SONIA

SONIA
Origin	Nagato
Genres	Genesi Pop, Nagato Rap, Nagato Jazz, Indie Rock
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Yuki Labels
Website	sonia.nag
Members	Sonia Dawn Rosa May

Sonia (stylized as SONIA) is a Genesi/Nagatoian pop duo from Greenwood, Nagato that formed in 2018. The group consisted of Sonia Dawn (songwriter, vocals, and drum machine) and Rosa May (songwriter and vocals). After a chance meeting at a club in Greenwood, Dawn and May created SONIA after they flipped a coin to see who the newly created band would be named after. They released their debut album “Wonderland” in April 2019.

History

SONIA started with Sonia Dawn and Rosa May as two independent musicians in the late 2010s.

Born in Genesis City, Genesis in September 1999, Sonia Dawn grew up in a musical family. Her parents are famous Genesi musicians Hilbert and Hilda Dawn in their group, Dusk to Dawn. For her 18th birthday, Dawn’s parents gifted her a Roland TR-909 drum machine for her to use to make her own music in the way she wants. Later that year, Dawn moved to Greenwood to start her independent career in music.

Born in Greenwood, Nagato in June 1999, Rosa May grew up in a strict household on the western side of town. Her father wanted her to marry Kyon II when they both were at the right age, however, the then Grand Duke John II has repealed the request time and time again and decided that Kyon II should make that decision. Although not opposed to marrying him, May wanted to pursue her passion for music instead.

On June 10th, the Royal Ruby in Greenwood had an open mic, and both Dawn and May showed up along with a few dozen people to tryout. Among the audience was a promotor from Yuki Labels who was trying to find the next big thing in Nagato. Dawn performed Take Off (a song that she wrote and would, later on, edit with May) and May performed her song I’ll Be There. After the event, the two met up and had a few drinks to celebrate each other’s performances. The promotor came up to them and congratulated them on their performances and asked if they would like to do it full time. That’s when May asked Dawn if she would like to be part of a band and go global. Dawn replied with an excited yes and the three drank to it.

SONIA’s name comes from flipping a coin on who gets to pick the name. May picked tails, so Dawn got heads. Dawn has said SONIA comes from, “My first two and fourth letters in my name S-N-I, and May’s vowels in her name O-A, combined them and you get SONIA! I wanted to name it after myself, but I also wanted to include May in the name so that she is connected to the band.”

SONIA released their first album “Wonderland” on April 18, 2019. The album had their number one hit so far Love Will Leave You Crying, which has seen over 2 million downloads within the first month it was available.

Members

• Sonia Dawn (songwriter, vocals, drum machine, leader)
• Rosa May (songwriter, vocals)

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak Nagcon chart positions
2019	Wonderland Released: April 18, 2019 Format: CD & Digital distribution	1
2020	TBA Released: TBA Format: TBA	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Song	Peak Nagcon chart positions	Album
2019	"Take Off"	10	Wonderland
	"I’ll Be There"	27
	"Love Will Leave You Crying"	1
	"Together"	5
	"Catch You, Catch Me"	4
2020	TBA	—	TBA