Sofia (singer)
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Sofia is a 23-year-old bossa singer in the Philippines
. She graduated from the University of Santo Tomas
with a degree in Medical Technology
. She is now a licensed medical technologist.
Sofia became the featured artist in a bossa-inspired album project of Ivory Records by accident. After graduating, she was on her way to Japan
to pursue her research scholarship grant to study hematology
when she was asked to help gather research materials for the project, since she was into bossa nova
since she was in high school. Aside from helping out for the lyrics, CDs, and other research materials, she was also asked to submit a demo tape so that Ivory Records would know what bossa sounds like. Sofia submitted a demo tape of the song "Desafinado". The record company was impressed, and then she was tapped to be a session singer. Eventually she was chosen to be the featured artist for the album.
Her album, entitled Bossa Latino Lite, debuted at number 11 at Tower Records’ Top 25 albums chart.
Sofia's second album was released December 28, 2006, entitled In Love With Nova Bossa.
On April 1, 2007, her debut album Bossa Latino Lite reached the gold mark. The awarding took place on SOP, a noontime television show in the Philippines.
, creative writing
, painting
, and drawing
. Sofia also plays the guitar
, a little of violin
and percussions.
Her influences in music include Cynthia Alexander
, Wolfgang
, Paulinho Da Viola, Tom Jobim, Paulinho Moska, Big Mountain
, The Corrs
, Pinikpikan, Bob Aves, and Eraserheads.
Her interests are books, reading, writing music, photography, Japanese food, and learning new languages.
Released: 2006
Number of Tracks: 18
Title: In Love With Nova Bossa under Ivory Records
Released: 2006
Number of Tracks: 18
1. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
2. Falsa Baiana
3. Sad To Belong
4. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
5. I Will - Duet With Thor
6. So Nice (Samba De Verao)
7. Tell Me
8. Birthday Song
9. Hulog Ng Langit
10. Night And Day
11. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
12. I'll Take Care Of You
13. Warm Impressions
14. Só Em Teus Braços (Soh Ayng Teush Brah-soos)
15. Unexpectedly
16. What A Wonderful World
17. Moro Na Roça (Moh-roh-nah Hoh-sah)
18. Moro Na Roça (Festive Dance Mix)
Title: By Request...Lite And Easy under Ivory Records
Released: 2007
Number of Tracks: 16
1. Birthday Song
2. Sad To Belong
3. Let's Wait Awhile
4. Just The Way You Are
5. Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Sofia (with Thor)
6. Sorry Doesn't Make It Anymore
7. I'll Take Care Of You
8. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
9. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Sofia (with Roji Soriano)
10. The Look Of Love
11. What A Wonderful World
12. Night And Day
13. Blue Moon - Sofia (with Roji Soriano)
14. It's Too Late
15. Warm Impressions
16. So Nice (Samba De Verao)
Title: Sofia under Ivory Records 2 Disc Set - Disc 1: Bossa Latino Lite (18 tracks) and Disc 2: In Love with Nova Bossa (18 tracks)
Released: 2007
Number of Tracks: 36
1. Water of March (Aguas De Marco)
2. The Look Of Love
3. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Sofia duet with Roji Soriano
4. Just The Way You Are
5. At Seventeen [Instrumental]
6. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Sofia featuring Roji Soriano
7. Just No Ordinary Day
8. Let's Wait Awhile
9. Constantly [Instrumental]
10. Blue Moon - Sofia duet with Roji Soriano
11. Desafinado (Off-Key)
12. Moonlight Over Paris [Instrumental]
13. It's Too Late
14. Englishman In New York - Sofia featuring Roji Soriano
15. Sorry Doesn't Make It Anymore
16. Dance With Me
17. Every Little Thing (She Does Is Magic) [Instrumental]
18. Waters Of March (Aguas De Marco) - Sofia duet with Roji Soriano
19. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
20. Flasa Baiana
21. Sad To Belong
22. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
23. I Will - Sofia duet with Thor
24. So Nice (Samba De Verao)
25. Tell Me
26. Birthday Song
27. Hulog Ng Langit
28. Night And Day
29. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Sofia duet with Thor
30. I'll Take Care Of You
31. Warm Impressions
32. So Em Teus Bracos (Soh Ayng Teush Brah-soos)
33. Unexpectedly
34. What A Wonderful World
35. Moro Na Roca (Moh-roh-nah Hoh-sah)
36. Moro Na Roca [Festive Dance Mix]
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. She graduated from the University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...
with a degree in Medical Technology
Medical technology
Medical Technology encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and is used to diagnose, monitor or treat diseases or medical conditions affecting humans. Such technologies are intended to improve the quality of healthcare delivered through earlier diagnosis, less invasive treatment options and...
. She is now a licensed medical technologist.
Sofia became the featured artist in a bossa-inspired album project of Ivory Records by accident. After graduating, she was on her way to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to pursue her research scholarship grant to study hematology
Hematology
Hematology, also spelled haematology , is the branch of biology physiology, internal medicine, pathology, clinical laboratory work, and pediatrics that is concerned with the study of blood, the blood-forming organs, and blood diseases...
when she was asked to help gather research materials for the project, since she was into bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
since she was in high school. Aside from helping out for the lyrics, CDs, and other research materials, she was also asked to submit a demo tape so that Ivory Records would know what bossa sounds like. Sofia submitted a demo tape of the song "Desafinado". The record company was impressed, and then she was tapped to be a session singer. Eventually she was chosen to be the featured artist for the album.
