Best Sonny Fodera Collaborations
When Sonny Fodera picked Clementine Douglas for vocals, he'd already found his secret. Here are the collaborators who made his sound complete.
The breakthrough with MK and Clementine Douglas
In 2023, "Asking" arrived with Sonny Fodera and MK producing, Clementine Douglas singing. The track felt inevitable. Warm, perfectly balanced, built to last. It hit #7 on the UK charts despite being independent. No major label push, no playlist deal. Just a record so well constructed that people had to listen. The combination of MK's production sensibility, Fodera's arrangements, and Douglas's vulnerable delivery created something timeless.
"One Night" (2019, feat. MK & Raphaella) had already proven the partnership worked. Deep house, intimate, perfect for both peak-time and quiet listening. But "Asking" was the crown jewel. Clementine Douglas's voice is the emotional centre, soaring and impossibly polished. She returns on "Tell Me" (2025), a more recent exploration of their chemistry that deepens what they'd started together.
The vocal architects he's chosen
Fodera's gift is restraint. He doesn't overshadow his singers; he shapes entire productions around their strengths. His arrangements create space for singers to shine whilst maintaining the propulsive energy that makes house music work. Ella Eyre on "Wired" (2020) shifts the tone entirely. It's darker, more tech-house, her distinctive tone cutting through synth layers. Dom Dolla on "Moving Blind" (2020) brings warmth and summery energy, proof his style adapts across collaborators. Sinéad Harnett on "Into You" shows his knack for picking the right voice at the right moment.
The grooves and conversations
"Somedays" (2024, feat. Jazzy & D.O.D) is built around a groovy exchange. Conversational, almost playful, it feels like a dialogue between the singers and the beat. It works on dancefloors where people want to move and feel something simultaneously. Together with "Asking" and "Wired," these collaborations span house subgenres. From deep to tech to piano-led. None of them feel like they're trying too hard or chasing trends. Each one explores a different corner of what Fodera's sound can be.
What separates the great collaborators
The secret is Fodera's understanding that the best records come when each voice serves the song first. Most producers chase features for star power. Fodera chases voices that genuinely belong to his music. That selectivity, that belief that you only invite someone into your record if their presence makes it better, is what separates his work. It's why MK kept coming back, why Clementine Douglas recorded with him twice, why each collaboration feels essential rather than decorative.