Stéphanie Alexandra Mina Sokolinski (born October 26th 1985 in Bordeaux), better known under the stage name SoKo, is a French Singer-Songwriter and actress of Russian, Polish and French descent.
She first gained success as a musician with her song "I'll Kill Her" which topped the charts in several countries across the world. After a hiatus where she dedicated herself to acting, she had another success with the song "We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow" from her first full-length album I Thought I Was an Alien. As an actress, she went noticed for her role in In The Beginning which earned her a nomination for best promising young actress at the Césars awards. Her performance as Loie Fuller in The Dancer was also acclaimed.
She currently resides in Los Angeles and is also a fashion ambassador for brands such as Gucci.
Discography
- 2007 - Not Sokute (EP)
- 2012 - I Thought I Was an Alien
- 2015 - My Dreams Dictate My Reality
- 2020 - Feel Feelings
Filmography
- 2003 - L'escalier
- 2004 - Au secours, j'ai 30 ans !
- 2005 - Palays Royal!
- 2006 - Girlfriends
- 2006 - Madame Irma
- 2006 - Les Irréductibles
- 2007 - Ma Vie n'est pas une Comédie Romantique
- 2008 - Les Diablesses
- 2008 - Adrien
- 2009 - In The Beginning
- 2011 - Mourir Auprès de Toi
- 2012 - Augustine
- 2012 - Bye Bye Blondie
- 2012 - Fat Bottomed Girls Rule the World
- 2013 - Friends from France
- 2013 - her (2013)
- 2014 - First Kiss
- 2015 - Always Worthy
- 2016 - The Dancer
- 2016 - The Stopover
- 2018 - The Great Darkened Days
- 2020 - A Good Man
- 2021 - Little Fish
- 2021 - The Blazing World
- 2021 - Mayday
Her work provides examples of:
- Cover Version: She covered Yves Simon's "Diabolo Menthe" for her third album Feel Feelings.
- Face on the Cover: On all of her albums.
- Folk Music: The general sound of her first releases.
- Genre Roulette: Starting off as a Lo-Fi Folk singer, she pulled a 180 with her second album which features New Wave and Goth Rock. As an actress, however, most of her roles are dramatic.
- New Wave Music: Most prominent on her second album My Dreams Dictate My Reality.
- Special Guest: She provided vocals on Ariel Pink's 2014 album Pom Pom. In return, Ariel appeared on her album 'My Dreams Dictate My Reality''.
- Stage Names: She has always used her stage name Soko (sometimes stylized as SoKo) whether it's in music or acting.
