Sophia Zhong, a 16 year old from Sunnyvale, California, began kindling her interest in singing from age 4 at church choir. She started with a professional vocal instructor at Colorful Universe Music School at age 9. She won gold with a group production of Cabaret at the San Francisco Heritage Festival in 2023 and performed multiple musicals at MTCA in both 2023 and 2024. She won second place at the American Protege competition, leading to a performance at Carnegie Hall in 2024. Sophia is a member of the choir at her school, performing at many major K-12 school events as well as exclusive choir concerts. She also had the honor of performing for former President Clinton and participating in local charity concerts. Additionally, she passed the Royal Conservatory of Music Level 9 Voice Exams with Honors in all levels and continues to study music theory at school.
You can find Sophia’s 19th Century Music Competition 2024 vocal performance here.
You can find Sophia’s 18th Century Music Competition 2024 vocal performance here.