British avant-garde pop artist and producer Sophie died early Saturday after suffering a tragic fall in Athens. She was 34.
The musician’s music labels …
British avant-garde pop artist and producer Sophie died early Saturday after suffering a tragic fall in Athens. She was 34. The musician’s music labels announced that she died as the result of a « terrible accident. » The Grammy-nominated artist, born in Glasgow, had been living in the Greek capital. « Tragically our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident. True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell. She will always be here with us. The family thank everyone for their love and support and request privacy at this devastating time, » Transgressive & Future Classic wrote in a statement shared to Twitter. A management team for the experimental artist, a transgender icon, also mourned her death in a statement shared with People magazine. « It is with profound sadness that I have to inform you that musician and producer SOPHIE passed away this morning around 4am in Athens, where the artist had been living, following a sudden accident, » her management said, further requesting to « treat the private nature of this news with sensitivity. » « SOPHIE was a pioneer of a new sound, one of the most influential artists in the last decade. Not only for ingenious production and creativity but also for the message and visibility that was achieved.
