Sophie Delila
All Yours
© 2005 Freak'n See Music, Ltd. (634479130755)
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Refreshing, original and soulful. Instant good mood provider. The mind of Stevie Wonder, the energy of Jamiroquai, and the sensuality of Norah Jones.
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Born in Paris into a fertile musical environment, Sophie was fed with her family's impressive record collection. Raised with Stevie Wonder and Earth Wind and Fire in the background, she developed a taste for funky rhythms and soulful melodies. She started her musical education at the age five and quickly became a brilliant classical pianist. On the other hand, music theory was not the most exciting thing in the world to her. She learned by herself the magic of improvisation on her father's synthesizers. Soon enough, her first compositions flourished at the age of eleven. A few years later, she experiences a musical shock: contemporary soul music. From there, she adamantly followed the evolution of artists such as D'Angelo, Maxwell, Rahsaan Patterson and Jamiroquai among others. These influences helped Sophie develop her own musical personality and opened new doors to her creativity. Still a teenager, she even meets Swedish soul act Stephen Simmonds, French artist Sinclair, hip hop stars Mc Solaar and Oxmo Puccino. A huge source of inspiration for a young musician, isn't it?
THE AMERICAN DREAM, FRENCHIE IN THE US
Inspired by a strong taste of adventure, Sophie decides to leave Paris and her family to settle down in Boston MA to study at the renowned Berklee College of Music. After auditioning and being granted a scholarship, Sophie starts a brand new life... Besides theoretical and technical education, she begins to seriously develop her vocal performance skills. Furthermore, she takes the time to start practicing several new instruments such as bass, drums, percussion and guitar. While in the United States, Sophie also falls in love with Gospel music. Sooner than expected, she becomes a part of the Berklee Reverence Gospel Choir and with its director Dennis Montgomery III, she creates the band RAMDAM, which toured in France in 2000 and cheered up hearts all around the country.
SHARING, A PRIORITY. DELIL'ALIVE.
Today, Sophie DELILA is an accomplished artist with a strong stage experience build upon her New York scenic life (S.O.B's, Blue Note, B.B King's, The Knitting Factory, etc.). Additionally, Sophie never forgets where she comes from and continues to go back to Paris for performances at venue like La Scene Bastille, Le Cithea, and Le Reservoir. Her audience, ranging from soul music aficionados to pop idols fan and reggae roots specialists, are always ready to attend the show. Once on stage, the songs take a brand new dimension. Sophie's charisma, drive, musicality and unique voice become, indeed, undeniable. Multi-instrumentalist, Sophie doesn't hesitate to solo a little Benson'ish' on her guitar, or to through heavy funky vocoder lines out of her little vintage synthesizer...
ALL YOURS, THE ALBUM
From these numerous performances and experiences between Europe and NYC, was born "All Yours", a smart mix of Stevie Wonder's soulful melodies, Jamiroquai's dance grooves and Norah Jones' jazzy vocals.
Her first single, "27C", soon to be released, already seduced radios with its reggae harmonies and exotic flavors, and will soon take over your tv screens. The music video was recently shot and is about to be aired... (stay tuned...)
Songs like "Talk To Me", "Meant To Be", "Over Again", "Back Together" and "Fly" prove us that Sophie's songwriting and production skills are able to travel through various musical landscapes with ease, taste and style. This is how Sophie builds her story, and maybe without being aware of it, the history of a new pop/soul scene that the audience has been waiting for so long.
A beautiful and charming woman with the freshness of her youth (she is only 24 years old), DELILA has everything. She is shiny, audacious and sincere. With her wide crossover repertoire, Sophie is a character of her own. Her versatile clairvoyance is like a breath of fresh air in our everyday lives.
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the bomb!
author: LisaIt is a MUST HAVE cd this lady is the bomb. so refreshing... Please come to the US!! :)
congratulation !
author: johnnyVery impressed by this "debut" album ! brand new style ! so fresh ! it's HER style, you can see she's really very very talented ! I love it and I'm sure her audience is soon going to be huge !!! Miss Delila, keep doing your good music !
killin'
author: ocean avethis cd is probably the baddist shit i've ever heard!!!!!!
