Soko

Soko is a French singer-songwriter and actress whose work spans indie pop, new wave, and folk-inflected songwriting, born in Bordeaux and based for many years in Los Angeles. She first gained international attention in 2007 with the single "I'll Kill Her," and her debut album I Thought I Was an Alien followed in 2012 to widespread critical praise for its lo-fi intimacy and emotionally raw lyricism — the same year she won Best Actress at the Mar del Plata Film Festival for her lead role in Augustine.

The years between 2013 and 2020 marked the most prolific stretch of her career. Her song "We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow" went viral after being featured in the short film First Kiss, reaching number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. Her second album My Dreams Dictate My Reality followed in 2015, a hi-fi new wave record critics likened to early The Cure, and her performance in The Dancer earned César and Lumière Award nominations for Best Actress.

The period closed with Feel Feelings in July 2020, her most personal record to date, introducing French-language lyrics and drawing comparisons to Serge Gainsbourg. Soko delayed the release in solidarity with the George Floyd protests, reflecting a lifelong commitment to candor — in music, in activism, and in her public embrace of her queer identity.