Peruvian Artist Zophy Ohr Transcends Boundaries on Her New Single "We Are Gold"
Zophy Ohr is a Peruvian singer-songwriter, and actress who gained renown in Latin America in 2008 after she became one of nine finalists selected among thousands for MTV’s La Zona de Combate. She was exposed to art at a very young age. Zophy’s father read poetry and played jazz and classical music on old vinyls while her mother, a painter and a psychologist, always supported her career in the performing arts. “I started to write seriously when I was seven,” Zophy says. “I wrote my first poem because I got bored in the car waiting for my dad. Soon I was writing songs.”
After studying advertising at university she went on to pursue music. Her original songs ‘Me Pregunto’, ‘Una Extraña Forma de Amar’, ‘Hoy No Te Tengo’ and ‘Dime Porque’ entered the MTV Ourstage charts, leading to a collaboration with Ecuadorian band Mama Vudu on their track ‘Ladrando’ (from the compilation album Motel Ultra). Alessandra then became a techno/house DJ, playing venues across Lima. She left Peru to pursue a professional career as a singer-songwriter in London.
Currently Zophy Ohr is gearing to release a set of singles, the first of which is her debut single ‘We Are Gold’. Produced at Metropolis Studios with Ben Collier (Jess Glynne, James Bay, The Script, Little Miz, James Arthur), ’We Are Gold’ brims with cosmopolitan, rootless and charismatic charm, immediately marking Zophy as an undeniable potential heavy-hitter in pop’s landscape.
It’s a life-affirming meditation on the limitless potential inside us all. Writing it was an act of transcendence for Zophy. Born in the melting pot of Peru, she has seen the effects of a government and a society that tries to clip the aspirational wings of its people. Through a unique fusion of Latin music stylings with classic pop structure and melody, Zophy tears down the borders between global pop and provincial world music.
Crossing boundaries is the central metaphor of ‘We Are Gold’, but Zophy reminds us that the most important boundaries to shed are the ones imposed on us by ourselves and by others. She arrives bearing an important message. It’s time to listen.
Speaking of that, check out ‘We Are Gold’ right now, watch the music video below, and connect with Zophy Ohr on her social media.