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| Born | Sofia Toufa August 13, 1983 |
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.
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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. In 2009, she toured the world as back up singer for Britney Spears on her Circus 2009 World Tour. Toufa has also worked with Fall Out Boy, Will.I.Am, deadmau5, Butch Walker, Mötley Crüe, Tommy Lee and Nelly Furtado.
Toufa has recorded both as a lead artist and as a featured artist: [2]
| Year | Title | Featured Artists | Album |
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| 2011 | |||
| "Broken Souvenirs" | Millions Like Us | Locked & Loaded : Part 1 | |
| "Joyride" | Millions Like Us & Foreign Beggars | Locked & Loaded : Part 1 | |
| "Bring Out The Devil" | Skrillex & Kill The Noise | Locked & Loaded : Part 2 | |
| "Again Sometime?" | Noisia | Locked & Loaded : Part 2 | |
| 2013 | "B*tch" | Tommy Lee | |
| 2014 | "Middlefingah" | Nick Thayer & Tommy Lee | |
| Year | Title | Lead Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||
| "Sofi Needs A Ladder" | deadmau5 | 4X4=12 | |
| "One Trick Pony" | deadmau5 | 4X4=12 | |
| "2 Ways" | Methods Of Mayhem | A Public Disservice Announcement | |
| "All I Wanna Do" | Methods Of Mayhem | A Public Disservice Announcement | |
| 2011 | "Beat Of The Drum" | Moguai | Beat Of The Drum |
| 2012 | "Under My Skin (DIY)" | Savoy | Under My Skin (DIY) |
| 2013 | "The Rules" | Tommy Lee & DJ Aero | #MSND |
| 2022 | Show N Tell | EDDIE | Killerbite |
| 2024 | Digital Friends | No Mana | Digital Friends |
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