{"id":2697,"date":"2025-03-26T20:32:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colours.pristup.net\/interpret\/sofia-kourtesis\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T13:49:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T11:49:34","slug":"sofia-kourtesis","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/colours.pristup.net\/en\/ucinkujici\/sofia-kourtesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofia Kourtesis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sofia Kourtesis - &#039;Madres&#039; (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bPGct0yRPM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sofia\u2019s journey into music began with attending her first concert by Manu Chao.<\/strong> A few years later, she met her musical hero through a sample in her track Estaci\u00f3n Esperanza, where she recontextualizes a classic hit with the mantra \u00bfQu\u00e9 horas son, mi coraz\u00f3n?. The connection between Sofia and her work also extends to her personal life. While living in Berlin, she chose to honor neurosurgeon Peter Vajkoczy, who treated her ill mother, with her music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Sofia Kourtesis\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/7wXTWO45lqpUejDkike0Gf?si=Wzuz3gkWRWG9f6ZGfEhwYw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Sofia initially dreamed of making films during her university years, she found that visual storytelling wasn\u2019t as close to her heart. 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