I'll kill her
Soko
| SoKo | |
|---|---|
 Soko performing at Loppen in Copenhagen, Denmark. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stéphanie Sokolinska |
| Born | 1986 |
| Origin | Bordeaux, France |
| Genre(s) | Folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
SoKo (born Stéphanie Sokolinska) is a French singer and actress. She was born in Bordeaux in France to a Polish family and has been called Soko as far back as she can remember.[1] She has appeared in several French movies, and got her start as a singer after she asked the director if she could sing on screen.[1]
In 2007, she had a big hit in Denmark with her song "I'll Kill Her" after the radio program The Black Boy Scouts[2] The song reached number one on the chart of the Danish version of the iTunes Store[1][2] The song is also a hit in Australia, being played on high rotation on Triple J radio[3] (where it placed number nine in Triple J Hottest 100 2007 music poll), in Belgium being played by Studio Brussel and Radio 1, and in The Netherlands, being picked up by 3FM radio station. In October 2007 her music was featured in Stella McCartney’s fashion show in Paris.[4] She toured in the UK in late 2007 supporting M.I.A. on the KALA Tour. Since early 2008 she is also played in Germany by 1LIVE, first only at night in 1Live Plan B but later, due to high demand, throughout the whole day. and was the number one song in rotation on radio. started hyping the song.
She has not put out a full album, but has released an EP Not Sokute with five songs. Nevertheless, she has had sold-out concerts in Denmark.[1] She is set to perform at the Falls Festival at the end of 2008, as well as in Brisbane, Australia in 2009 at the Sunset Sounds Festival.