Sofia Portanet was born in Kiel, Germany, on November 9, 1989, just as the
Berlin Wall fell. Born into a German-Spanish family, she grew up in Paris, where
she attended a German school and joined the children's choir of the Opéra
national de Paris. It wasn't until 2010 that she returned to Germany, moving to
Berlin to launch her musical career. Her career took a professional turn in 2018
with the release of her first single, "Freier Geist". The track, which reveals a
new wave-influenced synthpop formula, is strongly influenced by the 1980s. It
gave its name to the artist's debut ...