Sofía Lecubarri Ruigómez (born 15 November 1993) known professionally as Sofia Ellar (), is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Born and raised for her first years in

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, she started performing in various small singing concerts as a child in the early 2000s, when she moved to

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. 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.

Career

She has been host to numerous radio and television interviews, and has participated in various tours around Spain. As of September 2017, her videos on

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reached several million views and her tracks on

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, three million. On 24 February 2017, her first album, Seis peniques, was released. Its first single, entitled ''Segundas partes entre suicidas'', marked her entrance to

. 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

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Discography

Albums

* '' Seis peniques'' (2017) * ''Nota en Do'' (2018)

Singles

* ''Verano con Lima'' (2017) * ''Cenas que Acaban en Juerga'' (2017) Sofia ellar 2018

* ''Humanidad en Paro'' (2017) * ''Tus Movidas'' (2018) * ''Versión de Cobarde'' (2018) * ''No Fue Mentira - Sesiones Moraima'' (2018) * ''Bañarnos en Vaqueros'' (2019) * ''Ahora Dime'' (2019) * ''La Revolución'' (2019) * ''Media Tinta'' (2019) * ''Ana'' - ft. Ana (2019) * ''Barrer a casa'' (2020) * ''Si es roma Amor'' (2020)

Filmography

* ''

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'' (2019) *''Si yo fuera rico'' (2019)

Tours

* Bañarnos en Vaqueros Tour (2019)

References

External links

Official website

Official Spotify site

Official Napster site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellar, Sofia 1993 births English women singer-songwriters English singer-songwriters English women pop singers Singers from London Living people IE University alumni Spanish women singer-songwriters Spanish singer-songwriters People educated at Hill House School People educated at Woldingham School 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers 21st-century Spanish women singers 21st-century Spanish singers Singers from Cantabria People from Santander, Spain Singers from Madrid