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Sofie Royer
12+ albums
indie popaustrianpopindieAustria
about
Sofie Royer, who previously released music as Sofie, is an Austrian artist and singer-songwriter signed to Stones Throw Records. She was born in California to Iranian and Austrian parents. Royer was a student of violin and viola at the Vienna Conservatoire before breaking away from the institution to live between New York, London and Los Angeles, where she became known as a DJ, an original member of Boiler Room and an NTS Radio resident DJ. During her time in Los Angeles, she worked at Stones Throw Records and brought artists including Mndsgn and Stimulator Jones to the label, as well as releasing her compilation Sofie's SOS Tape (2016). In 2020, Sofie Royer released her self-produced début album, Cult Survivor, a collection of leftfield pop songs inspired by chanson, heartbreak and life’s overwhelming decisions. In September 2022, her second album for Stones Throw followed: Harlequin. In addition to her work in music, Sofie also studies Philosophy, Psychology and English at the Universität Wien, as well as painting at the University of Applied Arts. An active artist, she has exhibited her work at L'Art Galerie in Salzburg and at Pina in Vienna. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
