Sofia Carson

Sofia Carson
Born Sofía Daccarett Char
(1993-04-10) April 10, 1993
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active 2012–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels

Sofía Daccarett Char, better known as Sofia Carson (born April 10, 1993[1][2]), is an American singer and actress. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel show, Austin & Ally. In 2015, she appeared as Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Descendants[3][4] and reprised her role in its 2017 sequel, Descendants 2. In 2016, she appeared as Lola Perez in Adventures in Babysitting, Melanie Sanchez in Tini: The Movie and Tessa in A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits.

Early life

Carson was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida,[2] to José F. Daccarett and Laura Char Carson, who had moved there from Colombia.[1][5] She chose the artistic name "Carson" after her American maternal grandmother, Lauraine Carson.[6] Through her mother, Carson is related to the Char family of Colombian politicians.[1][7]

She attended St. Hugh School and graduated from Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami.[8][9] She subsequently attended UCLA, majoring in communications with a minor in French.[9][10]

Career

In 2012, Carson was signed with BMI as a "singer-songwriter".[11] 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,[4] in which she plays Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen from Snow White.[3][12]

On January 9, 2015, Carson was cast in the co-lead role in the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie Adventures in Babysitting. Filming began in spring 2015, for an early 2016 television premiere.[13] In March 2016, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Carson landed the leading role in the latest installment of the A Cinderella Story series, A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits, directed by Michelle Johnston and produced by Dylan Sellers, which will be released direct-to-DVD[14][15] In an August 2015 interview Carson stated she was working on her first album.[16] In September 2015 Carson was added on the list of Hollywood Records artists.[17] Previously, some of Disney Channel Europe websites reported the incorporation of Sofia to the label.[18][19] In March 2016, Hollywood Records and Republic Records officially announced that Sofia had signed a joint worldwide record deal with both companies. Her debut single is "Love Is the Name", an interpolation of Opus' "Live Is Life", and was released on April 8.[20][21] Carson released a promotional single on August 26, 2016 entitled "I'm Gonna Love You". In February 15, 2017 she released the official music video for a song entitled "Back to Beautiful" featuring Alan Walker on YouTube. Through April 2017, it has gathered over 9.8 million views.

Carson has performed in NBC's 2015 Thanksgiving Parade, ABC's Disney Parks Christmas Celebration, Univision's Feliz 2016 (New Year's Eve Special) and the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards, and was a presenter on ABC's Disneyland 60th Anniversary Special. She performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2017 A Capitol Fourth, an annual concert at the United States Capitol in celebration of Independence Day.[22]

Carson reprised her role as Evie in the 2017 sequel Descendants 2.[23][24]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Tini: The Movie Melanie As Sofía Carson[25]
2016 A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits Tessa/Bella Direct-to-video
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Austin & Ally Chelsea Episode: "Princesses & Prizes"
2014 Faking It Soleil Episodes: "We Shall Overcompensate", "Faking Up Is Hard to Do"
2015 Descendants Evie Television film
2015–present Descendants: Wicked World Evie Voice; main role
2016 Soy Luna Herself Episodes 71 & 72
2016 Walk the Prank Herself Episode: "Adventures in Babysitting"
2016 Adventures in Babysitting Lola Perez Television film
2017 Descendants 2 Evie Television film

Discography

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[26]		 US
OST
[27]		 AUS
[28]		 BEL
[29]		 FRA
[29]		 GER
[29]		 ITA
[30]		 NL
[31]		 NZ
[32]		 SPA
[33]
Descendants 1 1 57 178 102 50 19 50 — 36
A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits — — — — — — — — — —
Descendants 2
  • Released: July 21, 2017
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Walt Disney Records
 6 1 64
[34] 		192 — — — — —[upper-alpha 1] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak
chart
positions		 Album
US
[35]		 US
Latin
Pop
[36]		 US
Trop
[37]		 POL
[38]
2015 "Rotten to the Core"[39] —[upper-alpha 2] — — — Descendants
2016 "Love Is the Name"[41] — 36 32 22 TBA
2017 "Back to Beautiful"[42]
(featuring Alan Walker)[upper-alpha 3]		 — — — — TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Album
2016 "I'm Your Girl"[44]
(with Dove Cameron)		 Non-album single
"I'm Gonna Love You"[45] Non-album single
"Rather Be with You"[46]
(with Dove Cameron, Lauryn McClain and Brenna D'Amico)		 Non-album single
2017 "Better Together"[47]
(with Dove Cameron)		 Descendants 2

