Kennedy was born in Baltimore, Maryland[1] to an American father and mother, who re-married a German. She has two brothers.[citation needed] When she was five years old,[2] the family moved to a village in central Germany near Göttingen.[1] They continued to speak English at home but Kennedy quickly learned German in Kindergarten. She later moved to Hamburg to attend university.[3] Kennedy has said that music brings back her American roots commenting that "I always go there [to Baltimore] in my mind when I'm making music, not to the city in particular, but to the conflict of growing up far away as a kid... I can barely speak English properly anymore - but having that American accent in my voice when I sing, it's the feeling that that's the part of me that's still there."[4]
Career
Kennedy studied filmmaking[5] and began her career making soundtracks for theatre and television[citation needed] before releasing her first album in 2017.[1] It was described in reviews as 'idiosyncratic' and 'like a Dr. Seuss book come to life, but in an even brighter Technicolor.[6][7] In 2021, she released "Monsters" the songs in which were described as having a unique and varied structure creating an effect which was "disarmingly disorientating and oddly relaxing."[8][9] She works with Mense Reents, also known as the "Klavierspieler der Goldenen Zitronen", who accompanies her performances on the stage.[10]
References
1 2 3 Weber, Julian (20 May 2017). "Sehnsucht nach Wasser: POP Größeren Willen zum Stil gab es hierzulande in diesem Jahr noch nicht. Die Hamburgerin Sophia Kennedy veröffentlicht ein glorreiches Debütalbum". Die Tageszeitung; Berlin [Berlin] (in German). p.16.[full citation needed]
↑ Chassepot, Philippe (26 June 2021). "Sophia, Vitamine K: Deuxième album tombé du ciel pour la jeune artiste américaine Sophia Kennedy, nouveau talent protéiforme de la pop". Le Temps; Genèva [Genèva] (in French). p.27.[full citation needed]
↑ "Sophia Kennedy's 'Monsters' Showcases The Method Of A Restless Experimenter". Fresh Air; Philadelphia Philadelphia: NPR. May 19, 2021.[full citation needed]
↑ Herpell, Werner (4 May 2021). "Große Bühne für eine starke Stimme: Sophia Kennedys «Monsters»". DPA International (German); Hamburg [Hamburg] (in German).[full citation needed]
↑ Zimmer, Louisa (12 July 2021). "Ekstatisch trotz Abstand: Tanzen durfte nur eine – Sophia Kennedy selbst. Wegen des Wetters konnte das Konzert der Elektro-Pop-Künstlerin doch nicht Open Air stattfinden. Es war trotz alledem ein rauschender Abend im Festsaal Kreuzberg". Die Tageszeitung; Berlin [Berlin] (in German). p.24.[full citation needed]
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