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Sophie Delila
“This girl is the real deal” is how one leading British tabloid recently described Sophie Delila, the Parisian-bred singer, pianist, guitarist, writer and producer currently seducing Europe with her brand of soulful melodic pop. Delila was born into a family of musical aficionados ; her father, an accomplished piano player, even once had Ray Charles and Marvin Gaye round for dinner when Sophie was a baby. Growing up, Sophie was influenced by a lot of blues, jazz and classical music and early on she fell in love with Stevie Wonder as well as the Beatles. She began playing the piano at age 5 and within a few years was racing home from school to write songs and record in her father’s home studio. So it’s not surprising that at 18 she won a scholarship to the revered Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

After graduating she hit the New York City soul scene for a couple of years before moving to London in 2005 to take her career to the next level. Lured by London’s explosive music scene, Delila wrote, gigged and produced and it was just a question of time before serious record label interest ensued: in 2008 Delila landed a record deal with Universal. The majority of her debut album, Hooked, has been co-written and co-produced with Sophie by Steve Booker, the man behind much of Duffy’s multi million selling album. In addition, an array of leading musicians and producers have collaborated on the record. Described as “one of this season’s essentials” Hooked is highly addictive ! Delila is currently promoting the album with a band of superbly talented musicians throughout Europe to make sure you get your fix.

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