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak
chart
positions		 Certifications Album
US
[35]		 CAN
[48]
2015 "Rotten to the Core"
(among Descendants cast)		 38 66 Descendants
"Set It Off"
(among Descendants cast)		 —[upper-alpha 4] — Descendants
2017 "Ways to Be Wicked"
(among Descendants 2 cast)		 —[upper-alpha 5] — Descendants 2
"Chillin' Like a Villain"
(among Descendants 2 cast)		 —[upper-alpha 6] — Descendants 2
"It's Goin' Down"
(among Descendants 2 cast)		 77 — Descendants 2
"You and Me"
(among Descendants 2 cast)		 —[upper-alpha 7] — Descendants 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Year Title Other artist(s) Album
2015 "Sueña" — We Love Disney
2016 "Wildside" Sabrina Carpenter Your Favorite Songs from
100 Disney Channel Original Movies
"Jolly to the Core"[50] Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart Disney Channel Holiday Hits
"Silent Night" — Disney Channel Holiday Hits

Music videos

Year Title Other artist(s) Album Director(s) Ref.
2015 "Rotten to the Core" — Descendants Naren Wilks and Adam Santelli [51]
2016 "Love Is the Name" — TBA Unknown [52]
J Balvin TBA Unknown [53]
"Wildside" Sabrina Carpenter Your Favorite Songs from 100 Disney Channel Original Movies Unknown [54]
"Jolly to the Core" Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart Disney Channel Holiday Hits Unknown [55]
2017 "Back to Beautiful" Alan Walker TBA Unknown [56]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 2016 Premios Juventud Producers Choice Award Herself Nominated [57]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Music: Next Big Thing Herself Nominated [58]

