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Sofia Carson
Sofia Carson
Background information
Born Sofía Daccarett Char

April 10, 1993 (age 23)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
United States

Died
Cause of death
Nationality Flag of the United States American
Alternate names
Occupation(s) Singer, Actress, Songwriter
Years active 2014–present
Spouse(s)
Partner(s)
Children

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, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in the Disney Channel Original Movie, 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] More recently Carson has attended UCLA where she is majoring in communications with a minor in French.[7][8]

Career

In 2012, Carson was signed with BMI as a "singer-songwriter".[9] 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,[10] Cameron Boyce as Carlos, Booboo Stewart as Jay, and Dove Cameron as Mal.[11]

On January 9, 2015, Carson was cast in the co-lead role in the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie Adventures in Babysitting starring alongside Sabrina Carpenter. Filming began in spring 2015, for an early 2016 television premiere.[12] 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 air on Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform.[13][14] In an August 2015 interview Carson stated she was working on her first album.[15] In sometime around September 1, 2015, Carson was added on the list of Hollywood Records artists.[16] Previously, some of Disney Channel Europe websites reported the incorporation of Sofia to the label.[17][18] In March 2016, Hollywood Records and Republic Records officially announced that Sofia had signed a joint worldwide record deal with both companies. Her first single is "Love is the Name", an interpolation of Opus's "Live is Live" and was released on April 8.[19][20]

Sofia has performed in the 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 in the ABC's Disneyland 60th Anniversary Special.

Filmography

Film and television roles
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; main role
2016 Soy Luna Herself "Una Verdad Salio a La Luz, Sobre Ruedas" (Season 1, episode 24)
2016 Tini: El gran cambio de Violetta Melanie[21] Film
2016 Adventures in Babysitting Lola Perez Television film
2017 A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits Tessa Golden Television film; post-production
2017 Descendants 2 Evie Television film; in production[22]

Discography

Soundtrack albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
Billboard 200
[23]
Top Soundtracks
[24]
ARIA Charts
[25]
Ultratop
[26]
SNEP
[27]
MegaCharts
[28]
ITA
[29]
NL
[30]
SPA
[31]
Descendants
  • Released: July 31, 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Walt Disney
1 1 57 178 102 50 19 50 36
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Year Peak
chart
positions
Album
US
[32]
"Rotten to the Core" 2015 Descendants
"Love is the Name"[33] 2016 TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak
chart
positions
Album
US
[32]
"Wildside"
(with Sabrina Carpenter)
2016 Your Favorite Songs From 100 Disney Channel Original Movies
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak
chart
positions
Album
US
[32]
"Rotten to the Core"
(among Descendants cast)
2015 38 Descendants
"Set It Off"
(among Descendants cast)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

1.^"La barranquillera Sofía Carson, la actriz de la familia Char". Revista Jetset. April 2014. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015. (in Spanish)

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 September 2, 2015. (in Spanish)

5.^""Declaro abiertas las fiestas desde ya": Laura Char, reina del Carnaval". El Tiempo. December 9, 1988. Retrieved September 1, 2015. (in Spanish)

6.^Madeleine Marr (July 30, 2015). "Sofia Carson: Fast Track to Fame". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

7.^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.

8.^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.

9.^"BMI Noche Bohemia Showcase Raises Awareness for Mujer de Fé Foundation".

10.^Philiana Ng (May 1, 2014). "Kristin Chenoweth to Play Maleficent in Disney Channel's 'Descendants'". ['https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter 'The Hollywood Reporter.] Retrieved July 25, 2015.

11.^Marc Snetiker (June 16, 2014). "Disney’s 'Descendants': Meet the kids of Maleficent, Jafar, and Cruella de Vil". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 25, 2015.

12.^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.

13.^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.

14.^Wagmeister, Elizabeth (March 2, 2016). "Freeform Nabs TV Rights for Sofia Carson’s ‘Cinderella Story’ Sequel". Variety. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

15.^"All hail Disney's evil queen Sofia Carson". The Citizen. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

16.^Artists - Hollywood Records

17.^Backstage - Disney Channel Italy (in Italian)

18.^DCFanzone - Disney Channel Denmark (in Danish)

19.^Cantor, Bryan (March 29, 2016). "Sofia Carson's Debut Single "Love is the Name" Make...". Headline Planet.

20."Adventures in Babysitting - Movies, 2016 [Synopsis"]. disneyabcpress.com. ABC Television Group. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

21.^"Conoce a los personajes de Tini: El Gran Cambio de Violetta". Azteca 7. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

22.^Bricker, Tierney (October 15, 2015). "Descendants 2 Is Happening! Get Details on Disney Channel's Sequel". E! Online. Retrieved April 10, 2016.

23.^"Billboard 200 - August 22, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

24.^"Top Soundtracks - August 22, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

25.^Ryan, Gavin (August 8, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Meghan Trainor 'Title' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved August 8, 2015.

26.^"Soundtrack - Descendandants". Retrieved December 16, 2015.

27.^"Soundtrack - Descendandants". Retrieved December 16, 2015.

28.^"Soundtrack - Descendandants". Retrieved December 16, 2015.

29.^"FIMI Compilation Albums - WK 40". Retrieved October 9, 2015.

30.^"Dutch charts". dutchcharts.nl Mega Top. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.

31.^"Spanish charts". Spanish charts. Retrieved 2014-04-16.

32.^List of Carson's singles on Billboard:

33.^"Love Is the Name". iTunes. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

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