Sylkie Monoff
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Sylkie Monoff | |
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Background information | |
Born | Wuppertal, Germany |
Genres | Rock, alternative country, Americana, folk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer |
Instruments | Guitar, vocals, harmonica, piano |
Labels | BMG, ZYX Music |
Website | sylkiemonoff |
Sylkie Monoff is a German born Singer-Songwriter and has appeared in films.[1]
Life[]
Born in Wuppertal,[2] she studied music at the Hamburg Conservatory.[3] Her debut album BMG Ariola spawned the radio hit "".[4] The English group [5] recorded her song "", which landed in the top 50 sales charts in Germany and was also awarded Gold (50,000 sold) status in Poland.[6] Her single "The Puzzle" was produced by Mark Schulman[7] (drummer for Pink, Cher, Foreigner).
Monoff's 2010 album which reached #1,[8] features Nashville’s top studio musicians including, Eddie Bayers and Brent Mason.[9] She has shared the stage with Albert Lee, Julian Dawson, Iain Matthews, Spencer Davis, Howard Carpendale and Melissa Etheridge. She has also appeared in the films Manta, Manta (by Oscar-winning producer Bernd Eichinger)[10] and . Monoff has won "Best International Country Artist" by the .[11] She continues to write and record in Nashville.
Albums[]
- (1993/2013 BMG)
- (2010)
Singles[]
- (1992 BMG Ariola)
- (1993 BMG Ariola)
- Here You Come Again (2013 GMO The Label)
- (2017 GMO The Label)
- (2018 Monoff Music)
Filmography[]
- 1991: Manta, Manta
- 2013: King Ping[12]
References[]
- ^ http://www.countrystarsonline.com/CSO/reviews2009.htm
- ^ Wuppertal
- ^ http://rainbow-entertainment.dk/de/verzeichnis/kunstnere/sylkie-monoff/
- ^ http://rainbow-entertainment.dk/de/verzeichnis/kunstnere/sylkie-monoff/
- ^ "SWR1 Baden-Württemberg | SWR.de". www.swr.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ http://rainbow-entertainment.dk/de/verzeichnis/kunstnere/sylkie-monoff/
- ^ http://rainbow-entertainment.dk/de/verzeichnis/kunstnere/sylkie-monoff/
- ^ "Country Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from CMT". www.cmt.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ http://www.home-of-rock.de/Archiv/CD-Reviews2/Sylkie_Monoff/Genuine.html
- ^ Manta, Manta
- ^ http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/winners-announced-for-independent-music-network-awards/
- ^ Zeitung, Westdeutsche. "King Ping: Ein heißer Ritt durch Wuppertal und viele Genres". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
External links[]
- German singer-songwriters
- Living people
- Musicians from Wuppertal