Sol Seppy is the stage name of Sophie Michalitsianos (born 31 December 1980), an English singer, songwriter and musician.

Biography

Michalitsianos was born in Wimbledon, England and grew up in

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and

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. After studying piano and cello, she studied contemporary composition and orchestra at the

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. At the age of 23, Michalitsianos moved to the

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at the invitation of

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, where she performed on the albums ''Good Morning Spider'' and ''It's a Wonderful Life'' by his indie rock band

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. After her time with Sparklehorse, Michalitsianos moved to

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, where she set up her own studio. Though the studio and almost all her compositions were destroyed in an explosion, Michalitsianos herself was not harmed. On 10 April 2006 she released her debut album ''The Bells of 1 2'' on Grönland Records/Rough Trade. Michalitsianos wrote, sang, played and produced all 12 tracks on the album herself. The track "Enter One" was featured in several films and TV shows: ''Standoff'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (season 1, episode 6), ''

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'' (season 1, episode 6), 9-1-1: Lone Star (season 3, episode 2) and ''

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'' (season 4, episode 8).
On 1 March 2012 the EP ''The Bird Calls, and Its Song Awakens the Air, and I Call'' was released first on

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and later also in

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format. The EP is no longer available on Grönland Records but only as an online download. The songs that were released on the EP are now available on her 2020 album I Am As You Are, Pt 1. Michalitsianos lives in New York.

Discography

Albums

* 2006: ''The Bells of 1 2'' * 2012 EP " A Bird Calls , and Its Song Awakens the Air and I Call * 2019: ''I.A.A.Y.A Part One''

Singles

* 2006: "Move" * 2006: "Slo Fuzz" * 2006: "Supermarket Sweep" * 2012: ''A Bird Calls and Its Song Awakens the Air, and I Call'' * 2024: "You Want it All"

References

External links

Official pageSol Seppy
* * * 1980 births Living people English women singer-songwriters English singer-songwriters English women in electronic music English record producers British women record producers English expatriates in Australia English expatriates in Greece English emigrants to the United States Songwriters from New York (state) Grönland Records artists Rough Trade Records artists 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers {{UK-musician-stub