The Curious Storyteller: Stuck Between Pop and Opera Sonya Shares How She Makes Both Worlds Fit

The Curious Storyteller: Stuck Between Pop and Opera Sonya Shares How She Makes Both Worlds Fit

May 11, 2026 · 53 min · Season 19 · Episode 2

About this episode

Sonia Sohn discusses her journey navigating between the worlds of pop and opera, exploring themes of identity and creativity.

Finding Your Voice When the Path Doesn’t Make Sense Yet What happens when your voice belongs to more than one world? In this conversation, I sit down with Sonia Sohn to talk about art, identity, and the strange in-between space where so many creative lives are built. Sonya is known for her viral performances with Julian the piano player, including the flash mobs that have caught millions of eyes across Europe. But in this episode, I go past the polished videos and into the real story behind the voice. We talk about what it means to feel called to something before you can explain it, why training can help and still get in your way, and how self-doubt can show up even when the talent is obvious. Sonia also shares what it was like growing up between musical worlds, studying opera in Germany, building a pop sound of her own, and learning to live with uncertainty instead of waiting for a perfect plan. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re allowed to be more than one thing, or how people keep creating when they still don’t have it all figured out, this episode will stay with you. About the Guest Sonya aka Sone Sings is a singer and performer with roots in opera, pop, and live viral…

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