Sofia Eugenia Koutsovitis, known by her stage name Sofia Rei, is an Argentine vocalist, songwriter, producer, and educator. She began studying music at age four and sang with the Colón Teatro Children's Choir and Argentina's National Children's Choir. In 2001, she moved to Boston to study jazz and improvisation at the New England Conservatory of Music, earning a Master’s in Jazz and Improvisation in 2003. Rei’s album, Sube Azul (2009), which she co-produced and largely composed, won Best World Beat Album at the 2009 Independent Music Awards. She has collaborated with artists such as John Zorn, Bobby McFerrin, Marc Ribot, and Maria Schneider, and participated in projects including Mycale and the Song Project.
