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Sophie

1986 - 2021

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Sophie Xeon (; 17 September 1986 – 30 January 2021), known mononymously as SOPHIE , was a British music producer, songwriter, and DJ. Her work features experimental sound design, "sugary" synthesised textures, and incorporation of underground dance styles. She would help pioneer the 2010s hyperpop microgenre. Sophie rose to prominence with a string of breakthrough singles led by "Bipp" (2013); these were compiled on the singles collection Product (2015). She concealed her identity early in her solo career, but came out publicly as transgender in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophie is the 1,363rd most popular musician (up from 2,831st in 2019), the 3,706th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,913th in 2019) and the 226th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Sophie ranks 1,363 out of 3,175. Before her are Marcel Moyse, Anders Johansson, Rick Springfield, Wynton Marsalis, Clifford Curzon, and Ludacris. After her are John Steel, Olve Eikemo, Lee Ritenour, Donald Fagen, Phil Woods, and Manu Katché.

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Among people born in 1986, Sophie ranks 67. Before her are Oscar Pistorius, Scott Eastwood, João Moutinho, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Hajime Isayama, and Marta. After her are Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir, Maria Ozawa, Richard Madden, BoA, Mario Casas, and Shinji Okazaki. Among people deceased in 2021, Sophie ranks 385. Before her are Yves Dreyfus, Una Stubbs, Akira Miyawaki, Bruce Kirby, Aurelio Galfetti, and Jane Powell. After her are Leslie Laing, John Polkinghorne, Milan Bandić, Tarcísio Meira, Vera Nikolić, and David Bailie.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sophie ranks 3,707 out of 8,785. Before her are Mark Gatiss (1966), William Knox D'Arcy (1849), Clive Bell (1881), Terry Griffiths (1947), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), and Clifford Curzon (1907). After her are Hero Fiennes-Tiffin (1997), John Steel (1941), Vic Buckingham (1915), Alicia Markova (1910), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835), and David Frost (1939).

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Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Sophie ranks 226. Before her are George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923), Lee Kerslake (1947), Roger Taylor (1960), Chris Barber (1930), Jason Bonham (1966), and Clifford Curzon (1907). After her are John Steel (1941), John Mayhew (1947), Nigel Kennedy (1956), Delia Derbyshire (1937), Jonny Greenwood (1971), and Andrew Davis (1944).

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