Sylkie Monoff


Sylkie Monoff is a Grammy®-nominated, German born Singer-Songwriter and Music Producer and has appeared in films.
WWW sylkiemonoff.com

Life

Born in Wuppertal, Sylkie Monoff studied pop music at the Hamburg Conservatory. Her debut album Harbor in the Night BMG Ariola spawned the radio hit "Don't!". The English group BND recorded her song "All the Places", which landed in the top 50 sales charts in Germany and was also awarded Gold status in Poland. Her single "The Puzzle" was produced by Mark Schulman
.
Monoff's 2010 album Genuine, which reached #1, features Nashville’s top studio musicians including, Eddie Bayers and Brent Mason. She has shared the stage with Albert Lee, Julian Dawson, Iain Matthews, Spencer Davis, Howard Carpendale and Melissa Etheridge. She has also appeared in
the films Manta, Manta and King Ping. Monoff has won "Best International Country Artist" by the Independent Music Network.
In 2020, the digital re-release of Sylkie Monoff's album "Harbor In The Night" ranked in the Top 50 of the Apple Music Country Album Charts in Germany.
Monoff's single "Still Believe In You" was on the Grammy® Awards 2022 ballots in two categories, "Best Country Song" and "Best Country Solo Performance". She wrote and produced the track. It was released on Monoff's own label SYWA Nashville. In addition, she was nominated for the Independent Music Network Award 2022 as .
Recently, Monoff has taken more time to collaborate with other artists on their projects. One of the albums she provided backing vocals for, The Fury (Antonio Vergara), received a Grammy® nomination 2025 in the "Best Contemporary Blues Album" category. As a result, Monoff was honored with her first Grammy® Nomination for her participation as Background Vocalist as well. Sylkie Monoff has continued her collaboration with Vergara and also sang Background Vocals on his current 2025 release "Vergara Street", which was again listed on the Grammy® Awards ballot 2025/26 in the "Best Contemporary Blues Album" Category. She continues to write and record in Nashville. Sylkie Monoff is also a sought-after educator, clinician and coach for Songwriting, Vocals and Music Business.

Albums

  • Harbor in the Night
  • Vocals on Nevsky Prospect (David Becker Tribune)
  • Genuine
  • Harbor in the Night
  • Vocals on Germerica (David Becker Tribune)
  • Backing Vocals on The Fury (Antonio Vergara) - Grammy®-nominated in the "Best Contemporary Blues Album" category 2025
  • ''Backing Vocals on Vergara Street (Antonio Vergara)''

Singles

Included on Compilations

  • Wendy - Eine Welt Zum Träumen ;
  • Unter Uns - Vol. 3 ;
  • Hot Hits 1997 ; Song: All The Places ;
  • Stars, Hits & Benefiz ; Song: All The Places ;
  • Mega Dance Hits 1997 ; Song: All The Places ;
  • Gay Dancing ; Song: All The Places ;
  • Top 1997 Part II, Song: All The Places ;
  • Golden-Dance-Classics ; Re-issued Maxi CD incl. 4 mixes. Song: All The Places ;
  • Disco-Fox Party 2003, Song: All The Places ;
  • World Of Hits Of The '90s, Song: All The Places ;
  • Most-wanted Dance Classics, Song: All The Places ;
  • New Country Rock Vol. 3 Song: Have It All ;
  • Hits Of The 90s Song: All The Places ;

Other Collaborations

  • Lyricist for Nikolaus Utermoehlen's film music for crime drama Georgette Meunier - Die Gottesanbeterin
  • Composer, Lyricist of All The Places by BND, album + single releases, various mixes, on various compilations ; Single: ; Album:

Filmography