Trans icon SOPHIE has passed away

Tributes flood in for trans icon and pioneering musician SOPHIE who has died, aged 34.

Sophie Xeon, a trailblazing trans musician who collaborated with the likes of Lady Gaga and Madonna and delighted fans with her “hyperkinetic” pop music, has died. She was 34.

Xeon, otherwise known by her stage-named SOPHIE, passed away Saturday morning (30 January) in Athens, Greece, her representatives confirmed in a statement to Mixmag.

“It is with profound sadness that I have to inform you that musician and producer SOPHIE passed away this morning around 4am in Athens, where the artist had been living, following a sudden accident,” the statement read.

“At this time respect and privacy for the family is our priority. We would also ask for respect for her fanbase, and to treat the private nature of this news with sensitivity.

“SOPHIE was a pioneer of a new sound, one of the most influential artists in the last decade.

“Not only for ingenious production and creativity but also for the message and visibility that was achieved.

“An icon of liberation.”

Source: PinkNews