Notes

  1. ↑ Descendants 2 did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 6 on the NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart.[32]
  2. ↑ "Rotten to the Core" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[40]
  3. ↑ Walker was after the release of "Alan Walker remix" credited as featured artist, after Carson selected his remix to be the main single of "Back to Beautiful".[43]
  4. ↑ "Set It Off" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[40]
  5. ↑ "Ways to Be Wicked" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[40]
  6. ↑ "Chillin' Like a Villain" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[40]
  7. ↑ "You and Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[40]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "La barranquillera Sofía Carson, la actriz de la familia Char". Revista Jetset (in Spanish). April 2014. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Sofia Carson". TV Guide. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Andrea Seikaly (May 23, 2014). "Disney Confirms ‘Descendants’ Villains". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Jethro Nededog (April 16, 2014). "Disney's ‘Descendants’ Casts Newcomer Sofia Carson as Evil Queen's Daughter (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Actriz barranquillera Sofía Carson vive un "cuento de hadas" en la película de Disney "Descendants"". El Heraldo. August 3, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015. (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Actriz de Disney, Sofía Carson, pasa Navidad en Barranquilla". El Heraldo. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  7. ↑ ""Declaro abiertas las fiestas desde ya": Laura Char, reina del Carnaval". El Tiempo. December 9, 1988. Retrieved September 1, 2015. (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Madeleine Marr (July 30, 2015). "Sofia Carson: Fast Track to Fame". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Amanda Rabines (July 29, 2015). "Fort Lauderdale native Sofia Carson stars in Disney Channel's 'Descendants'". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ Lucia I. Suarez Sang (July 31, 2015). "Sofia Carson takes on being teenage daughter of the Evil Queen in 'Descendants'". Fox News Latino. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ "BMI Noche Bohemia Showcase Raises Awareness for Mujer de Fé Foundation". BMI.
  12. ↑ Marc Snetiker (June 16, 2014). "Disney’s 'Descendants': Meet the kids of Maleficent, Jafar, and Cruella de Vil". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  13. ↑ 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". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  14. ↑ Kit Borys (March 1, 2016). "'Descendants' Star Sofia Carson Nabs Lead for 'Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  15. ↑ Elizabeth Wagmeister (March 2, 2016). "Freeform Nabs TV Rights for Sofia Carson’s ‘Cinderella Story’ Sequel". Variety. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  16. ↑ "All hail Disney's evil queen Sofia Carson". The Citizen. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Artists - Hollywood Records". Hollywood Records. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  18. ↑ Backstage - Disney Channel Italy (in Italian)
  19. ↑ DCFanzone - Disney Channel Denmark (in Danish)
  20. ↑ Bryan Cantor (March 29, 2016). "Sofia Carson’s Debut Single "Love Is the Name" Makes Radio Premiere On 4/7". Headline Planet.
  21. ↑ "Adventures in Babysitting - Movies, 2016 [Synopsis]". disneyabcpress.com. ABC Television Group. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  22. ↑ "S2017: Sofia Carson Performs the National Anthem", PBS, July 18, 2017.
  23. ↑ Ross A. Lincoln (April 10, 2016). "‘Descendants 2’ Greenlighted By Disney Channel For 2017, New Characters Added". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  24. ↑ Lauren Piester (April 30, 2017). "The First Descendants 2 Trailer & Music Video Are Here! Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson and More Stars Sound Off". E! News.
  25. ↑ "Conoce a los personajes de Tini: El Gran Cambio de Violetta". Azteca 7. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Billboard 200 - August 22, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Top Soundtracks - August 22, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  28. ↑ Gavin Ryan (August 8, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Meghan Trainor 'Title' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  29. 1 2 3 "Soundtrack - Descendandants". Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  30. ↑ "FIMI Compilation Albums - WK 40". Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Dutch charts". dutchcharts.nl (Mega Top). 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  32. 1 2 "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  33. ↑ "Spanish charts". Spanish charts. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  34. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #431". auspOp. July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  35. 1 2 List of Carson's singles on Billboard:
  36. ↑ "Chart Search: Latin Pop Airplay - Love Is The Name by Sofia Carson". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Chart Search: Tropical Airplay - Love Is The Name by Sofia Carson". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  38. ↑ Peak chart positions for Poland:
  39. ↑ ""Rotten to the Core" (Spanish/English version) by Sofia Carson". iTunes.
  40. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chart Search: Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Sofia Carson". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  41. ↑ ""Love Is the Name" by Sofia Carson". iTunes. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  42. ↑ ""Back to Beautiful" by Sofia Carson". iTunes.
  43. ↑ Sofia Carson - Back to Beautiful (Official Video) ft. Alan Walker
  44. ↑ ""I'm Your Girl" by Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson". Amazon. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  45. ↑ ""I'm Gonna Love You" by Sofia Carson". iTunes.
  46. ↑ ""Rather Be With You" by Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Lauryn McClain and Brenna D'amico". iTunes. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  47. ↑ Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson, Better Together, retrieved 2017-03-08
  48. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  49. ↑ "Gold & Platinum: Sofia Carson". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  50. ↑ "Jolly to the Core by Descendants cast". iTunes.
  51. ↑ ""Rotten to the Core" music video by Sofia Carson". YouTube. August 21, 2015.
  52. ↑ ""Love Is the Name" music video by Sofia Carson". YouTube. April 10, 2016.
  53. ↑ ""Love Is the Name" music video by Sofia Carson and J. Balvin". YouTube. May 17, 2016.
  54. ↑ ""Wildside" music video by Sofia Carson and Sabrina Carpenter". YouTube. June 3, 2016.
  55. ↑ ""Jolly to the Core" music video by Sofia Carson, Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart". YouTube. December 9, 2016.
  56. ↑ ""Back to Beautiful" music video by Sofia Carson". YouTube. February 15, 2017.
  57. ↑ "Premios Juventud 2016: Lista completa de ganadores".
  58. ↑ Jessica Goodman (July 31, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016: See the full list of winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
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