Sandy Leah
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Sandy Leah Lima is an Brazil
ian singer-songwriter
, producer
and actress. She is best known by the mononymous stage name
Sandy.
, Sandy, was chosen because it was the name of the central character in the movie "Grease
" starring Olivia Newton-John
. Her parents saw the movie together the day they started dating. Her middle name, Leah, is a Biblical name of Hebrew origin. She has a brother, Junior, who is one year younger than she is.
performed as a duo for the first time in 1989 in Brazil. In 1991, they recorded their first album, which sold 250,000 copies in less than one month.
Sandy twice won the Multishow
Award for Best Singer, and on several occasions she won the prize sponsored by Nickelodeon
in the category of "Best Singer". When she was 13 years old, she participated in a special tribute to the singer Elis Regina
, broadcast by Rede Globo
. After this presentation, Sandy partnered with Pedro Mariano (son of Elis), Gilberto Gil
, Milton Nascimento
, Caetano Veloso
, Ivete Sangalo
, and Marcelo Bratke, among other renowned singers and players of Brazilian popular music.
Of the important moments in her career, several stand out: a show in João Pessoa
(2001) to over 1.2 million people, Rock in Rio
III, along with her brother, and a concert in Maracanã (which gave rise to a CD and DVD). She partnered with great names in international music, such as Andrea Bocelli
, who sang a duet on the song Vivo por Ella; Enrique Iglesias
, singing "You're My #1"; and, in 2006, Taboo
from The Black Eyed Peas
.
Sandy and her brother announced they were parting company in early 2007 to pursue solo careers. The pair toured Brazil in a large farewell tour later that year.
, Ira and George Gershwin
, Cole Porter
, Arthur Hamilton
, among others. Besides singing, Sandy also wrote the musical direction of the show alongside bassist Chico Willcox. She also recorded the project "Piano and Voice", with pianist Marcelo Bratke.
On September 12, 2008, in a ceremony held in Campinas
, Sandy married musician Lucas Lima. In the same year, she graduated with a degree in languages and literature (Portuguese and English) from PUC (Pontifícia Universidade Católica
in Campinas
, São Paulo
).
In May 2009, Sandy reached the charts in Canada
with the single "Scandal". On May 26, 2009, Sandy sang As canções que você fez para mim in the show "Elas cantam Roberto", in tribute to the 50-year career of Roberto Carlos
, which is available in CD and DVD. In August, Sandy made her first solo appearance at Children's Hope, singing the song Ciranda da Bailarina, by Chico Buarque
, with young dancers and students of the veteran ballerina Ana Botafogo. On November 22, Sandy sang with Jason Mraz
at the Natura Nos About Us Festival in São Paulo.
In March 2010, Sandy was chosen Woman of the Year from the Women of the Decade by the readers of Contigo
magazine. Since 1999, Sandy has been listed as one of the 100 Sexiest Women in Brazil in several editions of VIP
magazine.
In May 2010, Sandy released her debut album, "Manuscrito". Some time before, she released the first single from this album, "Pés Cansados". A few days after the album came out, it was certified gold. One of the album's tracks features the British singer Nerina Pallot
. Sandy is preparing a tour to promote her new album in Brazil, but there are still no plans to sing in English or tour abroad. "I'm satisfied with Brazil. This is my place. Some think an international career is just one more step and others think it's the big chance of life, but I don't have time to plan an international career."
Sandy is currently touring and performing her new album, "Manuscrito", throughout Brazil and other international locations.
In a Billboard magazine
interview, Sandy said she often practices boxing
, she is "kind of melancholy" and she sees a sad beauty in the world.
In March 2011, Sandy replaced Paris Hilton
in the advertisements of Devassa
beer. Lots of parodies
of these ads can be found in the Twitter
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and actress. She is best known by the mononymous stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Sandy.
Early life
Born to Noely Pereira de Lima and Durval de Lima, Sandy Leah Lima's first nameGiven name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, Sandy, was chosen because it was the name of the central character in the movie "Grease
Grease (film)
Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, and Jeff Conaway...
