Sophie Straat studied photography at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK), where she made the EP ’T is niet mijn schuld with producer Wieger Hoogendorp as her graduation project. Her debut album, Smartlap is niet dood, followed, pushing the boundaries of pop and punk. She also released Gebroken Spiegels, a single-track EP recorded with the Metropole Orkest. Inspired by the 1980s film of the same name, it brings together stories of oppression.

Her latest album, Wie de fak is Sophie Straat, takes a more experimental direction and was made in close collaboration with artists including Meetsysteem and Elijah Waters. Open and honest, the album brings together music, identity and a critique of the systems that shape our lives, drawing on pop, punk, breakbeat and even bossa nova.

Sophie plays major festivals and small DIY venues alike. Beyond music, she is a multidisciplinary artist who takes photographs, makes films and artwork, and writes essays on being an artist, identity and activism. Sophie Straat is here to share something, and together with her audience, she brings it to life.