Wonderful - make sure you buy it!
author: HazeGorgeous voice, great tunes ... sounding fab Sophie, everyone should have this record in their collection. xx
All Yours
author: J.C.Sophie has a nice voice and she is certainly a good young talented singer. Her album All Yours is cool, hopefully we will hear more in the future from this lady!
This is how it's done !
author: honestnotesHailing from Paris, France Sophie Delila has been creating music since a very young age. With an eclectic mix of influences ranging from old school funk to new school Electronica her debut major worldwide release “All Yours” is a perfect summer album that showcases her many influences but unlike many other artists that tend to get buried in a variety of styles, Sophie shines on this release in all of her powerful glory. Writing, Producing and arranging all come naturally to her and her instinctive and unique vibe take center stage throughout this cool and funky affair called “All Yours”. And then there’s that voice. Ohhh that voice. Smooth and Soulful, Naturally. Undeniable. Powerful. When was the last time you heard a pop record that did not try to fit into any mold of pre-programmed and overly sampled music?(There’s not a single sample on this record!). From the simple yet infectious lead single “27C” that is already taking over radio playlists around the globe, to the perfect contemporary rock ballad “Talk to Me” (my current favorite)Sophie lets her guard down and lets you inside her world and all that it has to offer. And there’s a lot there. With obvious references to Reggae and Caribbean beats (“This Man”,“Meant To Be”) as well as her take on 80’s Funk Pop (On the infectious “back together”) Sophie simply knows how to work it out, where to hit you with her incredible layered harmonies (her vocals on “Fly” give me Goose bumps every time) but just as importantly where to keep it naked and raw (The multilingual “Me, Myself and I”). With 3 tracks written and produced by yours truly with Sophie, This one is not to be missed (if I say so myself) :)
Melodic,groovy,spontaneous,very good voice and... frenchy;)
author: YvoNumber 1 in my car since I have it!!! "27c" is a masterpiece,I should say a classical,I love it,I love the sound too... It's the time of the computer,and we can hear it but in a good way:Sophie knows how to use it positively and it's VERY WELL DONE!!! Personnaly (except "27c")my favourites are: "Over again","This man","Fly","With you" and "Back together":very groovy,spontaneous(a one take album it seems,very live and humouristic),and the most important: MELODIC!(so rare today) We spend very good time hearing this album from the beggining 'till the end. (I'm waiting for the next one...)
Congrats on a job well done. Can't wait to do some work together in the future!
author: Nicole Hamilton of h2O ProductionsSophie has a WONDERUL voice which soothes you as she sings with effortless grace and is still strong enough to convey everything she has to say...which is a LOT! I am ALWAYS impressed by female singer/songwriter/producers who get down to business and get the job done and Sophie DEFINITELY fits into that category (playing, writing, producing AND singing her own songs!). Her music is breezy, fresh and youthful just like her (i LOVE the groove on 27C...it just FEELS French to me! LOL!). I am looking forward to many more albums and to working with Sophie in the future;-) Congrats on a job WELL done!
Beautiful Voice
author: Jason Sealsthis young lady is exceptional, her voice, lyrics, and tone delivers a beautiful sound that is not often heard in the music industry. the album has traces of jazz, and 70's soul like earth wind and fire. overall the album has substance.
Sensational
author: ElodieGreat, lovely voice, lovely songs!!!!
GREAT
author: MAGOOQue dire de plus que BRAVO, une nouvelle fois. Des mélodies très accrocheuses, du groove, une voix et un feeling TERRIBLE sans en faire des caisses (pas comme nos chanteuses nu soul actuelles), une prod irréprochable, bref tout ce que jaime!! 27C, Back Together, Over & Over... et jen passe, sont des tubes en puissances. Du gout, du talent, franchement, KEEP ON Sophie!!