Sofia Ellar
Birth nameSofía Lecubarri y Ruigómez[1][2][3][4]
Birth date15 November 1993 (age 32)
Birth placeLondon, England
OccupationSinger · Songwriter
Years active2016–present
Websitesofiaellar.com
Sofia Ellar
GenrePop
InstrumentVocals · Guitar

Sofía Lecubarri Ruigómez (born 15 November 1993) known professionally as Sofia Ellar (/ˈɛlɑːr/), is a British-Spanish singer and songwriter.[5][6][7] Born and raised for her first years in London, she started performing in various small singing concerts as a child in the early 2000s, when she moved to Madrid. She graduated from IE University with a degree in Business administration and has continued with her musical career ever since. Ellar is praised for her proximity to fans, notably visible in her concerts, where she can often be seen intimately surrounded by the audience.[8]

Career

She has been host to numerous radio and television interviews, and has participated in various tours around Spain.[9] As of September 2017, her videos on YouTube reached several million views and her tracks on Spotify, three million.[10]

On 24 February 2017, her first album, Seis peniques, was released.[11][12] Its first single, entitled Segundas partes entre suicidas, marked her entrance to Spotify.[13]

In December 2017 Sofia Ellar announced that all the revenue obtained from her single, titled Humanidad en Paro, would be destined to different charities supporting homelessness.[14]

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • Verano con Lima (2017)[17]
  • Cenas que Acaban en Juerga (2017)[18]
  • Humanidad en Paro (2017)[19]
  • Tus Movidas (2018)[20]
  • Versión de Cobarde (2018)[21]
  • No Fue Mentira - Sesiones Moraima (2018)[22]
  • Bañarnos en Vaqueros (2019)[23]
  • Ahora Dime (2019)[24]
  • La Revolución (2019)[25]
  • Media Tinta (2019)[26]
  • Ana - ft. Ana (2019)[27]
  • Barrer a casa (2020)[28]
  • Si es roma Amor (2020) [29]

Filmography

Tours

  • Bañarnos en Vaqueros Tour (2019)[31]

References

  1. ^ "Sofía Ellar: "Las mujeres tenemos que dejar de compararnos con los hombres e ir por nuestro lado"". El Español. 27 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Sofía Ellar, la cantautora "indie" que ya es mucho más que su Instagram". La Voz de Galicia. 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Cantantes y bandas de mujeres que tienes que conocer". El Independiente. 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Affascinante e talentuoso: tutto sulla vita di Alvaro Soler". Donna Glamour. 13 November 2018.
  5. ^ Tripodo, Por Ana Pérez Fotos: Gianfranco (20 August 2018). "Sofia Ellar: "Elegir entre Instagram y Youtube es como hacerlo entre papá y mamá"". Esquire.com
  6. ^ "Sofía Ellar, de fenómeno de Instagram a llenar La Riviera". Elmundo.es. 22 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Sofía Ellar en Santander: 'Cuando pongo un pie aquí… es donde escribo mis canciones'" (in Spanish). Cantabria Económica. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  8. ^ Palacios, Ana Laura (25 September 2018). "La dulzura de Sofía Ellar en Málaga"
  9. ^ "Sofía Ellar "Boots and Cats", Nacho Álvaro "Patillas D.J", The Phantom Draster, Los Bengala, Sunnare y más...". Rtve.es. 18 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Sofía Ellar: "Tengo presión, pero presión de la buena"". Abc.es. 23 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Ticketbell - SOFÍA ELLAR presenta su primer disco "6 Peniques" en Madrid". Ticketbell.com
  12. ^ "Seis Peniques". Amazon.es
  13. ^ "Sofia Ellar". Open.spotify.com
  14. ^ "La nueva canción de Sofía Ellar, 'Humanidad en Paro', destinará todos sus beneficios a ayudar a la infancia y a personas sin hogar". Marca.com. 12 December 2017.
  15. ^ "El Rayo Verde de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  16. ^ "Sofía Ellar lanza su álbum "Nota en Do"". Cadena100.es. 20 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Verano Con Lima : Single de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  18. ^ "Cenas Que Acaban en Juerga - Single de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  19. ^ "Humanidad en Paro - Single de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  20. ^ "Tus Movidas - Single de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  21. ^ "Versión de Cobarde - Single de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  22. ^ "No Fue Mentira (Sesiones Moraima) - Single de Andrés Suárez & Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  23. ^ "Bañarnos en Vaqueros - Single de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  24. ^ "Ahora Dime - Single de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  25. ^ "La Revolución (Tema de la Película Angry Birds 2) - Single de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  26. ^ "Media Tinta - Single de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  27. ^ "Ana (feat. Ana) - Single de Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  28. ^ "Barrer a Casa - Single by Sofia Ellar & Alvaro Soler". Music.apple.com
  29. ^ "Si es Roma Amor - Single by Sofia Ellar". Music.apple.com
  30. ^ "Sofía Ellar presenta La Revolución, el tema central de Angry Birds 2". Los40.com. 24 July 2019.
  31. ^ "Sofía Ellar llega a Terrassa (Barcelona) con 'Bañarnos en vaqueros Tour'". Europa Press. 7 November 2019.