Sandra Mihanovich
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Sandra Mihanovich Cahen (born April 24, 1957) is an Argentine
singer, musician, and composer of Rock, Blues
, and Tango
rhythms.
She was born in the Recoleta
neighbourhood of Buenos Aires
, Argentina
, the daughter of Iván Mihanovich Nazar, a polo
player of Croatian descent -and heir to a shipping fortune- and Mónica Cahen D'Anvers, a famous journalist and TV anchorperson with Ashkenazi ancestry. She inherited from her paternal grandfather her passion for jazz music. After completing high school, she studied music at the Universidad Católica Argentina and, since March 1976, also theater at the Conservatorio de Arte Dramático.
Her singing début was at "La Ciudad" pub on May 20, 1976. While working the pub circuit, she met fellow musician and composers Alejandro Lerner
, Marilina Ross, Celeste Carballo, Horacio Fontova and Ruben Rada
, whose songs she went on to include in her repertoire. She met her first producer, Ricardo Kleinman, after a show at the Universidad de Belgrano. On October 1982, she became the first female soloist holding a show at Obras
, widely known as the Argentine "Rock Cathedral". In 1986 she won the "Antorcha de Plata" at the Viña del Mar
Song Festival in Chile.
The Legislative Chamber of Buenos Aires named her "Distinguished Personality of the Culture of the City" to honor her thirty years long career. As an actress, she starred in the "Vulnerables" TV series (1999) about a self healing therapy group and other movies and TV programs.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
singer, musician, and composer of Rock, Blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, and Tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
rhythms.
She was born in the Recoleta
Recoleta
Recoleta is a downtown residential neighborhood in the city of Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina; it is an area of great historical and architectural interest, due, particularly to the Recoleta Cemetery located there...
neighbourhood of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, the daughter of Iván Mihanovich Nazar, a polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player of Croatian descent -and heir to a shipping fortune- and Mónica Cahen D'Anvers, a famous journalist and TV anchorperson with Ashkenazi ancestry. She inherited from her paternal grandfather her passion for jazz music. After completing high school, she studied music at the Universidad Católica Argentina and, since March 1976, also theater at the Conservatorio de Arte Dramático.
Her singing début was at "La Ciudad" pub on May 20, 1976. While working the pub circuit, she met fellow musician and composers Alejandro Lerner
Alejandro Lerner
Alejandro Federico Lerner is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sang countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America....
, Marilina Ross, Celeste Carballo, Horacio Fontova and Ruben Rada
Rubén Rada
Rubén Rada is an Afro-Uruguayan percussionist, composer and singer. He is closely associated with Candombe, an Afro–Uruguayan rhythmic style music, which is based on the sound of three types of drums: ´chico´, ‘repique’ and ‘piano’...
, whose songs she went on to include in her repertoire. She met her first producer, Ricardo Kleinman, after a show at the Universidad de Belgrano. On October 1982, she became the first female soloist holding a show at Obras
Arena Obras Sanitarias
Arena Obras Sanitarias, also known as Estadio Obras Sanitarias is an indoor arena in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Built in 1978, it holds 3,030 people, and 4,700 for concerts....
, widely known as the Argentine "Rock Cathedral". In 1986 she won the "Antorcha de Plata" at the Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located...
Song Festival in Chile.
The Legislative Chamber of Buenos Aires named her "Distinguished Personality of the Culture of the City" to honor her thirty years long career. As an actress, she starred in the "Vulnerables" TV series (1999) about a self healing therapy group and other movies and TV programs.
Discography
- 1977. "Pienso en vos" (Thinking of you)
- 1982. "Puerto Pollensa" ("Port Pollensa")
- 1983. "Hagamos el amor" (Let's Make Love)
- 1984. "Soy lo que soy" (I Am What I AmI Am What I Am (Broadway musical song)"I am what I am" is a song originally introduced in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles . The song is the finale number of the musical's first act, and performed by the character of Albin Mougeotte, first played by George Hearn...
) - 1984. "Sandra en Shams" (Sandra at Shams)
- 1985. "Como la primera vez" (As the First Time)
- 1986. "Sandra en el paraíso" (Sandra in Paradise)
- 1987. "Somos muchos más que dos" (We Are Many More Than Two) featuring Celeste Carballo
- 1989. "Mujer contra mujer" (Woman Against Woman) featuring Celeste Carballo
- 1991. "Si somos gente" (If We Are People)
- 1992. "Todo brilla" (Everything Shines)
- 1994. "Cambio de planes" (Change of Plans)
- 1998. "Manuelita, la tortuga de Pehuajó" (Manuelita, Pehuajó's Turtle)
- 2000. "Todo tiene un lugar" (Everything Has a Place)
- 2003. "Sin tu amor" (Without Your Love)
- 2004. Inolvidables RCA: 20 Grandes Exitos (compilation)
- 2007. "Creciendo" (Growing Up)
- 2.009. "Honrar la vida" ("Honoring the life")