Solo or SOLO may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Characters

Han Solo Han Solo () is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in the 1977 film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'', and later appeared in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), ''Star Wars: The F ...

, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''Star Wars Legends'' continuity * Kylo Ren (Ben Solo), a ''Star Wars'' character *

Napoleon Solo Napoleon Solo is a fictional character from the 1960s TV spy series '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' The series format was notable for pairing the American Solo, played by Robert Vaughn, and the Russian Illya Kuryakin, played by David McCallum, a ...

, from the TV spy series ''Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' * Sky Solo, from the comic book series ''

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

'' * Solo (Marvel Comics), a fictional counter-terrorism operative

Films

* ''Solo'' (1969 film), directed by

Jean-Pierre Mocky Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Early life and education Mocky was born on 6 July 1929 in Nice, France, to Polish immigra ...

* ''Solo'' (1972 film), directed by Mike Hoover * ''Solo'' (1977 film), a New Zealand film * ''Solo'' (1984 film), starring Sandra Kerns * ''Solo'' (1996 film), a science fiction action film * ''Solo'' (2006 film), an Australian film written and directed by Morgan O'Neill * ''Solo'' (2008 film), an Australian documentary film directed by David Michod and Jennifer Peedom * ''Solo'' (2011 film), a Telugu-language film * ''Solo'' (2013 film), a Canadian thriller * ''Solo'' (2015 film), Uruguayan director Guillermo Rocamora's debut film * ''Solo'' (2017 film), a Tamil-Malayalam film directed by Bejoy Nambiar * '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'', a 2018 ''Star Wars'' film featuring a young Han Solo * ''Solo'' (2018 Spanish film), a 2018 Spanish adventure film starring Aura Garrido * ''Solo'' (2022 film), a documentary film * ''Solo'' (2023 film), a drama film directed by Sophie Dupuis * ''Solos'' (film), a 2007 Singaporean drama film

Literature

* ''Solo'', a 1948 novel by

Paul Tabori Pál Tábori (16 November 1908 – 9 November 1974), also known as Paul Tabori, and by his pen names Paul Stafford and Christopher Stevens, was a Hungarian-born author, journalist, screenwriter and psychoanalyst. He was known for his diverse rang ...

* ''Solo'', a 1980 novel by

Jack Higgins Henry Patterson (27 July 1929 – 9 April 2022), commonly known by his pen name Jack Higgins, was a British author. He was a best-selling author of popular thrillers and espionage novels. His novel '' The Eagle Has Landed'' (1975) sold more t ...

* ''Solo: An American Dreamer in Europe – 1933-34'', a 1983 non-fiction book by

Wright Morris Wright Marion Morris (January 6, 1910 – April 25, 1998) was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist. He is known for his portrayals of the people and artifacts of the Great Plains in words and pictures, as well as for experimenting wit ...

* ''Solo'', a 1992 novel by

Jill Mansell Jill Mansell (born 15 June 1957) is a British author of romantic comedy. Her books have sold over fifteen million copies worldwide. Background and personal life Mansell grew up in the Cotswolds and attended Sir William Romney's School in Tetb ...

* ''Solo'' (Mason novel), a 1992 science fiction novel by Robert Mason * ''Solo'', a 1995 picture book by

Paul Geraghty Paul Geraghty (born 3 May 1959, in Durban, South Africa) is a British based author and illustrator of children's picture books. He also writes teenage fiction and won the Young Africa Award for his first novel ''Pig''. Background His master ...

* ''Solos'', a 2004 novel by

Kitty Burns Florey Kitty Burns Florey is the author of eleven novels and two nonfiction books. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Bibliography *''Amity Street'' (2017), White River Press *''The Quest for Inez: Two Ways to Find a Grandmother'' (2015), Genealog ...

* ''Atlantic Shift'', a. k. a. ''Solo'', a 2004 novel by

Emily Barr Emily Venie Barr (born 10 October 1971) is a British travel writer and novelist. She debuted with the novel ''Backpack'' in 2001. In additional to travel fiction, she has also written young adult novels and a horror. Early life Barr spent her ...

* ''Solo: Writers on Pilgrimage'', a 2004 anthology by

Katherine Govier Katherine Mary Govier (born July 4, 1948) is a Canadian novelist and essayist. Biography Katherine Govier was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and was educated at the University of Alberta and York University. She has been made a Distinguished Alumna ...

* ''Solo: My Adventure in the Air'', a 2005 memoir by Clyde Edgerton * ''Solo'', a 2007 novel by

Alyssa Brugman Alyssa Brugman (born May 1974) is an Australian author of fiction for young adults. She was born in Rathmines, a suburb of Lake Macquarie, Australia and attended five public schools before completing a Marketing Degree at the University of Ne ...

