Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer, songwriter, musician and artist. Born in New York, she attended the Manhattan School of Music for a year as a percussionist before moving on to pursue a career in music. She achieved critical and commercial success with her first two albums, spawning a number of hits including "Dam I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Right Beside You" and "As I Lay. Me Down". However, a dispute with the Sony Music label over her third album, Timbre, led her to start her own independent company, Trumpet Swan Productions, which released her follow-up records. Hawkins is a vegetarian and longtime animal rights and environmental advocate. She is also a leading political and social activist, championing events that promote women in music and LGBT rights. In 2008, she endorsed Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
Singer, musician, and painter best known for her songs"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover,""Right Beside You", and"As I Lay Me Down".
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