Sofie Dossi

Sofie Clarice Dossi (born June 21, 2001) is an American actress, contortionist, aerialist, YouTuber, dancer, singer and internet personality. In 2016, she rose to fame on the eleventh season of America's Got Talent. As of May 2023, her YouTube channel has 8.7 million subscribers and 1.6 billion views.[3]

Sofie Dossi
Dossi in 2023
Personal information
Born
Sofie Clarice Dossi[1]

(2001-06-21) June 21, 2001[2]
Cypress, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • contortionist
  • dancer
  • internet personality
  • singer
  • aerialist
Websitehttps://sofiedossi.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2016–present
Subscribers8.7 million[3]
Total views1.6 billion[3]
Last updated: May 22, 2023

Early life

Dossi grew up in the city of Cypress in southern California.[4][5] She was homeschooled from a young age by her mother, Abir. Her father, Mike, has helped with her career by designing props and roadying, and her older brother, Zak, produces and appears in her YouTube videos.[5][6] She is of Arab descent on her mother's side and Italian on her father's side.[7]

As a child, Dossi took gymnastics and dance lessons and learned classical piano.[5][6] When she found that she was able to flex similarly to the contortionist in a Cirque du Soleil video, she began at age 12 to teach herself contortion by emulating poses that she found on YouTube and inventing new poses.[5][8][9] She soon performed at gatherings for friends and family and eventually was hired for larger events.[5][10] Despite frequent online speculation, Dossi does not lack a spine.[8][11]

Career
Dossi in 2023, shooting a bow and arrow with her feet in a Stokes Twins video

America's Got Talent

In 2016, America's Got Talent featured Dossi, then 14, on the show's eleventh season, where she performed various feats of flexibility, strength, and dexterity.[12][13] Her first performance included shooting a bow and arrow with her feet while doing a handstand.[13][14] After another performance that featured an aerial hoop routine and shooting a flaming arrow from a bow with her feet, guest judge Reba McEntire awarded her the "Golden Buzzer" during the Judge Cuts.[4][14] In the season finals, she did another routine with handstand tricks and an aerial hoop but did not make the cut for the top five.[15][16]

She returned to the series in 2019 for the first season of America's Got Talent: The Champions. She did an aerial act in the first episode and finished in third place.[17]

Sofie Dossi appeared in season 14 where she collaborated with singer Bianca Ryan and violinist Brian King Joseph during the first quarterfinals of the season where she did her aerial performance in the background.[18]

In season 18, Dossi reunited with Reba McEntire for a special performance during the final result show. As McEntire sang "Can't Even Get the Blues", Dossi did her usual contortion, hand-balancing, and aerial performances.[19]

YouTube

Dossi uploaded the first video to her YouTube channel in late 2016 and continues to post weekly.[9] As of 2023, her channel has accumulated over 8 million subscribers and over 1.6 billion views.[3] For her YouTube work, she has been nominated for several Streamy Awards.[20]

Acting

In acting, Dossi had cameos on Disney Channel's Bizaardvark and K.C. Undercover and starred on the Brat TV show Boss Cheer (2018–2019).[20]

Music

Dossi ventured into pop music with the release of her debut single, "Bunny", on August 19, 2022.[6][21] She co-wrote this breakup song with her brother, Zak, who directed the music video.[6][21]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 America's Got Talent Herself/Contestant Season 11
2016 K.C. Undercover Contortionist Episode: "Tightrope of Doom"
2016 Bizaardvark Herself Episode: "First Day of School"
2018 Boss Cheer Dani Main role
2019 America's Got Talent: The Champions Herself/Contestant Episode 1
2019 America's Got Talent Herself/Guest performer Season 14
2023 America's Got Talent Herself/Guest performer Season 18

References
  1. Dossi, Sofie (December 14, 2019). Fitting into Small Places to Impress My Crush. YouTube. Event occurs at 0:05. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. Dossi, Sofie (June 26, 2021). Nobody showed up to my birthday... YouTube. Event occurs at 5:27. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. "About Sofie Dossi". YouTube.
  4. Bayos, Kris (July 18, 2016). "'America's Got Talent 2016' update: Self-taught contortionist Sofie Dossi earns golden buzzer". International Business Times. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  5. Hawkins, Sally; Valiente, Alexa; Effron, Lauren (April 3, 2018). "What life is like for this 16-year-old, self-taught contortionist and YouTube star". abcnews.go.com. ABC News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  6. Despres, Tricia (August 29, 2022). "TikTok Influencer Sofie Dossi Spills the Tea About the Breakup That Turned into Her Debut Single 'Bunny'". People. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. Dossi, Sofie (August 12, 2022). Answering the Internet's Darkest Questions About Me. YouTube. Event occurs at 6:16. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  8. Keegan, Kayla (January 7, 2019). "Does 'AGT' Star Sofie Dossi Have a Spine? An Investigation". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  9. A Contortionist's Entire Routine, From Waking Up to Training. Allure. November 24, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  10. "Sofie Dossi". nbc.com. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016.
  11. Mather, Katie (June 22, 2022). "YouTube Shorts Collaborated with Creators to Make Exclusive Snacks Fans Can Win at VidCon – And We Got to Try Them First". intheknow.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  12. Sanusi, Tayi (December 28, 2022). "7 Times Children Absolutely Stunned the AGT Judges With Their Acts". nbc.com. NBCUniversal. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  13. Wiley, Elizabeth (September 13, 2016). "Meet the 10 finalists competing on 'America's Got Talent' tonight". 12news.com. KPNX. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  14. Slead, Evan (June 13, 2016). "America's Got Talent: Simon Cowell calls contortionist something out of Game of Thrones". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  15. Foy, Kenya (September 15, 2016). "14-year-old contortionist Sofie Dossi absolutely killed it on the 'America's Got Talent' finals". HelloGiggles. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  16. Mallenbaum, Carly (September 14, 2016). "The 'America's Got Talent' champion is..." USA Today. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  17. Swift, Andy (November 16, 2018). "America's Got Talent: The Champions Reveals 25 Returning Acts". TVLine. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  18. Cohn, Paulette (August 14, 2019). "America's Got Talent Recap: Which Seven Acts Were the First to Make It Into the Semi-Finals for Season 14?". Parade. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  19. Weisholtz, Drew (September 22, 2023). "Reba McEntire Does Duet with Contortionist on "America's Got Talent"". Today. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  20. Thompson, Avery (January 7, 2019). "Sofie Dossi: 5 Things To Know About The Amazing Contortionist, 17, On 'AGT: The Champions'". Hollywood Life. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  21. Hammer, Katherine (August 19, 2022). "Exclusive! Sofie Dossi spills on the story behind her very first single 'Bunny'". Girls' Life. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
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