Screenshot of the music video of -
SOPHIE
The emotion aroused by the announcement of his death shows the importance that SOPHIE had in the musical world.
The artist died Saturday morning in Athens after an accident, his artistic agents confirmed.
Sophie Xeon, who signed her musical projects SOPHIE, was 34 years old.
"It is with deep sadness that we announce that the musician and producer SOPHIE died this morning around 4 am in Athens, where the artist lived, following a sudden accident," the statement said.
Influential and Transgressive
Trans woman, SOPHIE has imposed a pop sound, often qualified as futuristic (as much because she embodied a future of pop as for the formal audacity of her music), with many pop stars such as Rihanna or Madonna.
She had also enjoyed success solo, especially with her song
It's OK to cry
.
Influential artist and activist, SOPHIE put her creativity at the service of the visibility of trans people, in particular with her label Transgressive.
Upon the announcement of her death, many personalities hailed an astonishing and explosive artist, follower of sometimes cacophonous music to shake up the codes of pop and genre.
Tributes
Born in 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland, SOPHIE was noticed in 2013 with the singles
Bipp
and
Lemonade
, before a first album in 2018,
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
.
Despite everything, her notoriety was minor compared to the impact she was able to have on the electro-pop scene through her creations and collaborations.
Among the tributes paid around the world to SOPHIE are those, in France, of Chris and Bilal Hassani who expressed their sorrow and their admiration.
“Sophie was an excellent producer, a visionary, a reference,” commented the singer.
She rebelled against the narrow, normative society by being an absolute triumph, both as an artist and as a woman.
I can't believe she's gone.
We must honor and respect his memory and his legacy.
Cherish the pioneers.
"
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