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15 Facts About Sophie Muller

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Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller was born on 31 January 1962 and is an English music video director who has directed over 300 music videos.

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Sophie Muller won a Grammy Award for Annie Lennox's 1992 Diva video album, and an MTV Video Music Award for Lennox's song "Why" from the same album.

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Sophie Muller won another MTV Award in 1997 for "Don't Speak" by No Doubt.

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Sophie Muller was born in London, but spent her early years on the Isle of Man.

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Sophie Muller befriended Sade there; the two later worked together.

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Sophie Muller then went on to work for International Film and Video, honoring her for her editing, producing, and directing skills.

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Sophie Muller's goal was to become a successful director in her own right, and her big break came through a chance meeting with John Stewart and Billy Poveda of Oil Factory, an established film production company.

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Sophie Muller has directed over three hundred music videos and has been a longtime collaborator with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, No Doubt, Shakespears Sister, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics.

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Sophie Muller picked up an MTV Video Music Award for Lennox's 1992 hit "Why", and was Grammy nominated for the Eurythmics' 1987 Savage video album.

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In total, Sophie Muller has directed over twenty videos for Lennox and Eurythmics and has a longstanding collaboration with producers Rob Small and Grant Jue.

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Sophie Muller directed nine videos for No Doubt as well as nine solo videos for Gwen Stefani.

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Sophie Muller is driven by creativity and the love for what she does and as a result she never compromises.

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Sophie Muller has a very pronounced style and taste that drew me in.

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Sophie Muller has taught me a lot and I feel very lucky to have worked with her.

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Sophie Muller directed the video for "Come On", which appears on the album.