WHY HALF A GIRL?

"Looking back, creating my debut album felt like a long journey & at times like an emotional rollercoaster. „Half a Girl“ is the most personal and autobiographical of the ten songs. During my school years, I often felt misunderstood and like an outsider because of my blindness, since my classmates didn’t know how to approach me or how to interact with me. That’s why I constantly had the feeling of not being like the others – more like “half a girl.” Music has always been my safe space – a place where my blindness makes no difference and where I feel secure. Through the two years of intense work I put into the songwriting and production of the album, I was able to process the thoughts and emotions from that time. My album makes me proud and gives me the confidence that there is so much more within me than just “half a girl" ... "      Sofia Reyna

Songwriting & Composition: Sofia Reyna (track5 add. composition: Stefan Trenker)
Vocals: Sofia Reyna (track4 Sofia Reyna & Jerry Meehan)
Vocal coach & mentor: MisSiss (track10 backing vocals)
Producer: Bernhard Krinner - Tonstudio Strasshof (track1.2.3.5.6.8.10)
Producer: Jerry Meehan - Wendyhouse Studios London (track 4.7.9)
Sponsored by: Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen Österreichs
Support by SKE
Verlag: HGBS Ton- und Musikverlag
Photo: Foto Sabine Landauer
Artwork & Layout: madeleine marie ATELIER KULTUR.at
Promotion: Georg Rosa

"Creating this album has been a long & exciting journey for me, made possible by so many incredible people who supported & inspired me along the way.
My heartfelt thanks to my outstanding vocal coach Sissy Handler who has been by my side since the beginning, to Bernhard Krinner who introduced me to the world of recording & producing in the most understanding way, to the amazing Jerry Meehan who always worked with me as an equal – even though he usually performs on stage with Robbie Williams & collaborates with the best in the business, to the incredible managing part Stefan Trenker, Georg Rosa, Claudia Haarer & to the Austrian Association Supporting the Blind and Visually Impaired (Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen Österreichs) for believing in me.
Without YOU, this baby would never have come to life!"
Sofia Reyna