Sopho - Eurovision 2007

Sophie Xeon (; 17 September 1986 – 30 January 2021), known mononymously as SOPHIE, was a British music producer, songwriter, and DJ from Scotland. Her work is known for its brash take on pop music and is distinguished by experimental sound design, "sugary" synthesized textures, and incorporation of influences from underground dance styles. It would help pioneer the 2010s hyperpop microgenre. Sophie rose to prominence with the breakthrough singles "Bipp" (2013) and "Lemonade" (2014), which were compiled on the singles collection Product (2015). Initially remaining anonymous, she came out publicly as transgender in 2017 and released the studio album Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides the following year, earning a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. She worked closely with artists from the PC Music label, including A. G. Cook and GFOTY, and also produced for acts such as Charli XCX, Vince Staples, Kim Petras, Madonna, Let's Eat Grandma, and Namie Amuro. Sophie died in January 2021 after an accidental fall in Athens, Greece. The Fader eulogized her as a "pioneering Scottish artist whose vibrant electronic productions expanded modern pop music's scope", while Pitchfork credited her influential work with "mold[ing] electronic music into bracingly original avant-garde pop". In June 2024, it was announced that her self-titled second studio album, reportedly "nearly finished" at the time of her death, would be released posthumously on 27 September.