Sofia Stenman better known as Sofia Sida is a Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

-Finnish singer. Born in Vaasa

Vaasa

Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 Sofia relocated to Helsinki, the capital of Finland at the age of thirteen. Her first public performance was at the age of eight in children's singing contest called "Tenavatähti". At the age of 15 Sofia signed her first record deal with Universal Music Finland and recorded two singles with a group called 'F2F'. Soon after this Sofia went on with her solo career by signing a record deal with EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

. The debut single 'You Know What To Do' was Sofia's first hit song as a solo artist released under the name "Sofia". In 2006 Sofia Sida released her first album Disco Mamazida (EMI) under the name "Sofia Zida". The title song was a huge success and the single hit several club charts in Finland making the song one of the most played songs in clubs and radios. In 2006 Sofia was awarded as the "Best Newcomer" chosen by Finnish DJ's.

2008–present: International career

In 2008 Sofia Zida changed her surname to "Sida" and released her first international single. The song "Reason" was released in July 2008. After recording her album in Sweden, Sofia Sidas second studio album Butterfly was released in September 2009. The musicians working on the album have previously worked with such artists as David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

, Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...

, Phil Collins

Phil Collins

Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....

, Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

 and Ronan Keating

Ronan Keating

Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...

 to name a few. The music video for the title song Butterfly was shot in Helsinki, New York and Los Angeles and it was directed by awarded American-Finnish female director, Tii Ricks. In 2010 American DJ / Producer DJ Cadet produced exclusive remixes of Sofia's songs Reason and Party Freak. Remixes were released through American record label Active Ingredient Records.

Musical style and performance

Sofia's musical style has changed during the release of her first album. Disco Mamazida being completely based on dance beats her music nowadays includes various styles of musical genres, including contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

, dance-pop

Dance-pop

Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...

, pop rock

Pop rock

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 and also Latin music styles. Sofia is acclaimed dancer and her shows are based much on dancers and show aspects.

Discography

• 2002: As: F2F - 2 single releases
• 2005: As: Sofia - You Know What To Do (CDs)
• 2006: As: Sofia Zida – Disco Mamazida (CDs)
• 2006: As: Sofia Zida – Disco Mamazida (CD)
• 2008: As: Sofia Sida – Reason (CDs)
• 2009: As: Sofia Sida – Party Freak (CDs)
• 2009: As: Sofia Sida – Butterfly (promotional CDs)
• 2009: As: Sofia Sida – Butterfly (CD)
• 2009: As: DJ Cadet ft. Sofia Sida – Party Freak DJ Cadet Remixes (digital)
• 2010: As: DJ Cadet ft. Sofia Sida – Reason DJ Cadet Remixes (digital)

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