Úrsula Sofía Reyes Piñeyro (born September 25, 1995) is a Mexican

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and

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. She rose to fame in 2018 with her song " 1,2,3", which featured

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and De La Ghetto. In 2019, she released the song " R.I.P." with Brazilian singer Anitta and British singer

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. For "R.I.P.", Reyes won a

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and a LOS40 Music Award.

Career

Reyes was born in the northern Mexican city of

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, and started singing and playing

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when she was ten. She began uploading videos of herself covering songs on

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two years later. Her videos managed to capture the interest of many, including Latin American singer

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, who went on to sign Reyes with his then newly created music label D'León Records at the age of 12. As the first ever singer to be signed to the label which Royce created in partnership with Warner Music Latina in order to "support other young talent in their development", Reyes launched her debut single "Now Forever", featuring American rapper Khleo Thomas in 2013. Reyes collaborated with Puerto Rican singer

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and German producer Toby Gad to co-write the single " Muévelo", which was released in August 2014. Her subsequent single "Conmigo (Rest of Your Life)" was launched the following year. The music video for the latter song sees American singer/actor Kendall Schmidt of

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and Heffron Drive making an appearance as Reyes' love interest on a secluded beach. In early 2016, Sofia released her third single "Solo Yo", a heartfelt ballad and her first singing collaboration with mentor

. Both are featured in the official music video. She released a song called "1, 2, 3" along with

and De la Ghetto. In March 2019, Sofia released the song " R.I.P.", featuring

and Anitta. In May 2019, Spanish singer Beret released a duet version of his song "Lo siento" (English: I'm sorry) featuring Reyes. On 6 March 2020, Reyes collaborated with American singer-songwriter

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, for the song "El Tejano" off Lauv's debut album, ''

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''. On 19 May, the music video was released for the song, featuring Reyes singing on stage at a Mexican restaurant. On 26 April 2020, she collaborated with

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and the

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on "Gotta Be Patient" by Stay Homas featuring Judit Nedderman, for the

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Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble in support of Food Banks Canada, healthcare and front-line workers during the

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pandemic, and in memory of the

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. On 12 May 2023, Reyes released the single "How You Samba" alongside Kris Kross Amsterdam and British rapper

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Discography

*'' Louder!'' (2017) *''Mal de Amores'' (2022) *''Milamores'' (2023)

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Sofia 1995 births Living people Singers from Monterrey Mexican women singer-songwriters Mexican singer-songwriters Mexican pop singers English-language singers from Mexico 21st-century Mexican singers 21st-century Mexican women singers Women in Latin music Warner Music Latina artists Latin American music awards