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London based singer & songwriter SONIA ELISHEVA combines the vernacular of her adopted city with the folk roots of her Eastern European heritage. Growing up with half her family from Ukraine & the other half in the British suburbs, she found herself with a foot in 2 cultures. Unsurprisingly her music brings together elements of all the above. Her gig history correspondingly swings from a sold out show at London's world-famous Pizza Express Live (with her 7 piece jazz band) to the Electro Swing night at Shoreditch's Book Club via The Troubadour!
As an independent artist she previously earned herself features on several Spotify editorial playlists including: New Music Friday UK, Electro Swing and Jazz UK as well as radio support from BBC Introducing and 6Music. Releases followed on Berlin's Electro Swing Thing and with NZ producer Odd Chap before signing to Brighton label heard here: This Is Freshly Squeezed.
Sonia's debut album BLACK SEA (2025) blends her Eastern European roots with these jazz and electro swing influences, creating a unique and highly personal LP.
Pulling together the cultural strands from half-remembered gypsy melodies & mashing them with her adopted pop sensibilities, her songs explore themes of displacement, memory, home & identity, all filtered through a London street patter with trademark humour & irreverence.
"One of those full albums that require listening from start to finish to really appreciate."
As an independent artist she previously earned herself features on several Spotify editorial playlists including: New Music Friday UK, Electro Swing and Jazz UK as well as radio support from BBC Introducing and 6Music. Releases followed on Berlin's Electro Swing Thing and with NZ producer Odd Chap before signing to Brighton label heard here: This Is Freshly Squeezed.
Sonia's debut album BLACK SEA (2025) blends her Eastern European roots with these jazz and electro swing influences, creating a unique and highly personal LP.
Pulling together the cultural strands from half-remembered gypsy melodies & mashing them with her adopted pop sensibilities, her songs explore themes of displacement, memory, home & identity, all filtered through a London street patter with trademark humour & irreverence.
"One of those full albums that require listening from start to finish to really appreciate."
Monthly listeners
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