SOPHIE during an event at Heaven on March 13, 2018 in London, England.
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Grammy-nominated experimental pop artist and producer Sophie Xeon, known publicly as SOPHIE, died in a "terrible accident" Saturday morning at age 34, according to a statement from the artist's record label, Transgressive. .
“Tragically, our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident.
True to his spirituality, he went up to see the full moon and slipped and fell, ”reads the statement posted on Twitter.
SOPHIE died at her home in Athens, the Greek capital, at 4 a.m., the artist's publicist said in a statement.
SOPHIE, a Glasgow-born trans rights activist, worked with Madonna in 2015 to co-produce the single “Bitch, I'm Madonna” and collaborated with Charli XCX on the Vroom Vroom EP.
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SOPHIE's 2018 debut album "Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides" earned the artist a Grammy nomination for Best Dance / Electronic Album.
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"SOPHIE pioneered a new sound, one of the most influential artists of the last decade," said the publicist's statement.
“Not only because of the ingenious production and creativity, but also because of the message and visibility that was achieved.
An icon of liberation, "he added.
Various artists paid tribute to the late artist, including British singer-songwriter Sam Smith, who posted on Twitter: 'Heartbreaking news.
The world has lost an angel.
A true visionary and icon of our generation.
French pop artist Christine and the Queens described SOPHIE as "a stellar producer, a visionary, a reference."
DJ and producer Erol Alkan tweeted: "Very sad news to hear of Sophie's death."
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SOPHIE's publicist requested privacy for the family and respect for the producer's fan base.
In an interview with the online magazine Paper in June 2018, Sophie talked about being trans.
"For me, trans is taking control so that your body is more in line with your soul and spirit so that the two do not fight each other and fight to survive," said the artist.
“On this earth, you can get closer to how you feel your true essence is without the social pressures of having to fulfill certain traditional gender-based roles.
It means that you are not a mother or father, you are an individual who looks at the world and feels the world.
And somehow, I feel like it's more human and universal.