SoKo (singer)
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SoKo (born October 26, 1985 in Bordeaux ; bourgeois Stéphanie Alexandra Mina Sokolinski ) is a French singer and actress .
Life
Her father had Polish-Russian roots and died when SoKo was five years old. Her mother is Italian-French. At the age of 16, SoKo left home and moved to Paris, where she attended drama school. Today she lives in Los Angeles . The stage name SoKo is based on Sokolinski's nickname. Characteristic of their English songs is their penetrating French accent.
In 2007 Soko landed a hit in Denmark with the song I'll Kill Her . It is also known and successful in Australia , the Netherlands , Belgium and Germany . For example, she performed on the Radio Fritz birthday “Fritz 15” on March 1, 2008 in the Arena Berlin . Around four years after the hit single I'll Kill Her was released, the Frenchwoman's first full album was released in 2012: I Thought I Was an Alien , which she recorded with Elliott Smith producer Fritz Michaud. The songs fluctuate between melancholy neo-folk, experimental punk and indie rock. Soko's French accent is no longer so pronounced and no longer a stylistic device.
In spring 2012 the singer went on a European tour and came to Munich, Cologne and Hamburg for a handful of concerts in Germany. Her song We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow is the soundtrack to First Kiss by Tatia Pilieva, which rose to a viral video hit in spring 2014 and reached over 125 million clicks (as of January 7, 2018) on YouTube.
For her role in Xavier Giannoli's drama Der Retter , she received a César nomination for best young actress in 2010 .
Discography
- 2007: Not SoKute ( EP )
- 2012: I Thought I Was an Alien
- 2015: My Dreams Dictate My Reality
- 2020: Feel Feelings
Filmography (selection)
- 2002: Clara, cet été là (TV)
- 2006: Commissaire Valence (TV)
- 2006: Les irréductibles
- 2006: Mes copines
- 2007: Ma place au soleil
- 2007: Dans les cordes
- 2007: Ma vie n'est pas une comédie romantique
- 2007: Les diablesses (TV)
- 2008: Adrien (TV)
- 2009: The Savior (À l'origine)
- 2011: Bye Bye Blondie
- 2012: Augustine
- 2013: Les interdits
- 2014: First Kiss (short film)
- 2016: The Dancer (La danseuse)
- 2016: See the world (Voir du pays)
Web links
- official page
- SoKo on Myspace
- SoKo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview and picture gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart sources: Austria - Switzerland - USA - France (Singles Top 100 / Albums Top 200)
- ↑ concert announcement
- ↑ Interview in Deutschlandfunk , March 3, 2012
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SURNAME | SoKo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sokolinski, Stéphanie Alexandra Mina (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French singer and actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bordeaux , France |