Sofía Reyes(I)
- Actress
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Úrsula Sofía Reyes Piñeyro (Monterrey, Nuevo León; September 25, 1995) is a Mexican singer, actress and model.
Sofía was educated in the Catholic religion. Her usual residence is in Los Angeles, California. When she was only 8 years old, her father discovered her talent and began to involve her in the world of music. Later Sofia would begin to sing and play the piano. At the age of 11 she began writing songs with her father. During the following years she developed as a pianist, singer and composer. She studied at the Sierra Madre Montessori School in San Pedro Garza Garcia (Nuevo Leon, Mexico).
In 2009 she made her debut as an actress in the original children's musical series Mi Linda Anabella in Monterrey, with the character of Camila. In 2011 she became one of the five members of the female band TAO, with which she released an album; Tóxico and the singles Tóxico amor and Dile luna.
In 2012 she left the group, due to differences with the other members.
In 2013, independently with the record label Bakab productions, she presented her first single Now Forever. In December 2013, she presented the second single So Beautiful.
In early 2014 she merged with the record label Warner Music and D'leon records (record label of Prince Royce) and released her debut single and video, "Muévelo", along with Wisin, under production of Prince Royce and Toby Gad, which obtained the gold record in Spain. In it he collaborated with one of the most representative artists of the urban genre, Wisin. The single remained in the Top 20 of the Billboard Latin Pop chart for more than 20 weeks, and was also present in the Top 200 Global Chart of that platform. For his video he received the 2015 Quiero Award for Best Video.
In 2015, Sofia Reyes released a new single called Sofia Reyes: Conmigo (2015) a bilingual (Spanish and English) song composed by Sofia herself and produced by Smiley and Edwin Serrano. The song has made it to the Top 15 downloads on iTunes Latin Pop. The music video features Kendall Schmidt, member of the band Heffron Drive and Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush. She began a promotional tour in Argentina, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and the United States. She later opened for Prince Royce on his Soy el mismo tour, and with him and Wisin on The Power and Love tour. She performed her first solo concert at the Primavera Pop festival in Madrid, Spain.
In May 2015, she was named as a "Goodwill" ambassador for The Special Olympics 2015, held in Los Angeles, California. She also participated as a guest star in My Lovely Hope (2015), an Argentine soap drama starring Lali Espósito, and in its theatrical version at Luna Park.
In January 2016, she presented Sofia Reyes Featuring Prince Royce: Solo Yo (2016), the third single from her debut album, in a duet with Prince Royce. In February of the same year, she premiered the music video for the same. She then released the English version of it, "Nobody But Me".
In April 2016 she presented the single and video for How to Love, together with the American electronic group, Cash Cash. In September 2016 she presented the fourth single, Louder, in collaboration with Francesco Yates and Spencer Ludwig.
At the end of 2016 he released "Llegaste tú" in collaboration with Reykon, fourth single from her debut album, Louder!", released in February 2017. In April she starts the Louder Tour at the Gran Rex, in Buenos Aires Argentina.
In 2017, she was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the "Best New Artist" category.
In February 2018, she returned to music, in the same genre with the video Sofia Reyes Feat. Jason Derulo & De La Ghetto: 1, 2, 3 (2018), along with Jason Derulo and De La Ghetto.
In March 2019 she released a new single Sofia Reyes Feat. Rita Ora & Anitta: R.I.P. (2019), alongside Rita Ora and Anitta. Later in 2019, she collaborated with DJ Slushii on Slushii Feat. Sofia Reyes: Never Let You Go (2019), a moonbahton and reggaeton song, with trap influences, managed to impact some music charts. On October 11, 2019, she released the single Sofia Reyes & Jhay Cortez: A tu manera (Corbata) (2019), together with the Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez.
In 2022 she released a last single Sofia Reyes & Becky G: Mal de amores (2021), together with the collaboration of the artist Becky G. On February 10th of 2022, the album "MDA" was released, which Sofia and her team had been working on for 5 years, it was also released along with the music video of her single Sofía Reyes & María Becerra: Marte (2022) in collaboration with the singer from Argentina Maria Becerra and also with new collaborations with great Mexican artists.