* ''Solo'', a 2009 novel by Rana Dasgupta * ''Solo'' (Boyd novel), a 2013 James Bond novel by William Boyd * ''Solo'', a 2017 novel by

Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander (born August 21, 1968) is an American writer of poetry and children's fiction. Personal life and education Alexander was born in Manhattan, New York, and grew up in Virginia. His father was a scholar and book publisher and hi ...

with Mary Rand Hess * ''Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition'', a novelization of the 2018 ''Star Wars'' film by Mur Lafferty * ''Solo: A Star Wars Story: A Junior Novel'', a 2018 junior novelization of the same film by Joe Schreiber

Music

Solo (music) In music, a solo () is a musical composition, piece or a section (music), section of a piece played or sung featuring a single performer, who may be performing completely alone or supported by an accompanying instrument such as a piano or Organ ...

, a piece or section played or sung by a single performer

Groups

Solo (American band) Solo is an American R&B musical group from New York, New York. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their eponymous debut album in Minneapolis, and released it in 1995. Re ...

, an R&B group from New York City * Solo (Dutch band), a pop duo with Michiel Flamman and Simon Gitsels

Albums

Compositions

* ''Solo'' (Stockhausen), composed in 1965–66 by Karlheinz Stockhausen * Solos, Op. 18, by Auguste-Joseph Franchomme (1808–1884)

Songs

* "Solo" (A.B. Quintanilla song), 2012 * "Solo" (Alsou song), 2000 * "Solo" (Blanka song), 2022, the Poland entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 * "Solo" (Clean Bandit song), 2018 * "Solo" (DD Smash song), 1982 * "Solo" (Frank Ocean song), 2016 * "Solo (Reprise)" (Frank Ocean song), 2016 * "Solo" (Iyaz song), 2010 * "Solo" (Jennie song), 2018 * "Solo" (Myles Smith song), 2023 * " Solo (Vuelta al ruedo)", by Marco Mengoni, 2011 * "Solo", by Chew Lips, 2009 * "Solo", by Demi Lovato from '' Here We Go Again'', 2009 * "Solo", by Ekhymosis from ''Niño Gigante'', 1993 * "Solo", by

Peter Bardens Peter Bardens (19 June 1945 – 22 January 2002) was an English keyboardist and a founding member of the progressive rock group Camel. He played keyboards, sang, and wrote songs with Andrew Latimer. During his career, Bardens worked alongside ...

, 1985 * "Solo", by Prince from '' Come'', 1994 * "Solo", by The Story So Far from ''

The Story So Far The Story So Far may refer to: __NOTOC__ Books * ''The Story of Far'' (book), a 2003 book by Bhawana Somaaya Films * ''The Story So Far'' (2001 film), a film about the band Sick of It All * ''The Story So Far'' (2002 film), a documentary about ...

'', 2015 * "Solos", by

Tony Dize Antonio Feliciano Rivera (born May 31, 1982), known professionally as Tony Dize, is an American singer. His first recorded performance was from the album ''Blin Blin, Vol. 1'', with Wisin & Yandel in 2003, after which he collaborated with other ...

, 2009 * "Solo", by Future from '' Hndrxx'', 2017

Other music

* Solo, a division on an

organ console The pipe organ is played from an area called the console or keydesk, which holds the manuals (keyboards), pedals, and stop controls. In electric-action organs, the console is often movable. This allows for greater flexibility in placement of t ...

of a pipe organ

Television

* ''Solo'' (television pilot), 1964 television pilot movie for ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' * ''Solo'' (TV series), a British sitcom starring Felicity Kendal * "Solo" (''PEN15''), a 2019 episode of the American comedy streaming television series * ''Solos'' (TV series), an anthology drama streaming television series

Other arts and entertainment

* Solo (concert residency), a concert residency by Filipina singer Regine Velasquez *

Solo (dance) A solo dance is a dance done by an individual dancing alone, as opposed to Partner dance, couples dancing together but independently of others dancing at the same time, if any, and as opposed to groups of people dancing simultaneously in a coord ...

, an individual performance * ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a multi-artist DC comics series * '' Dance Dance Revolution Solo'', a game sub-series of ''Dance Dance Revolution'' by Konami

Card games

* American Solo, often just called Solo * Denver Solo, variant of Six-Bid Solo * English Solo, the game of Solo Whist *

German Solo German solo or just solo is a German 8-card plain-trick game for 4 individual players using a 32-card, German- or French-suited skat pack. It is essentially a simplification of quadrille, itself a 4-player adaptation of ombre.''Neuestes Spiel ...

, often just called Solo * Progressive Solo, same as Denver Solo *

Solo whist Solo whist is the English form of Wiezen (Belgian or Ghent Whist), a simple game of the Boston family played in the Low Countries. It is a trick-taking card game for four players in which players can bid to make eight tricks in trumps with any pa ...

