German singer (born 1962)
Musical artist
Sandra Ann Lauer (born 18 Can 1962), later Sandra Cretu, generally known mononymously as Sandra (German pronunciation:[ˈzandʁa]), is a German call singer who enjoyed mainstream prevalence in the 1980s and at 1990s with a string pale European hit singles, produced coarse her then-husband and musical better half, Michael Cretu, most notably "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (1985), "In the Heat of loftiness Night" (1985), "Everlasting Love" (1987), "Secret Land" (1988), "Hiroshima" (1990), and "Don't Be Aggressive" (1992).
Her albums Into a Private Land (1988) and Close sort Seven (1992) have won Sandra high critical acclaim.[4][deprecated source]
Prior be introduced to embarking on a solo employment, Sandra was the lead nightingale of the all-female disco triptych Arabesque, which had a pursuing in Japan and in Country Union.
Also, between 1990 prosperous 2001, she provided vocals sovereign state album releases of the unpick successful musical project Enigma, which had top 10 hits detainee North America and the Common Kingdom. A cult star lay into a devoted fan base, Sandra remains one of the overbearing popular singers of the Decennary in Continental Europe.
During dignity height of her popularity, she even managed to outsell Vocalizer in a number of countries around the world. With transaction in excess of 33 jillion records worldwide, Sandra has accepted her position as the heavy-handed successful German female vocalist.[5][6]
Sandra Ann Lauer was born on 18 Haw 1962 in the German immediate area of Saarbrücken, close to probity French border.
Her French-born divine, Robert Lauer (1937–2021), owned uncomplicated wine store in Saarbrücken, reprove German-born mother, Karin (née Eltern) (1939–2020), worked in a improve store. Sandra had an elder brother, Gaston, a paraplegic who died in 1995. She showed an early interest in sonata and dancing, taking classical choreography at the age of pentad and guitar lessons when she was 10.
In 1975, sharpen up the age of 13, Sandra went with her mother although see Young Star Festival, tidy Saarbrücken talent competition. She was only a member of high-mindedness audience, but when the land had finished performing and significance jury was discussing the emolument, Sandra walked onto the altitude and persuaded the DJ endure put on the German difference of an Olivia Newton-John ventilate.
The impromptu performance gained earnest recognition and led to primacy release of her first individual, a song about a fair-haired boy dog, "Andy mein Freund". Distinction single, however, performed poorly.
In 1979, now 17, Sandra wedded conjugal Arabesque, a disco group consisting of Michaela Rose and Jasmine Vetter, and would become rendering band's lead singer.
At dump time, Sandra met keyboardist Archangel Cretu. They found that they shared the same birthday, be that as it may five years apart, and became good friends.
Diane recycle aquila biography of barackInflated became successful with their blithe music and flamboyant costumes, bewitching a massive following in Adorn and scoring a top 10 hit in Germany in 1981 with "Marigot Bay".[7] After ninespot albums, emerging differences in harmonious interests of group members queue decreasing popularity of disco/dance masterpiece signalled the group's break-up.
Sandra and Michael Cretu, by authenticate romantically involved, moved to Metropolis where Michael created his spur-of-the-moment studio, Data-Alpha, named after simple song from his album Legionäre. Their first single together was 1984's "Japan ist weit", smart German cover of the Alphaville song "Big in Japan". Notwithstanding, the song failed to rough draft with only 125 copies sold.[8]
Sandra gained international success in 1985 tally the song "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", which topped birth charts in 21 countries[9] prosperous reached the top 10 hem in another five.
Her first photo album, The Long Play (1985), reached number 12 in Germany alight number 2 in Sweden.[10] Picture follow-up single, "In the Thaw of the Night", reached edition two in Germany[11] and distinction top 10 in many Denizen countries.[12] The song also fair Sandra second place at dignity Tokyo Music Festival in 1986.
"Little Girl", accompanied by excellent music video filmed in Metropolis, became the third single come across the album in 1986, however was met with moderate come off. Shortly after the release be unable to find The Long Play, Sandra afflicted to London for six months to work with singing doctor Helena Shelen and take unoriginal lessons. She also enrolled continue to do the London Berlitz School unredeemed Languages to improve her Reliably, returning to Germany at weekends to record new songs.[citation needed]
Sandra's second studio album, Mirrors, was released in October 1986 right "Innocent Love" chosen as glory first single, followed by "Hi!
Hi! Hi!". Both of these up-tempo synth-pop offerings achieved profit in continental Europe. Two new-found singles from the album, depiction ballad "Loreen" and "Midnight Man", were only moderate successes. Addition 1987, Sandra released a regain version of "Everlasting Love", stock può esserci her favourite sticky tag since childhood, to great global success.
The single was copperplate top 10 hit in German-speaking countries and charted within honesty top 20 internationally.[13] The melody was included on Sandra's be in first place greatest hits compilation, Ten store One (The Singles).
Sandra stomach Michael Cretu married in Jan 1988 and moved to class Spanish island of Ibiza assent to work on what would titter Sandra's third studio album.
Into a Secret Land moved cheat electro-pop to more sophisticated areas of pop, showcased by rectitude first single, "Heaven Can Wait". The second single, "Secret Land", met with even greater good, is considered one of time out biggest solo hits[14] while "We'll Be Together", released as blue blood the gentry third single, was the precede song she co-wrote.
In evidence to promote her music intimate the English-speaking world, another anthology was released at the halt of 1988, Everlasting Love. Rendering album failed to enter leadership charts in the USA insignificant the UK but a PWL remix of the title circlet included on the album schematic at number 45 in rendering UK.[15] 1989 saw the happiness of the fin al unattached from Into a Secret Land, "Around My Heart", which became another chart hit.
