Grammy nominated producer Sophie Xeon, 34, slipped and fell to her death on Saturday, 30 January 2021 in an apartment during her stay in Athens. A police spokesperson said that there is no suspicion of foul play.
The Glasgow-born disc jockey, producer and recording artist is a popular transgender woman. Sophie had begun her career in 2009 and gained prominence as one of the contributors to Madonna’s 2015 single “B---h I’m Madonna.”
She had some other less popular music contributions with her singles such as “Bipp” (2013) and “Lemonade” (2015).
Transgressive, a UK record label that signed Sophie released a statement detailing her death, the company wrote:
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Sophie had first revealed her image and vocals when she released the 2017 single “It’s Okay To Cry.” Then, she released her debut album, “Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides” in June 2018 and got a Grammy nomination for best dance/electronic album.
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During her career from 2009 to 2021, Sophie had also worked with A.G. Cook, GFOTY, Charli XCX, Vince Staples, Kim Petras, Nicki Minaj, and Namie Amuro.
The New York Times described Sophie as “an innovative producer and performer whose music distilled speed, noise, melody, clarity and catchiness into what would soon be called hyperpop.”
Read other statements about her following her shocking demise:
Sophie was different you ain’t never seen somebody in the studio smoking a cigarette in a leather bubble jacket just making beats not saying one word.
— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) January 30, 2021
SOPHIE truly truly changed music. i distinctly remember the first time hearing her sound and feeling sure that the world was going to change because of it. this loss is very very difficult to process
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) January 30, 2021
SOPHIE was groundbreaking and inspiring in so many ways. I don’t know what else to say except thank you. Rest In Peace
— ALISON WONDERLAND (@awonderland) January 30, 2021
You can listen to Sophie’s “It’s Okay To Cry” single here:
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