She also acted in 3 episodes of the fantasy adventure series Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019).
Sofía was educated in the Catholic religion. Her usual residence is in Los Angeles, California. When she was only 8 years old, her father discovered her talent and began to involve her in the world of music. Later Sofia would begin to sing and play the piano. At the age of 11 she began writing songs with her father. During the following years she developed as a pianist, singer and composer. She studied at the Sierra Madre Montessori School in San Pedro Garza Garcia (Nuevo Leon, Mexico).
In 2009 she made her debut as an actress in the original children's musical series Mi Linda Anabella in Monterrey, with the character of Camila. In 2011 she became one of the five members of the female band TAO, with which she released an album; Tóxico and the singles Tóxico amor and Dile luna.
In 2012 she left the group, due to differences with the other members.
In 2013, independently with the record label Bakab productions, she presented her first single Now Forever. In December 2013, she presented the second single So Beautiful.
In early 2014 she merged with the record label Warner Music and D'leon records (record label of Prince Royce) and released her debut single and video, "Muévelo", along with Wisin, under production of Prince Royce and Toby Gad, which obtained the gold record in Spain. In it he collaborated with one of the most representative artists of the urban genre, Wisin. The single remained in the Top 20 of the Billboard Latin Pop chart for more than 20 weeks, and was also present in the Top 200 Global Chart of that platform. For his video he received the 2015 Quiero Award for Best Video.
In 2015, Sofia Reyes released a new single called Sofia Reyes: Conmigo (2015) a bilingual (Spanish and English) song composed by Sofia herself and produced by Smiley and Edwin Serrano. The song has made it to the Top 15 downloads on iTunes Latin Pop. The music video features Kendall Schmidt, member of the band Heffron Drive and Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush. She began a promotional tour in Argentina, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and the United States. She later opened for Prince Royce on his Soy el mismo tour, and with him and Wisin on The Power and Love tour. She performed her first solo concert at the Primavera Pop festival in Madrid, Spain.
In May 2015, she was named as a "Goodwill" ambassador for The Special Olympics 2015, held in Los Angeles, California. She also participated as a guest star in My Lovely Hope (2015), an Argentine soap drama starring Lali Espósito, and in its theatrical version at Luna Park.
In January 2016, she presented Sofia Reyes Featuring Prince Royce: Solo Yo (2016), the third single from her debut album, in a duet with Prince Royce. In February of the same year, she premiered the music video for the same. She then released the English version of it, "Nobody But Me".
In April 2016 she presented the single and video for How to Love, together with the American electronic group, Cash Cash. In September 2016 she presented the fourth single, Louder, in collaboration with Francesco Yates and Spencer Ludwig.
At the end of 2016 he released "Llegaste tú" in collaboration with Reykon, fourth single from her debut album, Louder!", released in February 2017. In April she starts the Louder Tour at the Gran Rex, in Buenos Aires Argentina.
In 2017, she was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the "Best New Artist" category.
In February 2018, she returned to music, in the same genre with the video Sofia Reyes Feat. Jason Derulo & De La Ghetto: 1, 2, 3 (2018), along with Jason Derulo and De La Ghetto.
In March 2019 she released a new single Sofia Reyes Feat. Rita Ora & Anitta: R.I.P. (2019), alongside Rita Ora and Anitta. Later in 2019, she collaborated with DJ Slushii on Slushii Feat. Sofia Reyes: Never Let You Go (2019), a moonbahton and reggaeton song, with trap influences, managed to impact some music charts. On October 11, 2019, she released the single Sofia Reyes & Jhay Cortez: A tu manera (Corbata) (2019), together with the Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez.
In 2022 she released a last single Sofia Reyes & Becky G: Mal de amores (2021), together with the collaboration of the artist Becky G. On February 10th of 2022, the album "MDA" was released, which Sofia and her team had been working on for 5 years, it was also released along with the music video of her single Sofía Reyes & María Becerra: Marte (2022) in collaboration with the singer from Argentina Maria Becerra and also with new collaborations with great Mexican artists.
She also acted in 3 episodes of the fantasy adventure series Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019).
