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Sophie and the Giants, sometimes abbreviated as SATG, is an English music group founded in Sheffield in 2015.

Formation and early years (2015-2018)
The group was founded by singer Sophie Scott: at first, the only goal of the band was just to practise music, but in the spring of 2017 Scott decided to involve drummer Chris Hill, bassist Bailey Stapledon and guitarist Toby Holmes, who were three fellow students at the Guildford Music College at the time , in order to "to take this more seriously and be like a proper band".

They later moved to Sheffield, where they started playing at gigs, mixing cover versions of Supertramp and Chris Isaak with original songs. April 2018 saw the release of their first single, Monsters, followed by the Adolescence EP in October, which included the songs Bulldog, Space Girl and Waste My Air.

Success (2019-present)
SATG started 2019 by playing for BBC Radio Sheffield on the 12th of January ; on the 15th of March, they released the new single The Light, which was chosen by Codemasters for the trailer of the then-forthcoming racing game Grid . The song was also used by Vodafone for advertising in Germany.

In early June, Antonia Pooles replaced Stapledon. Later that summer, the band played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals and at Glastonbury Festival. A new single, Break the Silence, was released in August, and in December SATG played again for BBC Radio Sheffield, this time live from Maida Vale Studios.

In early 2020, SATG worked with German DJ Purple Disco Machine on the song Hypnotized, which was finally released on the 8th of April, and the sound of which was heavily inspired by the italo disco music genre. Hypnotized was very successful across Europe, particularly in Italy, where it was awarded three platinum records ; it was followed by the new single Right Now, released on in February 2021.

Personnel
Current line-up


 * Sophie Scott – voice (2015-present)
 * Antonia Pooles – bass (2019-present)
 * Toby Holmes – guitar (2017-present)
 * Chris Hill – drums (2017-present)

Former members


 * Bailey Stapledon – bass (2017-2019)

EP

 * Adolescence (2018)

Singles

 * Monsters (2018)
 * Bulldog (2018)
 * Space Girl (2018)
 * Waste My Air (2018)
 * The Light (2019)
 * Break The Silence (2019)
 * Hypnotized (2020)
 * Right Now (2021)