Sophia Abrahão

Sophia Abrahão
Sophia Abrahão
	Abrahão in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Sophia Sampaio Abrahão
Born	May 22, 1991 (age 33); São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer, actress, songwriter, model, blogger, dancer, writer
Instruments	Vocals, Acoustic guitar
Years active	2007–present (actress); 2011–present (singer)
Labels	Sony Music (2013–2015); FS Music (2015–present)
Formerly of	Rebeldes
Website	sophiaabrahao.com.br

Sophia Sampaio Abrahão (born May 22, 1991) is a Brazilian actress and singer.

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Abrahão starred in her first telenovela in 2007, when she played the preppy Felipa on the 15th season of Malhação. In 2011, she played the preppy Alice Albuquerque on the telenovela Rebelde, which led to the band Rebeldes, which participated along with the other five protagonists of the telenovela.^[1]

In 2013, Abrahão was invited to play Tina in the film Confissões de Adolescente, repeating the role she had done in the play in 2010. She then played Natasha on the telenovela Amor à Vida, where she dyed her hair to play a redhead for the characterization of the character of the sister of Nicole (Marina Ruy Barbosa).^[2] In 2014, Sophia played Gaby in the telenovela Alto Astral.^[3]

In February 2015, Abrahão became one of four digital spokespeople for L'Oreal Paris Brazil.^[4] In October of the same year, she released her self-titled album Sophia Abrahão.

Sophia Abrahão began modeling at 14 years-of-age. When she was 15 years old, she lived alone in China for four months. Later, she traveled to countries like Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, where she worked making catalogs and fashion shows. She converted to Buddhism.^[5] When she returned to Brazil, she continued her modeling career and in parallel, joined a theater course, when the test for the telenovela Malhação emerged. Sophia was approved for the 2007 season, in which she played the preppy Felipa.

In 2010, the actress participated in the television series Bicicleta e Melancia via Multishow. In the theater, she participated in Confissões de Adolescente, also during that year. A few months later, she signed a contract with Rede Record to be one of the protagonists of the teen telenovela Rebelde, playing the preppy Alice Albuquerque. Alice is one of the six vocalists of the band Rebeldes, which has performed in cities throughout Brazil.^[6]

In 2012, after the end of Rebelde, Abrahão launched her personal blog, which features fashion productions, beauty tips, and updates. Already preparing to follow up with her solo career in music, Abrahão did some songs with her cousin Brian Cohen and released two video clips between 2012 and 2013 which are entitled "Sem Você" and "Não Quero Mais". She also continued doing shows for the farewell tour of Rebeldes which had its last show on May 4, 2013, in the capital of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte.^[7] Afterward, Abrahão was selected to be one of the protagonists of the film Confissões de Adolescente, reprising the character "Tina".^[8]

In 2013 she dyed her hair red to play the role of Natasha, the sister of Nicole (Marina Ruy Barbosa) in the telenovela Amor à Vida. She did part of the plan of Lídia (Angela Rebello) and Rogério (Daniel Rocha), which began to be put in place after the girl back to the doctor in the United States, to get back at Leila (Fernanda Machado) and Thales (Ricardo Tozzi) for what they did to her sister.^[9]

In 2014 she played the righteous Gaby in the telenovela Alto Astral.^[10] After the end of the telenovela, Sophia Abrahão was cast in the feature-length film Se a Vida Começasse Agora, directed by Alexandre Klemperer.^[11]

2015-present: First studio album

In October 2015 she released her first studio album, self-titled "Sophia Abrahão". The album contains compositions of Fernando Zor (who also produced the album) and even a cover of the song "Resposta" (by rock band Skank). Abrahão launched in September 2015 the song "Náufrago," the lead single from the album "Sophia Abrahão". They were already plans to shoot the music video for "Pelúcia," due to be released in April 2016.

Below is Sophia Abrahão's filmography: