Sodl
{{Short description|Austrian singer (born 2003)}}
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| birth_place = Salzkammergut, Austria
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Anja Sodnikar (born 2003), known professionally as Sodl, is an Austrian singer-songwriter.{{cite web |url=https://www.diepresse.com/19376096/newcomerin-sodl-gewinnt-fm4-award |title=Newcomerin Sodl gewinnt FM4-Award |date=2025-02-18 |language=de |access-date=2025-04-01}}
Career
After graduating from the BG/BRG Gmunden, Sodnikar moved to Vienna for her studies.{{cite web |url=https://www.meinbezirk.at/salzkammergut/c-lokales/als-kleinkind-liebte-ich-es-melodien-am-klavier-zu-erfinden_a4984204 |title=Jungmusikerin SodL: "Als Kleinkind liebte ich es, Melodien am Klavier zu erfinden" - Salzkammergut |date=2021-11-11 |language=de |access-date=2025-04-01}} At the age of 16, she presented her song "Rosemary" on the Austrian radio station FM4. Sodl's debut EP "Flowers on the Moon" was released in 2020. In September 2023, she embarked on a solo tour to Sweden. In November 2023, she opened for Buntspecht in a sold-out arena. At the 2025 Amadeus Austrian Music Awards, she was honored as the winner of the FM4 Award.
Personal life
Sodnikar grew up in a musical family in Gmunden. She began playing the accordion at the age of seven, and at the age of 10, she switched to the Russian button accordion/bayan. She taught herself to play the guitar and sing at the age of 15. She had her first performance in September 2019 at the Slow Food Festival in Gmunden. She began playing concerts regularly in the summer of 2022.
Discography
= Studio albums =
- 2025: Sheepman
= EPs =
- 2020: Flowers on the Moon
Awards and nominations
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! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee(s) ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
| align="center" rowspan="3" | 2025 | FM4 Award | rowspan="6" | Herself | {{won}} | align="center" |{{cite web |url=https://fm4.orf.at/stories/3046447/ | title=Sodl gewinnt den FM4 Award bei den Amadeus Austrian Music Awards|date=2025-02-18|access-date=2025-02-18|author= Lisa Schneider|work=ORF.at}} |
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Category:21st-century Austrian women singers