Born in 2000 and raised in Cyprus, Sophia Patsalides made a transition fromhigh school to University at the young age of 16, after being successfullyaccepted to pursue her studies towards a BA Honors Degree in PopularMusic and Vocal Performance at the prestigious Conservatoire Leeds Collegeof Music in the UK.Her love for music and her dedicated approach towards her discipline havealways been reflected through her passionate, self motivated and drivennature. She has been infatuated with music and started taking piano lessons atthe age of 4 and later on continued with theory and vocal lessons too. Herever-growing fascination, led her to start composing her own songs at the ageof 9 and performing in front of audiences even earlier. Described as a childprodigy by many, at the age of 13 she was selected to represent her country atthe Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, where she gained greatinternational exposure and extensive press coverage.A talented singer-songwriter, re