Sonia Rao

A classically trained musician for most of her life, Sonia only recently revealed her voice and story to the world. Growing up, she went to lessons – violin, piano, flute – every week. Orchestra rehearsals, band practice, guild competitions. As the daughter of Indian-American immigrants, it was assumed that she would pursue a career in medicine or law. But after graduating UC Berkeley with a degree in Psychology, Sonia moved to San Francisco and began to realize that, beyond the scales and sheet music, she had stories to tell of her own. In that small apartment in North Beach, she finally found her voice. Sonia sat down at her keyboard and song after song came pouring out. These songs became her debut album ‘Calm Her’.

6 months later, Sonia’s music went worldwide when she was featured on NBC’s The Voice, where she received repeated praise from Cee-lo and Christina Aguilera on the purity and soulfulness of her vocals on every song.

Sonia’s refreshingly heartfelt lyrics, charming and intimate stage presence, and multi-instrumental talent are capturing the hearts of music lovers...song by song, story by story.