title: Maija Sofia
text: # Maija Sofia
  
  Maija Sofia Makela is an Irish folk singer-songwriter from County Galway.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Maija Sofia Makela was born in County Galway and went to school in Headford. After finishing school Sofia moved to Dublin for a time before moving to England. She lived in London for two years before returning to Dublin to study English Literature in Trinity College Dublin.
  
  ## Career
  
  Her debut album Bath Time was described as "a collection of songs exploring the female experience throughout art, history and folklore"; it was nominated for the Choice Music Prize. Bath Time featured songs relating to marginalised women such as Elizabeth Siddall and Bridget Cleary.
  
  ## Discography
  
  EPs
  
  * sentient light (2014)
  * The Sugar Sea (2015)
  
  Studio albums
  
  * Bath Time (2019)
  