Sophie Pecora

About

Singer-songwriter and rapper/poet whose career was jumpstarted when she was discovered by YouTuber Shane Dawson. She appeared on Season 14 of America's Got Talent and received the Golden Buzzer from guest judge Brad Paisley for her original song Misfits. Since then, she's released over 20 songs on music streaming platforms such as Spotify, and has received awards in various songwriting competitions, the most notable being the 2021 Unsigned Only Music Competition where her song "Anxiety" won the Grand Prize out of 10,000 entries from around the world.

Before Fame

She started rapping and singing at the age of seven and began writing songs and playing guitar at the age of nine, with piano and drums soon following. Her first musical inspirations were Justin Bieber and rappers MattyB and Eminem.

Trivia

She began performing for crowds starting at the age of 13 in Venice Beach. She performed live at Pier 39 in San Francisco, CA in late 2017. Her songs and covers have helped her garner more than 600,000 subscribers on her self-titled YouTube channel and over 2.1 million followers on TikTok. In 2021, will.i.am invited her to his studio for a producing session.

Family Life

She was born to parents Oliver and Lea Pecora who manage her music career. She has a brother named Dominic who creates and edits many of her music lyric videos and the cover art for her song releases.