Sofia Toufa (born August 13, 1983), known by her stage name SOFI is a German-Greek singer and rapper.[1] In addition to her solo career, Sofi has provided vocals on tracks by electronic music artists including deadmau5, Moguai and Savoy.[2]
Background
Toufa started her musical career at 13 through her group Danacee, signed to Def Jam Germany. The band has supported acts such as Destiny’s Child and Usher. Later, Toufa co-choreographed the video for Avril Lavigne’s hit-single "Girlfriend" and she was hired to co-choreograph, sing and dance on her 2008's Best Damn World Tour.[3] In 2009, she toured the world as back up singer for Britney Spears on her Circus 2009 World Tour.[3]
In 2010, Sofia collaborated with Deadmau5 on his single "Sofi Needs a Ladder",[4] which went on to win a 2011 Juno Award for Best Dance Recording.[5]
Toufa has also worked with Fall Out Boy, Will.I.Am, Butch Walker, Mötley Crüe, Tommy Lee and Nelly Furtado.[6]
Discography
Toufa has recorded both as a lead artist and as a featured artist:[7]
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Featured Artists | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |||
| "Broken Souvenirs" | Millions Like Us | Locked & Loaded: Part 1 | |
| "Joyride" | Millions Like Us & Foreign Beggars | ||
| "Bring Out The Devil" | Skrillex & Kill The Noise |
Locked & Loaded: Part 2 | |
| "Again Sometime?" | Noisia | ||
| 2013 | "B*tch" | Tommy Lee | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "Middlefingah" | Nick Thayer & Tommy Lee |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Lead Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||
| "Sofi Needs A Ladder" | Deadmau5 | 4×4=12 | |
| "One Trick Pony" | |||
| "2 Ways" | Methods Of Mayhem | A Public Disservice Announcement | |
| "All I Wanna Do" | |||
| 2011 | "Beat Of The Drum" | Moguai | Non-album single |
| 2012 | "Under My Skin (DIY)" | Savoy | |
| 2013 | "The Rules" | Tommy Lee & DJ Aero | #MSND |
| 2022 | Show N Tell | EDDIE | Killerbite |
| 2023 | DROP 'EM[8] | QUIX | Non-album single |
| 2024 | Digital Friends[9] | No Mana |
References
- ^ Saad, Nardine (February 25, 2014). "Rocker Tommy Lee engaged to Sofia Toufa; marriage will be his 4th". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
Toufa, 30, who goes by the stage name SOFI....
- ^ "Sofia Toufa Photos, News and Videos, Trivia and Quotes - FamousFix". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ a b "SOFI - Monstercat". Monstercat. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ^ Michaels, Levi (October 25, 2011). "SOFI on Ladders, Leaders, and Deadmau5". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ^ "2011 JUNO Gala Dinner & Award Winners". Junoawards.ca. Juno Award. March 26, 2011. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ "Sofia Toufa, Tommy Lee's Fiancee: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know".
- ^ "SOFI - discography". Beatport.
- ^ Currinn, Jonathan (February 18, 2023). "QUIX impresses by teaming up with SOFI on the incredible dark spoken word house track "DROP 'EM"". CelebMix.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ^ Bhanawat, Akshay (February 1, 2024). "No Mana And SOFI Collaborate On Electro House Single "Digital Friends"". The Music Essentials. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
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