Sylkie Monoff

Sylkie Monoff is a German born Singer-Songwriter and has appeared in films.[1]

Sylkie Monoff
Sylkie Monoff with Keith Urban at The Grand Ole Opry - 2012
Background information
BornWuppertal, Germany
GenresRock, alternative country, Americana, folk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, producer
InstrumentsGuitar, vocals, harmonica, piano
LabelsBMG, ZYX Music
Websitesylkiemonoff.com

Life

Born in Wuppertal,[2] she studied music at the Hamburg Conservatory.[3] Her debut album Harbor in the Night BMG Ariola spawned the radio hit "Don't!".[4] The English group BND[5] recorded her song "All the Places", which landed in the top 50 sales charts in Germany and was also awarded Gold (50,000 sold) status in Poland.[6] Her single "The Puzzle" was produced by Mark Schulman[7] (drummer for Pink, Cher, Foreigner).

Monoff's 2010 album Genuine which reached #1,[8] features Nashville’s top studio musicians including, Eddie Bayers and Brent Mason.[9] She has shared the stage with Albert Lee, Julian Dawson, Iain Matthews, Spencer Davis, Howard Carpendale and Melissa Etheridge. She has also appeared in the films Manta, Manta (by Oscar-winning producer Bernd Eichinger)[10] and King Ping. Monoff has won "Best International Country Artist" by the Independent Music Network.[11] She continues to write and record in Nashville.

Albums
  • Harbor in the Night (1993/2013 BMG)
  • Genuine (2010)

Singles
  • Your Eyes (1992 BMG Ariola)
  • Don't! (1993 BMG Ariola)
  • Here You Come Again (2013 GMO The Label)
  • Like Rain (2017 GMO The Label)
  • The Puzzle (2018 Monoff Music)

Filmography

References
  1. http://www.countrystarsonline.com/CSO/reviews2009.htm
  2. Wuppertal
  3. http://rainbow-entertainment.dk/de/verzeichnis/kunstnere/sylkie-monoff/
  4. http://rainbow-entertainment.dk/de/verzeichnis/kunstnere/sylkie-monoff/
  5. "SWR1 Baden-Württemberg | SWR.de". www.swr.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  6. http://rainbow-entertainment.dk/de/verzeichnis/kunstnere/sylkie-monoff/
  7. http://rainbow-entertainment.dk/de/verzeichnis/kunstnere/sylkie-monoff/
  8. "Country Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from CMT". www.cmt.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  9. http://www.home-of-rock.de/Archiv/CD-Reviews2/Sylkie_Monoff/Genuine.html
  10. Manta, Manta
  11. http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/winners-announced-for-independent-music-network-awards/
  12. Zeitung, Westdeutsche. "King Ping: Ein heißer Ritt durch Wuppertal und viele Genres". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
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