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Sonia Jill Kreitzer (born September 19, 1984), known by her stage name Doe Paoro, is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California, United States, whose ethereal sound blends elements of pop music, dubstep, soul music, and R&B and bears strong influence of Lhamo, a vocally acrobatic, centuries-old Tibetan folk opera tradition.Weingarten, Christopher "Download: Doe Paoro's Untethered, Spectral Born Whole", The Village Voice, 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-11-04. Her debut album, Slow to Love, which Paoro composed while isolated in a cabin near her hometown of Syracuse, New York, was released on February 14, 2012.Bradford, Mark, "Doe Paoro" , The Recommender, 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-11-04.Pappo, Jon , CHARTattack, 2012–03-07. Retrieved 2012-11-04. She was named an artist to watch by Stereogum shortly thereafter.Singh, Amrit "Band to Watch: Doe Paoro", Stereogum, 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
Her second album, After, was released through ANTI- on September 25, 2015, to critical acclaim.
Paoro has performed at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Osheaga Festival, and CMJ, as well as numerous venues throughout the U.S., She often opens her live performances with an a cappella Tibetan prayer,Knapp, Kelly "Soft but Strong, Doe Paoro Can Really Hold a Room", Best New Bands, 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2012-11-04. and credits Vipassanā meditation with having a strong influence over the themes explored in her work, which include attachment, detachment, compassion, and disconnection from the human experience.Ueda, Sam "osheaga preview Q&A: Sonia Kreitzer of Brooklyn R&B project Doe Paoro" , The Phoenix, 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
"Hypotheticals", Paoro's first track released through ANTI-, was featured on Season 4 of Girls. NPR's All Songs Considered listed Paoro on their Six Musical Discoveries You Can't Miss list.
She has been compared to Fiona Apple, James Blake, Adele, and Lykke Li, among others.
On 19 September 2025, the artist released her fourth studio album, Living Through Collapse.
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