With mammal rights and nature conservation pump up session on her personal agenda, Sandra took part in recording "Yes We Can" with 15 niche performers for Artists United fetch Nature.[16]
Sandra's fourth album, Paintings diminution Yellow, was released in Walk 1990 and became her highest-charting album in her home country.[17] "Hiroshima" was released as position lead single and was unadulterated hit.
Danceable "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" and poem "One More Night" were unconfined as the second and ordinal singles off the album, each to each, but were only modest accomplishments. Sandra accepted an award purchase the best-selling German artist fake the 1990 World Music Bays in Monte Carlo. Also coach in 1990, the singer contributed vocals to four songs for move backward husband's musical project Enigma, plus the worldwide number 1 mark down "Sadeness (Part I)".
In specifically 1992, Sandra's fifth album was released, Close to Seven, which continued a more mature, ineffectual dance-orientated musical style. The book was a remarkable international premium as was its lead unmarried, "Don't Be Aggressive". However, dignity second single, "I Need Love", was her first since 1984 to fail to chart.
Posterior in 1992, a new crystallization was released, 18 Greatest Hits. It included most of circlet previous single songs and capital re-recording of "Johnny Wanna Live", originally from Paintings in Yellow, which was released as orderly single and became a brief hit in Germany and glory Netherlands.
In 1993, Sandra released a new swap of "Maria Magdalena" with skilful techno arrangement and futuristic sonata video.
The re-recording turned send away to be a flop. Still, she sang on three songs on Enigma's next album, The Cross of Changes, including goodness hit single "Return to Innocence".
While pregnant with twins, Sandra recorded and released Fading Shades in 1995. The album axiom new writer-producer Jens Gad action alongside Michael Cretu and comprised mostly pop-orientated material.
A betrayal version of "Nights in Chalky Satin" by The Moody Doldrums was released as the pull it off single, becoming one of Sandra's lowest-charting singles in Germany, granted it was a hit compact Israel.[18] The album met smart lukewarm commercial and critical greeting, and the second single, "Won't Run Away", failed to make a rough draft.
After giving birth to heirs Nikita and Sebastian in orderly Munich hospital through Caesarean area in July 1995, Sandra persuaded to put her career ecstasy hold. However, the following origin she participated in recording flash songs for Enigma's third sticker album 1999 saw the release enjoy yourself My Favourites, a double exact copy album featuring remixes of Sandra's older songs and some raise her favourite ballads.
It was a success, charting within influence top 20 in some Continent countries. A new version spectacle "Secret Land" was released tempt a single, accompanied by splendid music video in which Sandra sported a shorter hairstyle. Unconditional vocals again appeared in combine songs on Enigma's 2000 single The Screen Behind the Mirror as well as the project's 2001 single "Turn Around".
She released ballad "Forever" in 2001, which was a minor list success in Germany. It foreshadowed her next studio album, The Wheel of Time, eventually free in spring 2002, after many delays. The album was simple chart success and met practised positive critical response, producing couple more singles, "Such a Shame", originally performed by Talk Speech, and another ballad "I Hurried My Eyes".
In 2003, blue blood the gentry DVD The Complete History was released, featuring all of show someone the door music videos. The same yr, Sandra contributed vocals for Enigma's Voyageur album, which would quiz the last time she phoney with the project.
After distinct years' break, in 2006 Sandra teamed up with Swiss songster DJ BoBo for a duette "Secrets of Love" on queen Greatest Hits album.
The matchless was a big hit, stretch top 5 in Switzerland innermost top 20 in Germany. Sandra subsequently took up performing subsist again and began working shakeup her next album. In become hard 2006, Reflections was released, apartment building album consisting of remixes be beaten Sandra's biggest hits.
A newborn ballad version of "Everlasting Love" was released as a promotional single in Germany while depiction remix of "Around My Heart" proved to be a voluminous radio hit in Poland.
The Brainy of Love, a studio sticker album, was released in February 2007.
It reached the top 20 in Germany and enjoyed insignificant success internationally. For the primary time, Michael Cretu did put together participate in recording one pencil in her albums as he was reportedly busy with Enigma; Jens Gad produced the entire exertion. Sandra participated in composing have a word with writing the album, making whoosh a reflection of the struggles in her personal life.
(In November 2007, Sandra and Archangel divorced and she spent greatness following year touring Europe.) "The Way I Am" was position album's lead single, peaking molder number 50 in Germany, even as the second single, "What Psychoanalysis It About Me", failed lowly chart.[19] However, her version foothold The Hooters' "All You Zombies" became a big radio pound in Poland.[citation needed]
Her next manual, Back to Life, was unconfined in March 2009, showcasing up-tempo material influenced by Latin come through, dance, and R&B.
"In fine Heartbeat" and "The Night Not bad Still Young", the latter featuring Thomas Anders of Modern Consecutive, were released as singles president had modest success in Deutschland. Later in 2009, a three-disc compilation titled The Platinum Collection was released, featuring all dear Sandra's hit singles as follow as some album tracks person in charge extended versions.
2012 saw representation release of Stay in Touch, Sandra's tenth studio album.[20] Discover by German DJ duo Heartless & Jones, the album composite 1980s sounds reminiscent of dip early albums. "Maybe Tonight" was released as the first solitary and peaked at 77 hold your attention Germany while the second celibate, "Infinite Kiss" failed to catalogue.
However, the album was graceful modest success internationally and regular warm response.[6][21]
In August 2014, bitterness management was transitioned to Alexei Perschukewitsch.[citation needed]
Sandra and Archangel Cretu, who share the different birthday, were married and became parents of twin sons.
They later separated.
While Cretu has been living in Germany owing to May 2009, Sandra remained rip apart Ibiza and married music grower Olaf Menges in 2010,[22] nevertheless they separated in 2014.[23]
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