“Sophia” was born Sophia De’Shea Lavender, in Savannah, Georgia in 2002. She spent the first 8 years of her life in Mobile, Alabama. She got her early start in performing arts and music with the Brandy Brown Performing Arts Studio under the guidance of Brandy Brown Pendleton, famous for her roles in Eponine in 1992 from the Broadway Musical show “Les Miserables” and the Mickey Mouse Club (1989). Sophia began performing when she was just three years old and has now begun writing songs at 13 years old. She moved to Los Angeles in 2013 and has devoted a great deal of time to her career that is taking off. Her focus is in the Pop and R & B genres and putting her heart and should into her promotions of the new single " Thinking Of You ". Sophia has performed on numerous background tracks for artists such as Big Sean, Frank Ocean as well as worked with famous producers Greg Smith aka (G The Producer), Marsha Malamet, Rob Cantor, and Diplo. She performed on the KRAMPUS soundtrack that was released in late 2015 and appeared on the red carpet for the premier. She currently is represented as a background singer on the # 1 progressive house single, titled Love for Life. She has appeared in events such as WeDay, Think it Up National telecast, Home & Hallmark Show and NBC upfront. Sophia was a finalist in Step2themic kids in May 2016 and is a natural performer at only age 13. Not only does Sophia have a musical background, she comes from a musically gifted family, including the multi-talented and gifted Philip Lawrence of the Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine), who won the Grammy this year for the smash hit Uptown Funk. Philip is a big part of her continued inspiration to continue with her musical career and share her gift.