Sonyaé Elise (born July 10, 1992 in New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles who won the inaugural series of Platinum Hit, a Bravo American television channel show about new songwriters. Her prizes included $100,000 as a cash prize, an RCA/Jive Records contract and a publishing deal with The Writing Camp. According to her interview with Billboard Magazine, she does not read music nor can she play any instruments. For her winning song, she wrote “My Religion” which was released as a single after her victory.