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- One of SOPHIE’s frequent collaborators, Charli XCX, broke her silence after the producer’s death.
- “I love you and I will never forget you, Sophie,” Charli wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.
- The two have collaborated on many projects together, including two mixtapes.
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Singer Charli XCX has broken her silence following the death of musical artist and Grammy-nominated producer SOPHIE at the age of 34 on Saturday.
On Tuesday, the 28-year-old pop superstar wrote about how SOPHIE “changed my life.”
“It’s really hard for me to sum up the special connection I felt with such an amazing person who completely changed my life, here are so many memories, so many small details, so many different views and incredible feelings and stories,” the singer wrote on Instagram. “It’s impossible to summarize the journey I went on with Sophie.”
“Even the most insignificant things felt enormous,” she continued.”I can’t explain how I feel and I can’t encapsulate what a unique person she was in one small social media post.”
Charli XCX ended her post by writing, “She taught me so much about myself without even realizing. I wish I had told her more how special she was, not just her music, but her as a person. I love you and I will never forget you, Sophie.”
The two were frequent collaborators. SOPHIE is credited on Charli XCX's "Vroom Vroom" EP, which led to them creating more music together, including the mixtapes "Number 1 Angel" and "Pop 2."
SOPHIE died in a "terrible accident," according to the statement her music labels Transgressive and Future Classic released announcing her death on January 30 at her home in Athens, Greece.
"True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and slipped and fell," the statement said, in part.
—Transgressive (@transgressiveHQ) January 30, 2021
SOPHIE was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and began releasing music in 2013 with her debut single "Nothing More To Say." During her career, she worked with several other top artists, including Madonna, rapper Vince Staples, and Kim Petras.
In addition to Charli XCX, multiple celebrities and members of the LGBTQ community have spoken out following SOPHIE's death about her legacy. On Charli XCX's Instagram post, Christine and the Queens, Benny Blanco, and Lizzo were among those who left comments of support.
"Sophie's wholly unnatural solo music achieved a baffling sort of authenticity," the Atlantic writer Spencer Kornhaber wrote in a tribute article to her legacy. "[...] The shock of Sophie's death emphasizes just how quickly and definitively she opened a whole lane of future music."