, a card game also known as Solo * Slough (card game), also called Solo

Brands and enterprises

Solo (Australian soft drink) Solo is an Australian, lemon-flavoured, carbonated soft drink currently manufactured under license by Asahi Breweries. First launched by Tarax in 1968 and fell to Cadbury after a takeover in 1974, its lemon flavour is inspired by Australian pu ...

, with lemon taste *

Solo (debit card) Solo was a debit card in the United Kingdom introduced as a sister to the then existing Switch. (Later merged with the Maestro debit card brand of the Mastercard corporation) Launched on 1 July 1997, by the Switch Card Scheme, it was designed ...

, a British brand of cash card *

Solo (Norwegian soft drink) Solo is an orange (fruit), orange-flavoured soft drink, owned by the Norway, Norwegian companies Ringnes, Oskar Sylte, and Mack Brewery, Mack. The recipe was originally Spanish, and brought to the CEO of Tønsberg Bryggeri, Theodor W. Holmsen b ...

, with orange taste * Solo (restaurant), Dutch Michelin starred restaurant * Solo Beverage Company, a soft drink manufacturer in Trinidad and Tobago * Solo Cup Company, an American manufacturer of consumer packaging products acquired by Dart Container in 2012 * Solo Foods, an American food company * Solo Mobile, a communications company * Solo Oil, former Australian oil company * SOLO, a brand of matches from

Sušice Sušice (; ) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban mon ...

in the Czech Republic

Education

* Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO), a school in Conway, New Hampshire, U.S. * Structure of observed learning outcome (SOLO), an education taxonomy * Search Oxford Libraries Online (SOLO), an online union catalogue of the

Bodleian Library The Bodleian Library () is the main research library of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1602 by Sir Thomas Bodley, it is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 13 million printed items, it is the second-largest library in ...

of Oxford University

People

* Solo (surname), people and fictional characters * DJ Solo, real name Dave Abrams, American DJ, producer, rapper and visual artist * Shawn Fonteno (born 1968), nicknamed "Solo", American actor and rapper * Gary McKinnon (born 1966), nicknamed "Solo", British hacker

Places

* Solo, Fasa, Iran, a village * Solo, Arkansas, United States, an unincorporated community * Solo, Missouri, United States, an unincorporated community *

Cerro Solo Cerro Solo is a large stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile, west of Ojos del Salado with an elevation of metres. It consists of nine eruptive centers and is covered in light-colored rhyodacite pyroclastic flow deposits. Its ...

or El Solo, a volcano in the Andes * Solo Nunatak, Victoria Land, Antarctic *

Solo River The Solo River (known in Indonesian as the Bengawan Solo, with ''Bengawan'' being an Old Javanese word for ''river'', and ''Solo'' derived from the old name for Surakarta) is the longest river in the Indonesian island of Java. It is approximately ...

, the longest river in the Indonesian island of Java *

Surakarta Surakarta (Javanese script, Javanese: , Pegon script, Pegon: ), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese script, Javanese: ; ), is a major List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java, Indonesia. The city adjoins Karanganyar Reg ...

, Indonesia, a city known colloquially as Solo

Sports

* Solo,

autocross Autocross is a form of motorsport in which competitors are timed to complete a short course using automobiles on a dirt or grass surface, excepting where sealed surfaces are used in United States. Rules vary according to the governing or sanctioni ...

events sanctioned by the SCCA * Solo climbing, also known as soloing * Solo, a skill in the

Gaelic games Gaelic games () are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the most popular of the s ...

of football and hurling * Solo racing, a form of

Motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

racing

Transport

Aviation

First solo flight A first solo flight is when a student aircraft pilot completes a short flight, including a takeoff and landing, without an instructor aboard. Achieving this milestone is known as soloing. In a more general sense, a "solo flight" or "solo time" ref ...

of a trainee pilot * Bailey Solo, a British paramotor design * Fresh Breeze Solo, a German paramotor design

Automobiles

* ElectraMeccanica Solo, a three-wheeled battery-electric microcar *

Optare Solo The Switch Solo (formerly sold as the Optare Solo) is a low-floor minibus/midibus with one or two doors manufactured by Switch Mobility in the United Kingdom since 1998. The Solo name is a play on its low-floor status, the manufacturer marketin ...

, a British-built midibus * Panther Solo, a British sports car

Watercraft

* Solo (dinghy), a racing sailboat designed by Jack Holt in 1956 * ''Solo'' (yacht), an Australian ex-ocean racing yacht * MV ''Solo'', a 1977 Greenpeace ship

Other uses

Solar Orbiter The Solar Orbiter (SolO) is a Sun-observing probe developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) with a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contribution. Solar Orbiter, designed to obtain detailed measurements of the inner heli ...

(SolO), a 2020 space mission * ''Solo'' (magazine), a Swedish magazine * Gateway Solo, a brand of laptop computers * SOLO, a computer built by Philco for the United States National Security Agency