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Sylkie Monoff
Sylkie Monoff at The Grand Ole Opry - 2012
Sylkie Monoff at The Grand Ole Opry - 2012
Background information
BornWuppertal, West Germany
GenresRock, alternative country, Americana, folk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, music producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, harmonica, piano
LabelsTeldec, BMG, ZYX Music, SYWA Nashville, AVA Records
Websitesylkiemonoff.com

Sylkie Monoff is a Grammy®-nominated, German born Singer-Songwriter and Music Producer and has appeared in films.[1]

Life

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Born in Wuppertal,[2] she studied music at the Hamburg Conservatory.[3] Her debut album Harbor in the Night BMG Ariola spawned the radio hit "Don't!".[4] The English group BND[5] recorded her song "All the Places", which landed in the top 50 sales charts in Germany and was also awarded Gold (50,000 sold) status in Poland.[6] Her single "The Puzzle" was produced by Mark Schulman[7] (drummer for Pink, Cher, Foreigner).

Monoff's 2010 album Genuine, which reached #1,[8] features Nashville’s top studio musicians including, Eddie Bayers and Brent Mason.[9] She has shared the stage with Albert Lee, Julian Dawson, Iain Matthews, Spencer Davis, Howard Carpendale and Melissa Etheridge. She has also appeared in the films Manta, Manta (by Oscar-winning producer Bernd Eichinger)[10] and King Ping. Monoff has won "Best International Country Artist" by the Independent Music Network.[11]

In 2020, the digital re-release of Sylkie Monoff's album "Harbor In The Night" ranked in the Top 50 of the Apple Music Country Album Charts in Germany.

Monoff's single "Still Believe In You" was on the Grammy® Awards 2022 ballots in two categories, "Best Country Song" and "Best Country Solo Performance". She wrote and produced the track. It was released on Monoff's own label SYWA Nashville. In addition, she was nominated for the Independent Music Network Award 2022 as "Comeback Artist Of The Year".

In 2024, Monoff has taken more time to collaborate with other artists on their projects. One of the albums she provided backing vocals for, The Fury (Antonio Vergara), received a Grammy® nomination 2025 in the "Best Contemporary Blues Album" category on November 8, 2024. [12]. Monoff continues to write and record in Nashville.


Albums

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Singles

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Included on Compilations

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Other Collaborations

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Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Walmart One Login".
  2. ^ Wuppertal
  3. ^ "Sylkie Monoff |". rainbow-entertainment.dk. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
  4. ^ "Sylkie Monoff |". rainbow-entertainment.dk. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
  5. ^ "SWR1 Baden-Württemberg | SWR.de". www.swr.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  6. ^ "Sylkie Monoff |". rainbow-entertainment.dk. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
  7. ^ "Sylkie Monoff |". rainbow-entertainment.dk. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
  8. ^ "Country Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from CMT". CMT. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  9. ^ "Home of Rock - CD-Reviews - Sylkie Monoff - Genuine". www.home-of-rock.de. Archived from the original on 2014-09-06.
  10. ^ Manta, Manta
  11. ^ "Winners Announced For Independent Music Network Awards - Music News Nashville". www.musicnewsnashville.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
  12. ^ https://www.grammy.com/news/2025-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list
  13. ^ Zeitung, Westdeutsche (October 2013). "King Ping: Ein heißer Ritt durch Wuppertal und viele Genres". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
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