Sofia Sida

1984–2007: Early life and early career

Born in Vaasa, Finland to a Finnish mother and a Mexican father,^[1] Sofia relocated to Helsinki, the capital of Finland at the age of thirteen. Her first public performance was at the age of eight in children's singing contest called "Tenavatähti". At the age of 15 Sofia signed her first record deal with Universal Music Finland and recorded two singles with a group called 'F2F'. Soon after this Sofia went on with her solo career by signing a record deal with EMI. The debut single 'You Know What To Do' was Sofia's first hit song as a solo artist released under the name "Sofia". In 2006 Sofia Sida released her first album Disco Mamazida (EMI) under the name "Sofia Zida". The title song was a huge success and the single hit several club charts in Finland making the song one of the most played songs in clubs and radios. In 2006 Sofia was awarded as the "Best Newcomer" chosen by Finnish DJ's.

2008–present: International releases and recording in Finnish

In 2008 Sofia Zida changed her surname to "Sida" and released her first international single. The song "Reason" was released in July 2008. After recording her album in Sweden, Sofia Sidas second studio album Butterfly was released in September 2009. The musicians working on the album have previously worked with such artists as David Bowie, Mary J. Blige, Phil Collins, Britney Spears and Ronan Keating to name a few. The music video for the title song Butterfly was shot in Helsinki, New York and Los Angeles and it was directed by awarded American-Finnish female director, Tii Ricks. In 2010 American DJ / Producer DJ Cadet produced exclusive remixes of Sofia's songs Reason and Party Freak. Remixes were released through American record label Active Ingredient Records.

After "Butterfly" -album Sida changed her surname back to "Zida" and moved to Stockholm. She also recorded one single, "Blah, Blah, Blah" for a German indie label, but that collaboration ended after one single. In 2012-2015 Zida concentrated on raising his newly born son in Sweden before returning to Finland in 2015. In 2016 her new single, "Guerrera" was released in Finland through Kaiku Entertainment and distributed by Warner Music Finland. "Guerrera" is the first single for Sofia Zida recorded in the Finnish language. The song is produced by a Finnish producer, Jurek.