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 Harbor in the Night BMG Ariola spawned the radio hit "Don’t".[4] The English group BND[5] recorded her song "All the Places", 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).
Her latest album Genuine 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.[10] She has also appeared in the films Manta, Manta (by Oscar-winning producer Bernd Eichinger)[11] and King Ping. She has also won "Best International Country Artist" by the Independent Music Network.[12] She continues to write and record in Nashville.[13]
Albums
- Harbor in the Night (1993/2013 BMG)
- Genuine (2010)
Singles
- Your Eyes (1992 BMG Ariola)
- Don't (1993 BMG Ariola)
- Here You Come Again (2013)
Filmography
- 1991: Manta, Manta
- 2013: King Ping[14]
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/
- ↑ http://www.swr.de/swr1/bw/-/id=233362/nid=233362/did=1055462/1r05lf4/index.html
- ↑ http://rainbow-entertainment.dk/de/verzeichnis/kunstnere/sylkie-monoff/
- ↑ http://rainbow-entertainment.dk/de/verzeichnis/kunstnere/sylkie-monoff/
- ↑ http://www.cmt.com/artists/sylkie-monoff/biography/
- ↑ http://www.home-of-rock.de/Archiv/CD-Reviews2/Sylkie_Monoff/Genuine.html
- ↑ http://www.cmt.com/artists/sylkie-monoff/biography/
- ↑ Manta, Manta
- ↑ http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/winners-announced-for-independent-music-network-awards/
- ↑ http://www.cmt.com/artists/sylkie-monoff/biography/
- ↑ http://www.wz-newsline.de/lokales/wuppertal/stadtleben/king-ping-ein-heisser-ritt-durch-wuppertal-und-viele-genres-1.1441506