Sophie and the Giants, also abbreviated as SATG, ^[1] is an English music artist founded in Sheffield ^[2] in 2015. ^[3]

The group was founded by singer Sophie Scott: at first, the only goal of the band was just to practise music with the help of amateur musician friends, ^[1] but in the spring of 2017 ^[4] Scott decided to involve drummer Chris Hill, bassist Bailey Stapledon and guitarist Toby Holmes, who were three fellow students at the Guildford Music College at the time, ^{[5] [6]} to "take this more seriously and be like a proper band". ^[1]

They later moved to Sheffield, where they started playing at gigs, mixing cover versions of Supertramp and Chris Isaak with original songs. ^[4] April 2018 saw the release of their first single, Monsters, followed by the Adolescence EP in October, which included the songs Bulldog, Space Girl and Waste My Air. ^[7]

SATG started 2019 by playing for BBC Radio Sheffield on 12 January; ^[8] on 15 March, they released the new single The Light, ^[4] which was chosen by Codemasters for the trailer of the then-forthcoming racing game Grid. ^[9] The song was also used by Vodafone for advertising in Germany. ^[10]

In early June, Antonia Pooles replaced Stapledon. ^[4] Later that summer, the band played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals ^[11] and at Glastonbury Festival. ^{[12] [13]} A new single, Break the Silence, was released in August, ^[4] followed by Runaway in November, ^[14] and in December SATG played again for BBC Radio Sheffield, this time live from Maida Vale Studios. ^[15]

In early 2020, SATG worked with German DJ Purple Disco Machine on the song Hypnotized, which was released on 8 April, ^[16] and the sound of which was heavily inspired by the italo disco music genre. ^[17] Hypnotized was very successful across Europe where it was awarded three platinum records; ^[18] it was followed by the new single Right Now, released in February 2021. ^{[19] [18]} Sophie and the Giants collaborated with Italian singer Michele Bravi on the song "Falene" with Sophie singing in Italian. The song was released on 18 June by Universal Music. ^[20]

In 2022 Sophie became a solo artist and completed a EU tour with DJ Dan Fraser. SATG then went on to release We Own The Night as a solo artist, followed by DNA ft. MEARSY and Paradise ft. Purple Disco Machine.

Current line-up

• Sophie Scott – vocals (2015–present)

Former members

• Bailey Stapledon – bass (2017–2019)
• Chris Hill – drums (2016–2021)
• Antonia Pooles – bass guitar (2019–2022)
• Toby Holmes – guitar (2017–2022)

• Adolescence (2018)

• "Monsters" (2018)
• "Bulldog" (2018)
• "Space Girl" (2018)
• "Waste My Air" (2018)
• "The Light" (2019)
• "Runaway" (2019)
• "Break the Silence" (2019)
• " Hypnotized" with Purple Disco Machine (2020)
• "Right Now" (2021)
• "Don't Ask Me to Change" (2021)
• " Golden Nights" (2021)
• "Falene" with Michele Bravi (2021)
• " In the Dark" with Purple Disco Machine (2022)
• "We Own The Night" (2022)
• "DNA" (2023) with MEARSY
• "Paradise" with Purple Disco Machine (2023)
• "Shut up and Dance" (2024)