Sone is one of the very few pop singers that has the voice, technique and power to sing over an orchestra and dominate an opera stage. She has the ability to balance vocal power with vulnerability both onstage and in the studio; she does the same with her lyrics, unafraid to share a piece of herself through each song.
Sone is able to control her voice in a way that has a unique and alluring quality that draws in and entrances listeners, bringing to the table a new genre:
Sone sang her way through childhood. She started performing in community theater at the age of 7, where she played Laurey in a junior version of Oklahoma; from that point, she knew she was a performer.
At age 10 she flew to Moscow and opened a concert at the Kremlin with her grandfather, Vyacheslav Dobrynin. At 15 she performed at Crocus City Hall on live television in front of 10,000 people. Watch the performance.
Sone pursued her education at Pleasantville High School in Westchester County, New York, where she consistently had major roles in school plays. In her last year she attended the Manhattan School of Music Pre-college Program.
At 18 she moved to Germany for five years, learning the language and earning her bachelor's degree in Opera Voice in Hamburg.
In Germany, Sone explored modeling for three years, doing commercial and editorial work. A highlight was a commercial for Sunrise telecom in Switzerland where she sang a Beatles song with Roger Federer.
When not studying opera or modeling, she wrote songs and sang in a rock/funk band with jazz and classical musicians, exploring rock, pop, jazz, funk, and punk.