Electronic music star Sophie has died at age 34 after an accidental fall in Athens, Greece.
SOPHIE’s rep announced the news of her death in a statement released on Saturday.
Part of the statement read: “It is with profound sadness that we inform you that musician and producer SOPHIE passed away this morning around 4am in Athens following a sudden accident.“
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Sophie Xeon, the Grammy-nominated producer-musician whose pioneering work combined sweet pop melodies with mechanical noises into a genre now known as hyper-pop, died in a climbing accident in Greece on Saturday. She was 34.
“True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell,†a statement from her label announcing her death reads. “She will always be here with us.â€
Born in Glasgow, Scotland as Samuel Long in September 1986, she attended local raves as a kid, she ultimately came out as transgender.
The family thanked everyone for their love and support and “request privacy during this devastating time.â€
