Sofia Carson

Sofia Carson
Born Sofía Daccarett Char
(1993-04-10) April 10, 1993
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.[1]
Occupation Singer, Actress
Years active 2014–present

Musical career

Instruments Vocals
Years active 2014–present
Labels Hollywood

Sofía Daccarett Char, better known as Sofia Carson (born April 10, 1993), is an American singer and actress.[1] Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel show, Austin & Ally. In July 2015, she appeared as Evie, one of the main characters in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Disney's Descendants.[2][3]

Early life

Carson was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to José F. Daccarett and Laura Char Carson who had moved there from Colombia.[1][4] Through her mother, Carson is related to the Char family of Colombian politicians.[1][5]

At the age of three, Carson started her dance training. For seventeen years, she trained in ballet, pointe, jazz, musical theatre dance, hip hop, flamenco, modern, contemporary and tap. In 2001, Carson starred in her first musical production as Dorothy from the “Wizard of Oz” at the Riviera Theatre in Miami. One year later, she was accepted into the University of Miami’s Musical Theatre Summer Intensive, where she trained in dance and vocal performance, and performed in multiple musicals throughout the summer. She has competed in multiple renowned National Dance Competitions, such as Star Power, Onstage, and Hall of Fame, where she won top performance awards (for dance, vocal performance, musical theatre, and acting) such as First Place Award (for group and solo performance), Critics Choice Award, Triple Threat Award, and Broadway Diva Award, to name a few. In 2006, Carson started classical vocal training. She attended St. Hugh School and graduated from Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami.[6][7]

Career

In 2012, Carson was signed as a singer-songwriter to BMI.[8]

Her acting career was launched in 2014 when she was cast as guest star, playing Chelsea, on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally. A few months later, Carson was cast as recurring guest star, playing Soleil, on MTV's series Faking It.

In 2014, she was cast in a starring role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants, directed by Kenny Ortega, who previously directed the High School Musical movie series. In Descendants, Carson plays Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen (from Snow White), played by comedian Kathy Najimy.[2] She stars alongside Kristin Chenoweth as Maleficent,[9] Cameron Boyce as Carlos, Booboo Stewart as Jay, and Dove Cameron as Mal.[10]

On January 9, 2015, Carson was cast in the co-lead role in the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie Further Adventures in Babysitting starring alongside Sabrina Carpenter. Filming began in spring 2015, for an early 2016 television premiere.[11]

In an August 2015 interview Carson stated she was working on her first album.[12] In sometime around September 1, 2015, Carson was added on the list of Hollywood Records artists.[13] Previously, some of Disney Channel Europe websites reported the incorporation of Sofia to the label.[14][15]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Austin & Ally Chelsea "Princesses & Prizes" (season 3, episode 8)
2014 Faking It Soleil "We Shall Overcompensate" (season 1, episode 3)
"Faking Up Is Hard to Do" (season 1, episode 7)
2015 Descendants Evie Television film
2015 Descendants: Wicked World Evie Voice; recording
2015 Blue Peter Herself Guest
2015 Radio Disney Family Holiday Herself/ Co Host Co Host
2016 Adventures in Babysitting Lola[16] Television film[11]

Discography

Soundtrack albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[17]		 US
OST
[17]		 AUS
[18]		 BEL
[19]		 FRA
[20]		 GER
[21]		 ITA
[22]
Descendants Soundtrack
  • Released: July 31, 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Walt Disney
 1 1 57 178 102 50 19

Other charted songs

Title Year Peaks Album
US
[17]
"Rotten to the Core"
(with Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Dove Cameron)		 2015 38 Descendants Soundtrack
"Rotten to the Core (Remix)" —[upper-alpha 1]
"Set It Off"
(with Dove Cameron, Sarah Jeffery, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Jeff Lewis)		 —[upper-alpha 2]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Rotten to the Core (Remix)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[17]
  2. ↑ "Set It Off" did not entered the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "La barranquillera Sofía Carson, la actriz de la familia Char". Revista Jetset. April 2014. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-31. (in Spanish)
  2. 1 2 Andrea Seikaly (May 23, 2014). "Disney Confirms ‘Descendants’ Villains". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Disney's ‘Descendants’ Casts Newcomer Sofia Carson as Evil Queen's Daughter (Exclusive)".
  4. ↑ "Actriz barranquillera Sofía Carson vive un "cuento de hadas" en la película de Disney "Descendants"". El Heraldo. August 3, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-02. (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ ""Declaro abiertas las fiestas desde ya": Laura Char, reina del Carnaval". El Tiempo. December 9, 1988. Retrieved 2015-09-01. (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Madeleine Marr (July 30, 2015). "Sofia Carson: Fast Track to Fame". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  7. ↑ Amanda Rabines (July 29, 2005). "Fort Lauderdale native Sofia Carson stars in Disney Channel's 'Descendants'". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  8. ↑ "BMI Noche Bohemia Showcase Raises Awareness for Mujer de Fé Foundation".
  9. ↑ Philiana Ng (May 1, 2014). "Kristin Chenoweth to Play Maleficent in Disney Channel's 'Descendants'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ Marc Snetiker (June 16, 2014). "Disney’s 'Descendants': Meet the kids of Maleficent, Jafar, and Cruella de Vil". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Sara Bibel (January 9, 2015). "Disney Channel Greenlights Original Movies ‘Invisible Sister’ Starring Rowan Blanchard & Paris Berelc & ‘Further Adventures in Babysitting’ Starring Sabrina Carpenter & Sofia Carson". TVbytheNumbers. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ "All hail Disney's evil queen Sofia Carson". The Citizen. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. ↑ Artists - Hollywood Records
  14. ↑ Backstage - Disney Channel Italy (in Italian)
  15. ↑ DCFanzone - Disney Channel Denmark (in Danish)
  16. ↑ http://www.disneyabcpress.com/disneychannel/shows/further-adventures-in-babysitting/
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 List of Cameron's albums and singles on Billboard:
  18. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (August 8, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Meghan Trainor 'Title' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Soundtrack - Descendandants". Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Soundtrack - Descendandants". Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Soundtrack - Descendandants". Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  22. ↑ "FIMI Compilation Albums - WK 40". Retrieved October 9, 2015.

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