Sofia Isella

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Sofia Isella
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Isella on the "You'll Understand, Dick" tour in August 2025
Background information
Born
Sofia Isella Miranda

(2005-01-29) January 29, 2005 (age 21)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
  • producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • violin
  • piano
  • guitar
  • banjo
Years active2020–present
Website sofiaisella.com

Sofia Isella Miranda (born January 29, 2005) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. She has written four EPs, releasing the first in 2020 and the next two in 2024 and 2025, with the most recent released on April 17, 2026. After gaining popularity on TikTok, she has performed as the opening act for artists such as Melanie Martinez, Tom Odell, Taylor Swift, Florence and the Machine, and Glass Animals since 2023. In 2025, she extensively toured as a headliner in the United States, Europe, and Australia. Isella's work contains elements of alternative, indie, dark, and gothic pop music and frequently focuses on womanhood, misogyny, religion, and porn.

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Early life

Sofia Isella Miranda was born in Los Angeles, California, on January 29, 2005, to Chilean-American filmmaker Claudio Miranda and writer Kelli Bean. [1] [2] [3] She began playing the violin when she was two or three years old, and she wrote her first song lyrics at age eight. [4] [5] She received education at the Colburn School and at home. [5] [6] Isella's family moved frequently throughout her childhood, eventually settling in Burleigh Heads, Queensland in 2020. [7] [8] They returned to Los Angeles by mid-2024. [4]

Career

Isella's first extended play, "I'm Not Yours", was released in 2020 and primarily consisted of songs she had written when she was 14 and 15. [8] [9] She performed several concerts after moving to Australia, including a set at the Caloundra Music Festival. [8] After gaining popularity on TikTok, [10] Isella was a concert opener for Melanie Martinez and Tom Odell in late 2023 and early 2024. [11] In May and June 2024, she opened for Martinez's Trilogy Tour. [12] [13] Two months later, she was an opening act on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. [4] [10]

Isella released her second EP, "I Can Be Your Mother", on September 6, 2024. [4] [14] She toured California later that month [15] and began her first world tour in April 2025. [16] Her third EP, "I'm camera .", released in May 2025. [16] [17] Her fourth EP, "Something is a shell .", produced with Mr Hudson, [5] [18] was released on 17 April 2026. [19] [20] [21]

Her first world tour, starting in Portland, Oregon on Thursday, April 3, 2025, was called, "You'll Understand, Dick." It included the second US leg, "You'll Understand More, Dick", one trip to Europe and one to Australia, and ended in Sydney, Australia on Friday, December 12th 2025. [22] Her second world tour, called, "Her Desire, the Nemesis," will begin on May 5th 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. [23]

Artistry and influences

Isella's musical style has been described as alternative pop, [7] [8] [24] art rock, [25] [26] dark pop, [21] [24] industrial, [27] gothic pop, [5] indie pop, [15] post-punk, [28] and spoken word. [28] Her songs frequently focus on womanhood, misogyny, religion, and porn. [3] [6] [10] [29] She has named Trent Reznor, Beck, Taylor Swift, Sylvia Plath, Margaret Atwood, Mona Awad, and Anne Sexton as major influences. [4] [15] She has been compared to Billie Eilish, Ethel Cain, and Halsey. [5]

Isella often performs in baggy, uncolored clothes and covers herself with dirt and muck. [5] [6] [30] Her album art features macabre imagery, [5] and her music videos are reminiscent of horror movies. [24] Her social media posts are all black, white, and sepia. [5]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
I'm Not Yours [31]
I Can Be Your Mother [14]
  • Released: September 6, 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: LP (with bonus tracks on side B), digital download, streaming
I'm camera . [17]
  • Released: May 23, 2025
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
Something is a shell . [32]
  • Released: April 17, 2026
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearAlbum/EP
"Rainbow Rocket Ride" [33] 2022Non-album singles
"All of Human Knowledge Made Us Dumb" [34]
"Us and Pigs" [35] 2023
"I Looked the Future in the Eyes, It's Mine" [36]
"Hot Gum" [37]
"Everybody Supports Women" [38]
"Hot Gum (she version)" [39] 2024
"Cacao and Cocaine" [40] I Can Be Your Mother [14]
"Unattractive" [41]
"Sex Concept" [42]
"The Doll People" [43]
"I Can Be Your Mother" [44]
"The Well" [45]
"Dog's Dinner" [46] 2025I'm camera . [17]
"Josephine" [47]
"Crowd Caffeine" [48]
"Orchestrated, Wet, Verboten" [49]
"Muse" [50]
"Man Made" [51]
"Out in the Garden" [52] Something is a shell . [32]
"Above the Neck" [53]
"Numbers 31:17-18" [54] 2026

