It tells a story. It’s about the life of everyday people. The occasional heartbreak notwithstanding, it has no negativity. It’s raw, relatable, authentic and uplifting. That’s largely how 25-year-old Sofia Claire describes country music, a genre she has chosen as her profession.

Sofia Claire’s talent for music was evident when she was a child growing up in Redwood City. The story goes that her mother, while doing the laundry, happened to hear her 7-year-old daughter sing while playing with Barbies. She turned around and asked her where she learned to sing like that. An unsuspecting Sofia Claire said she learned it from her music teacher at school, but her mother knew she had heard something special.