2022 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards
Nominees, CONTEMPORARY POP (Emerging Division)
SOPHIA ANGELICA, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, USA
Website — Instagram — Twitter — Soundcloud
Along the way to her pop debut, Latina singer-songwriter Sophia Angelica became a global human rights activist. She works closely with the United Nations, and has traveled internationally to combat bullying and discrimination and share messages of positivity. She set out on her entertainment career at 6 years of age, and, by 13, made her television debut on “Good Day New York” on FOX. You may have heard her as the voice of the “singing rabbit” for Dora the Explorer on Nickelodeon. During the pandemic, Sophia collaborated with acclaimed producer, Juan Cristiani, on a healing song called, “Survivors.” On a more personal note, Sophia wrote the song, “My Brother, Big Brother,” and created a national music awareness campaign for her brother who, at the time, needed a life-saving kidney transplant. In March of 2018, Sophia, as lead speaker and performer, went on a University Human Rights Tour in Taiwan. In 2019, she received the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors “Breakthrough Artist Award,” and the prestigious “Presidential Volunteer Service Award” in Washington, D.C. for her work with human rights. She’s also received letters of recognition from Senator Gillibrand, the State Legislature of New Jersey, and many other political leaders. Now, with social media followers internationally and a unique bilingual flare, Sophia has released four pop singles, the relatable upbeat “Here I Am”, her Latin-based tropical song “Que Seria De Mi”, tango-house fusion “Eyes That Stare”, and ballad “Remember that Day”. She will be releasing her new album “Angelica” in February, and continues to perform across the tri-state area and internationally.
isabella dussias, hillsboro, new jersey, usa
Isabella Dussias is a 19 year old NYC based singer-songwriter/composer, whose indie pop music is influenced by classical, jazz, r&b and rock elements. She enjoys the entire process of creating music: writing, producing, and performing. She is a multifaceted musician whose creative range spans from writing and performing her pop music to composing musical theatre pieces and film scores.
Lucía LINARES, LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, SPAIN
I am a Spanish composer, songwriter, singer and producer. I have a degree in Contemporary Music Composition from TAI university. I have been writing songs and composing, as well as performing and playing the piano, since I was about 8 years old. During these years I have composed works of different musical genres such as soundtracks, contemporary music, popular music, jazz, classical music and music for performance. Recently, at the age of 22, one of my first professional projects after graduating from university last year 2021-2022 has been to make the original song for the renowned spanish film "En Otro Lugar" that was released this past May. The name of the song is "Call From The North". At the moment I am recording an EP in a professional studio. The material is composed, produced and performed by me.
da jun yoo, busan, south korea
Da Jun Yoo is a Korean-American singer-songwriter based in Busan, South Korea. He graduated from Musicians Institute in Los Angeles with a bachelor in Film Composition. He is an accomplished bassist that performed with many bands such as Runny Munday and Creatures of a Beautiful City; showcasing for Interscope Records. Currently, Da Jun is the head teacher and music instructor at a private school in South Korea while raising his newborn son.