Biography on Sophie Monk .info
Music career
Popstar" born
Main article: Bardot
Monk's professional music career began in 1999 when she responded to
an advertisement requesting girls with vocal and dance experience.
Monk, who had been performing since she was eight years old, drove all
night to audition for the first series of Popstars, a TV talent show
which aimed to create a successful new girl group. In one audition,
she performed a rendition of Marilyn Monroe's famous "Happy Birthday,
Mr. President", working on her previous experience as a Monroe
impersonator at Warner Bros. Movie World. After numerous rounds of
singing and dancing workshops, Monk was selected as a member of the
group, which was named Bar dot.
Bar dot became the first Australian act to debut at the #1 position
with both its debut single, "Poison", and self-titled debut album.
Further singles "I Should've Never Let You Go" and "These Days"
followed and in August, the group embarked on its first national tour.
Bar dot performed at the 2000 ARIA Awards at which they were nominated
in three categories.
In July 2001, the group released "ASAP", the first single from their
second album. Bar dot now had more control over their music and image.
The single peaked Top 5, as did follow-up single, "I Need Somebody",
their most successful single since "Poison". The second album, Play It
Like That debuted at #16, achieving gold status. Monk co-wrote the
album track "Feel Right" with fellow band mate Sally
Polychromes. In
2002, final single, "Love Will Find A Way" completed Bar
dot's string
of consecutive Top 20 hits and the group embarked on its second
national tour. In May, the group disbanded.
Solo career
Soon after Bardot's split, Monk began work on her solo career,
re-signing a solo contract with Warner Music. She travelled overseas
to work with some well-known producers including hit maker Rob Davis
(famous for co-writing Kylie Minge's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head")
and this resulted in two tracks, "Inside Outside", Monk's debut solo
single and the album track "Don't Push It".
Sophie performed her new
single for the very first time in September on the grand final edition
of the AFL Footy Show at Rod Laver Arena. "Inside Outside" was
released October 28, 2002 and after a week of busy promotion, debuted
in the Top 5, spending a total of 12 weeks in the ARIA Top 50,
receiving gold status. Monk also co-wrote the b-side "Luv Me" (in
dedication to her long-term boyfriend of the time) with producer Shane
Monopoly. Adding to her growing profile was her role as model and
spokesperson for Expose Swimwear. Second single, "Get The Music On"
became another Top 10 hit, spending 10 weeks in the Top 50. The
single's b-side "Shake" was also co-written by her.
In May 2003, Monk released her debut solo album, Calendar Girl, which
surprised many by mixing contemporary pop-dance and funk with
classical opera interludes, Monk having been classically trained
growing up. Despite heavy promotion including TV advertising and in
store appearances, the album debuted at #35 which was seen as a
disappointing result. The album's final single, the ballad "One Breath
Away", was re-recorded and mixed for single release, peaking at #23 in
July, spending only 9 weeks in the Top 100. Despite beginning work on
new material in early 2004, including songs with dance act Rogue
Traders, Monk parted ways with Warner Music. The material created
during these sessions has yet to surface.
Future in music
In early July 2006, Monk revealed that she has signed to Brian
McKnight's management team who have sourced some material she
describes as "... a bit heavier. There's nothing like it, I can't
compare it. I couldn't say what artist it's like". She has confirmed
that she is recording three songs for her upcoming film Spring
Breakdown and that one of the songs "Candy" will be released as a
single to coincide with the film's release.
Acting career
Monk has since established herself in Hollywood, having played Marilyn
Monroe for a high-budget telemovie The Mystery Of Natalie Wood (2004)
and starred in the music video "Always" for rock group blink-182. In
February 2006, she starred in her debut feature role as the
flirtatious and seductive 'best man' Andy in the spoof comedy Date
Movie. A scene in the film sees Monk act out a parody of the infamous
Paris Hilton burger advertisement.
June saw the release of the Adam Sander film Click, a story about a
universal remote control. The film debuted at #1 on both the US and
Australian box office charts. Monk plays Stacey, David Hassle hofs
flirtatious, bimbo secretary who she described in an interview as "...
kind of a floozy that kind of just works there because she gets around
a bit. Another serious character." She has also appeared in a sex
scene with Vincent Chase of Hob's Entourage in the episode "The Day
Fuckers".
Future roles
Monk has wrapped up work shooting a role in the dark comedy Sex and
Death 101, written and directed by Daniel Waters. The film will also
star fellow Australian actor Simon Baker, and Winona Ryder, and is due
for a straight-to-DVD release March 5, 2008 . She has also scored a
part in, what is described to be her biggest role yet, the upcoming
Warner Bros. comedy Spring Breakdown. Monk describes her character as
"... the head of the evil girls. I'm like the evil bitch that everyone
wants to be like and they all end up hating her." Monk will appear in
the upcoming 2008 horror film Pear blossom along side Scout
Taylor-Compton. Sophie is also set to star in an upcoming comedy
titled Spring Break 83 where she plays Brittany set for release
sometime in 2008 and is currently filming according to IMBED.
Other career activities
Monk has also appeared in an array of commercials and advertisements
including Primus Telecom, Diet Vanilla Coke and LG Mobile.
More recently, she is the face for the launch of the Befit Bra by
Pleasure State, for which she is currently on a promotional press tour
of Australia.[4] Monk recorded an update of Salt-N-Papa's "Push It"
for the promotion, and a music-video style commercial to accompany it
is being played throughout Myer stores in Australia. The cover was
produced by Monk's fiancée Benji Madden and may be released as a
single in the future.
She was also a co-presenter with Perez Hilton at the 2007 MTV Video
Music Awards in Sydney.
Sophie's Personal life
Monk was born in England. Her parents moved to Australia's Gold Coast,
Queensland and she also spent time at Somerset College.
Having had a tabloid reported private life, including a period dating
actor Jude Law.[8] In January 2008, media outlets reported that Benji
Madden and his long-time girlfriend and fiancée, Sophie had split up.
Monk has returned to Australia alone, almost a year to the day since
the Madden proposed.[9] In response to recent rumours that the couple
had broken up, Good Charlotte's rep tells Us Weekly: "Benji
Madden and Sophie Monk are together and very happy."
Monk is regularly seen out with actress Nicole Ritchie, who is her soon
to be sister-in-law.
More coming soon.......
August 8th 2008
Sophie Monk apparently now with Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine.
Also Sophie will star in her own reality TV show.
