Sophie Morgan (singer-songwriter)

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Sophie Morgan
Born1997 (age 2728)
Liverpool, England
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter

Sophie Morgan (born in 1997) is an English singer and songwriter.

Born in Liverpool, Morgan was raised in Rainhill and Widnes, Cheshire in Northwest England. [1] She was brought up with an extensive musical education, ranging from Nick Drake and Van Morrison, and later to Joni Mitchell and Carole King.

After a chance meeting with The Verve's Simon Jones, whilst singing in church at a friend's wedding, Morgan began skipping school [2] and recording in Jones' Chester studio. [1]

She released her first single "Marionette" in 2016, followed six months later by "Quietly", which picked up support from BBC Music Introducing and BBC 6 Music along the way. [3]

Morgan's debut EP "Annie" was released on 6 October 2017. [4] [5] After applying for the rights to record a version of "The Whole of the Moon", [6] which features on the EP, Morgan was invited on tour with The Waterboys across the UK and Europe through the autumn of 2017. [7]

Morgan's second EP "Sons & Daughters" was released on 21 September 2018. [8] Her single "Sons & Daughters", taken from the EP, received critical acclaim for the quality of her voice and simplicity of its delivery. [9]

She performed in 'the Molen, de Ster' in Utrecht (October 2018) and at House of St Barnabas, London (November 2018).

In 2019, she performed at Warrington Music Festival [10] and at Ronnie Scott's.

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