Sophie Pecora

About

Singer-songwriter and rapper/poet whose career was jumpstarted when she was discovered by YouTuber Shane Dawson. She performed 3 original songs on Season 14 of America's Got Talent and received the Golden Buzzer from guest judge Brad Paisley for her song "Misfits". She has released over 30 songs of music streaming platforms such as Spotify, and one of her most popular songs "Keeping Everything Inside" has been streamed over 15 million times. She has written over 300 songs and received awards and recognition for her songwriting, most notably the Grand Prize out of 10,000 entries for her song "Anxiety" in the 2021 Unsigned Only Music Competition.

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. She won the Hollywood Independent Music Award in 2024 in the lyrics/lyricist category for her song In A Perfect World. She performed at Vidcon in 2019 and 2024, and NAMM in 2025.

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.