References

  1. ↑ @sofia_isella; (January 29, 2025). "Birthday girl ." . Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Instagram.
  2. ↑ Harris, Kathryn (October 21, 2009). "In California, Inside Out". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Ewens, Hannah (August 22, 2025). "Gothic singer-songwriter Sofia Isella: 'Men feel pressured by other men to be mean to women'". The Independent . Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 West, Bryan (August 17, 2024). "Sofia Isella opens for Taylor Swift, says she's 'everything you would hope she'd be'". USA Today . Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Horn, Olivia; Anderson, Chantal (April 14, 2026). "Sofia Isella's Dark Pop Is Poetic, Feminist and Right on Time". The New York Times . Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Burton, Poppy (April 14, 2026). "Sofia Isella looks into the abyss". NME . Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Sofia Isella". Qld Music Trails. January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Introducing Alt-Pop Singer-Songwriter & Violinist Sofia Isella". scenestr . December 7, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sofia Isella". Discogs . Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 Burton, Poppy (September 11, 2024). "Sofia Isella: "I love talking about fame, and I love talking about women"". NME . Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ "PAST LIVE SHOWS". SOFIA ISELLA. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Melanie Martinez with Beach Bunny and Sofia Isella at Scotiabank Arena". Live in Limbo. June 10, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  13. ↑ Iahn, Buddy (November 9, 2023). "Melanie Martinez announces 2024 North American arena tour". The Music Universe. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 "I Can Be Your Mother – EP". Spotify . September 6, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 Chipman, Mathew (September 4, 2024). "Sofia Isella—from Taylor Swift's Eras Tour to the Catalyst". Good Times . Archived from the original on June 15, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  16. 1 2 Bonaventura, Allison (May 8, 2025). "Sofia Isella's rise to fame and upcoming EP". Pipe Dream . Binghamton University . Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 "I'm camera . - EP". Spotify . May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  18. ↑ Garner, Emily; Graham, Jasper (April 17, 2026). "Listen to SOFIA ISELLA's new EP, Something is a shell". Kerrang! . Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  19. ↑ Barnes, Kelsey (February 5, 2026). "Sofia Isella announces new EP Something is a shell .". Alternative Press . Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  20. ↑ Garner, Emily; Graham, Jasper (February 8, 2026). "SOFIA ISELLA announces new EP, Something is a shell". Kerrang! . Wasted Talent Ltd. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  21. 1 2 "Sofia Isella announces new EP Something is a shell". The Line of Best Fit . February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  22. ↑ https://www.sofiaisella.com/past-live-shows
  23. ↑ https://www.sofiaisella.com/tour
  24. 1 2 3 Berohn, Katie1; McCool, Cameron (April 8, 2026). "Sofia Isella Is the Next Princess of Dark Pop". Elle . Archived from the original on April 8, 2026. Retrieved April 27, 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ↑ Garner, Emily (April 17, 2026). "Listen to Sofia Isella's new EP, Something is a shell". Kerrang! . Archived from the original on April 18, 2026. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  26. ↑ Cook, Angela (April 21, 2026). "Sofia Isella turns absurdism & intellect into art on "The Chicken is Naked and Afraid" [Video]". Kent Online. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  27. ↑ Korwan, Ann (April 22, 2026). "Sofia Isella is both bored and angry in new EP, 'Something is a shell .' — EP Review". Melodic Magazine. Archived from the original on April 28, 2026. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  28. 1 2 Wang, Steffanee (December 4, 2025). "Sofia Isella's artful post-punk for angry women". The Fader . Archived from the original on December 4, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  29. ↑ Guilbault, Laura (March 12, 2025). "Sofia Isella: a completely underrated feminist artist". The Brock Press. Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  30. ↑ Zanes, Anna; Gross, Alexis (April 16, 2026). "Sofia Isella digs your discomfort". Alternative Press . Archived from the original on April 17, 2026. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  31. ↑ "I'm Not Yours – EP". Spotify . November 6, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  32. 1 2 "Something is a shell . - EP". Spotify . April 17, 2026. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Rainbow Rocket Ride – Single". Apple Music . May 20, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  34. ↑ "All of Human Knowledge Made Us Dumb – Single". Apple Music . October 7, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Us and Pigs – Single". Apple Music . January 20, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  36. ↑ "I Looked the Future in the Eyes, It's Mine – Single". Apple Music . February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  37. ↑ "Hot Gum – Single". Apple Music . May 5, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  38. ↑ "Everybody Supports Women – Single". Apple Music . September 1, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  39. ↑ "Hot Gum (she version)". Spotify . June 21, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  40. ↑ "Cacao and Cocaine – Single". Spotify . January 26, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  41. ↑ "Unattractive – Single". Spotify . May 17, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  42. ↑ "Sex Concept – Single". Spotify . August 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  43. ↑ "The Doll People – Single". Spotify . September 6, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  44. ↑ "I Can Be Your Mother - Single". Spotify . September 6, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  45. ↑ "The Well - Single". Spotify . September 6, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  46. ↑ "Dog's Dinner – Single". Spotify . January 27, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  47. ↑ "Josephine – Single". Spotify . March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  48. ↑ "Crowd Caffeine – Single". Spotify . April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  49. ↑ "Orchestrated, Wet, Verboten - Single". Spotify . May 23, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  50. ↑ "Muse - Single". Spotify . May 23, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  51. ↑ "Man Made - Single". Spotify . May 23, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  52. ↑ "Out in the Garden – Single". Spotify . September 25, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  53. ↑ "Above the Neck – Single". Spotify . December 3, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  54. ↑ "Numbers 31:17-18 – Single". Spotify . January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
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