Her album, entitled Bossa Latino Lite, debuted at number 11 at Tower Records’ Top 25 albums chart.
Sofia's second album was released December 28, 2006, entitled In Love With Nova Bossa.
On April 1, 2007, her debut album Bossa Latino Lite reached the gold mark. The awarding took place on SOP, a noontime television show in the Philippines.
Other information
Sofia's skills include singingSinging
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
, painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, and drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
. Sofia also plays the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, a little of violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and percussions.
Her influences in music include Cynthia Alexander
Cynthia Alexander
Cynthia Alexander is a highly respected singer-songwriter and musician in the Philippines. Her music infuses prose-poetry and haunting melodies with indigenous Philippine and Asian rhythms...
, Wolfgang
Wolfgang
Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany and Austria. Its earliest known bearer was a tenth century saint. The name is a combination of the Old High German word wulf, meaning "wolf" and gang, meaning "path". Grimm interpreted the name as that of a hero in front of...
, Paulinho Da Viola, Tom Jobim, Paulinho Moska, Big Mountain
Big Mountain
-United States:* Big Mountain Ridge, California, an unincorporated area* Big Mountain, Alaska, a mountain in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska** Big Mountain Air Force Station, near Big Mountain, Alaska* Big Mountain, Arizona, another name for Black Mesa, Arizona...
, The Corrs
The Corrs
The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
, Pinikpikan, Bob Aves, and Eraserheads.
Her interests are books, reading, writing music, photography, Japanese food, and learning new languages.
Discography
Title: Bossa Latino Lite under Ivory RecordsReleased: 2006
Number of Tracks: 18
- Waters Of March (Aguas De Marco)
- The Look Of Love
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (duet With Roji Soriano) - Sofia (duet with Roji Soriano)
- Just The Way You Are
- At Seventeen (Instrumental)
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (featuring Roji Soriano) - Sofia (featuring Roji Soriano)
- Just No Ordinary Day
- Let's Wait Awhile
- Constantly (Instrumental)
- Blue Moon (duet With Roji Soriano) - Sofia (duet with Roji Soriano)
- Desafinado (Off-Key)
- Moonlight Over Paris (Instrumental)
- It's Too Late
- Englishman In New York (featuring Roji Soriano) - Sofia (featuring Roji Soriano)
- Sorry Doesn't Make It Anymore
- Dance With Me
- Every Little Thing (She Does Is Magic) (Instrumental)
- Waters Of March ( Aguas De Marco) - Sofia (duet with Roji Soriano)
Title: In Love With Nova Bossa under Ivory Records
Released: 2006
Number of Tracks: 18
1. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
2. Falsa Baiana
3. Sad To Belong
4. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
5. I Will - Duet With Thor
6. So Nice (Samba De Verao)
7. Tell Me
8. Birthday Song
9. Hulog Ng Langit
10. Night And Day
11. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
12. I'll Take Care Of You
13. Warm Impressions
14. Só Em Teus Braços (Soh Ayng Teush Brah-soos)
15. Unexpectedly
16. What A Wonderful World
17. Moro Na Roça (Moh-roh-nah Hoh-sah)
18. Moro Na Roça (Festive Dance Mix)
Title: By Request...Lite And Easy under Ivory Records
Released: 2007
Number of Tracks: 16
1. Birthday Song
2. Sad To Belong
3. Let's Wait Awhile
4. Just The Way You Are
5. Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Sofia (with Thor)
6. Sorry Doesn't Make It Anymore
7. I'll Take Care Of You
8. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
9. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Sofia (with Roji Soriano)
10. The Look Of Love
11. What A Wonderful World
12. Night And Day
13. Blue Moon - Sofia (with Roji Soriano)
14. It's Too Late
15. Warm Impressions
16. So Nice (Samba De Verao)
Title: Sofia under Ivory Records 2 Disc Set - Disc 1: Bossa Latino Lite (18 tracks) and Disc 2: In Love with Nova Bossa (18 tracks)
Released: 2007
Number of Tracks: 36
1. Water of March (Aguas De Marco)
2. The Look Of Love
3. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Sofia duet with Roji Soriano
4. Just The Way You Are
5. At Seventeen [Instrumental]
6. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Sofia featuring Roji Soriano
7. Just No Ordinary Day
8. Let's Wait Awhile
9. Constantly [Instrumental]
10. Blue Moon - Sofia duet with Roji Soriano
11. Desafinado (Off-Key)
12. Moonlight Over Paris [Instrumental]
13. It's Too Late
14. Englishman In New York - Sofia featuring Roji Soriano
15. Sorry Doesn't Make It Anymore
16. Dance With Me
17. Every Little Thing (She Does Is Magic) [Instrumental]
18. Waters Of March (Aguas De Marco) - Sofia duet with Roji Soriano
19. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
20. Flasa Baiana
21. Sad To Belong
22. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
23. I Will - Sofia duet with Thor
24. So Nice (Samba De Verao)
25. Tell Me
26. Birthday Song
27. Hulog Ng Langit
28. Night And Day
29. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Sofia duet with Thor
30. I'll Take Care Of You
31. Warm Impressions
32. So Em Teus Bracos (Soh Ayng Teush Brah-soos)
33. Unexpectedly
34. What A Wonderful World
35. Moro Na Roca (Moh-roh-nah Hoh-sah)
36. Moro Na Roca [Festive Dance Mix]
Singles
- "Just No Ordinary Day"
- "Waters of March (Aguas de Março)"
- "Moro Na Roça (Festive Dance Mix)"
- "Hulog ng Langit"