Sophie B. Hawkins

Sophie B. Hawkins strikes me as one of pop's true self-builders. Her time studying percussion at the Manhattan School of Music shows in the rhythmic instinct beneath her songs, and as a singer, guitarist, and composer she clearly shapes her own world rather than fitting someone else's mold. What I value most is her refusal to chase trends; her music feels emotionally raw and uncompromisingly personal. Even now she speaks in her own voice across social media, which feels entirely consistent with the artist she's always been. I'm drawn to performers who author themselves, and Hawkins is exactly that kind of independent spirit.

Name (English)

Sophie B. Hawkins

Name (Japanese)

ソフィー・B・ホーキンス

Reading

そふぃー・B・ほーきんす

Born

November 1, 1964 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

singer-songwriter / singer / songwriter / guitarist / composer

• Official sitehttps://sophiebhawkins.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/therealsophieb/
• Xhttps://x.com/therealsophieb
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie%20B.%20Hawkins
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292092

Tags

• New York
• singer-songwriter
• singer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.