 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201125005/https://mixmag.net/read/sophie-girlfriend-evita-manji-athens-news. live.
  74. News: Newman. Vicki. 31 January 2021. Sophie Xeon's girlfriend told her to 'keep fighting' after tragic rooftop fall. The Daily Mirror. 1 February 2021. 31 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210131165326/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sophie-xeons-girlfriend-told-keep-23417608. live.
  75. Web site: Danny L Harle, Arca, Flying Lotus, Grimes, More Pay Tribute to SOPHIE. Pitchfork. Yoo. Noah. 30 January 2021. 1 February 2021. 1 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201155755/https://pitchfork.com/news/danny-l-harle-flying-lotus-holly-herndon-more-pay-tribute-to-sophie/. live.
  76. Sam Smith, Rina Sawayama, Rihanna & More React to Sophie's Tragic Death: 'A True Visionary and Icon of Our Generation'. 2 February 2021. Billboard. en. 2 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202103313/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9518740/sophie-dies-artists-react-tributes-death/. live.
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  78. News: Moen. Matt. 4 June 2021. SOPHIE's Brother Confirms Posthumous Music in the Works. Paper Mag. live. 4 June 2021. 28 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228155753/https://www.papermag.com/sophie-more-unreleased-music-2653229458.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1.
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  80. News: Ahmed . Aneesa . 21 March 2022 . Charli XCX pays tribute to late friend SOPHIE: "I've never met anyone like her" . . 7 February 2023 . 7 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207160041/https://mixmag.net/read/charli-xcx-sophie-changed-her-life-interview-news . live .
  81. Web site: Caroline Polachek on Dedicating Her Song 'I Believe' About 'Immortality' to the Late SOPHIE (Exclusive) . Irvin . Jack . 5 April 2023 . . 9 December 2023.
  82. Web site: 'I'd rather people scratch their heads than yawn': St Vincent on death, Dave Grohl and dividing her fans . Michael . Cragg . 2024-03-02 . 2024-03-02 . The Guardian.
  83. Web site: 2024-02-19 . Charli XCX knows you're obsessed with her . 2024-03-03 . The Face . en-gb.
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  85. Web site: Shafer . Ellise . A. G. Cook on Creating His Own Form of ‘Britpop’ With Third Album, Producing Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ and the Future of Pop Music: ‘Anything Could Happen’ . Variety . 22 May 2024 . 10 May 2024.
  86. Web site: Cragg . Michael . ‘People think I hate pop’: super-producer AG Cook on working with Beyoncé and honouring his friend Sophie . The Guardian . 22 May 2024 . 26 April 2024.
  87. News: Daly . Rhian . 6 February 2023 . Kim Petras pays tribute to SOPHIE at 2023 Grammys . . 7 February 2023 . 7 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207061025/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kim-petras-pays-tribute-to-sophie-at-2023-grammys-3392610 . live .
  88. Web site: Cryptic video teases posthumous SOPHIE project . 2024-06-21 . Mixmag.
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  91. Web site: Mier . Tomás . 2024-06-24 . A Posthumous Sophie Album Is on the Way . 2024-06-24 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  92. Web site: Idles, Jorja Smith and Let's Eat Grandma lead AIM Awards 2018 nomination. Homewood. Ben. Music Week. 9 July 2020. 10 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200710032539/https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/idles-jorja-smith-and-let-s-eat-grandma-lead-aim-awards-2018-nominations/073442. live.
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