" starring Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
. Her parents saw the movie together the day they started dating. Her middle name, Leah, is a Biblical name of Hebrew origin. She has a brother, Junior, who is one year younger than she is.
Career: 1989–2007
Sandy & JuniorSandy & Junior
Sandy & Junior was a Brazilian pop music duo consisting of siblings Sandy Leah Lima and her brother Durval de Lima Junior . They have one of the 10 best-selling albums ever in Brazil...
performed as a duo for the first time in 1989 in Brazil. In 1991, they recorded their first album, which sold 250,000 copies in less than one month.
Sandy twice won the Multishow
Multishow
Multishow is an entertainment channel owned by Globosat, Organizações Globo's cable and satellite television channel operator. It was launched in 1991, as one of the company's first four channels ....
Award for Best Singer, and on several occasions she won the prize sponsored by Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
in the category of "Best Singer". When she was 13 years old, she participated in a special tribute to the singer Elis Regina
Elis Regina
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa, known simply as Elis Regina was an important singer of Brazilian popular music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing Arrastão in the first edition of TV Excelsior festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record...
, broadcast by Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
. After this presentation, Sandy partnered with Pedro Mariano (son of Elis), Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil or , is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...
, Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento
-Biography:Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria Nascimento. As a baby, Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer...
, Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
, Ivete Sangalo
Ivete Sangalo
Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host...
, and Marcelo Bratke, among other renowned singers and players of Brazilian popular music.
Of the important moments in her career, several stand out: a show in João Pessoa
João Pessoa
João Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...
(2001) to over 1.2 million people, Rock in Rio
Rock in Rio
Rock in Rio is a series of music festivals held in three cities: Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Lisbon in Portugal and Madrid in Spain.Four incarnations of the festival were in Rio de Janeiro, in 1985, 1991, 2001 and 2011, four in Lisbon, in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010, and two in Madrid in 2008 and 2010....
III, along with her brother, and a concert in Maracanã (which gave rise to a CD and DVD). She partnered with great names in international music, such as Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
, who sang a duet on the song Vivo por Ella; Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
, singing "You're My #1"; and, in 2006, Taboo
Taboo (rapper)
Jaime Luis Gómez , better known by his stage name Taboo, is an American singer, actor, and rapper best known as a member of the group The Black Eyed Peas.-Personal life:...
from The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
.
Sandy and her brother announced they were parting company in early 2007 to pursue solo careers. The pair toured Brazil in a large farewell tour later that year.
Career: 2007–2011
In 2007, Sandy made her first solo tour with a repertoire that included songs by Tom JobimAntônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
, Ira and George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
, Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
, Arthur Hamilton
Arthur Hamilton
Arthur Hamilton is an American songwriter, who is best known for writing the song "Cry Me a River", first published in 1953 and most famously recorded by Julie London in 1955....
, among others. Besides singing, Sandy also wrote the musical direction of the show alongside bassist Chico Willcox. She also recorded the project "Piano and Voice", with pianist Marcelo Bratke.
On September 12, 2008, in a ceremony held in Campinas
Campinas
Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....
, Sandy married musician Lucas Lima. In the same year, she graduated with a degree in languages and literature (Portuguese and English) from PUC (Pontifícia Universidade Católica
Pontifícia Universidade Católica
Pontifícia Universidade Católica may refer to:* Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro* Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo* Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas* Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais...
in Campinas
Campinas
Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....
, São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
).
In May 2009, Sandy reached the charts in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with the single "Scandal". On May 26, 2009, Sandy sang As canções que você fez para mim in the show "Elas cantam Roberto", in tribute to the 50-year career of Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos (singer)
Roberto Carlos Braga is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50 year career, also known as King of Latin Music....
, which is available in CD and DVD. In August, Sandy made her first solo appearance at Children's Hope, singing the song Ciranda da Bailarina, by Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda , popularly known as Chico Buarque , is a singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet...
, with young dancers and students of the veteran ballerina Ana Botafogo. On November 22, Sandy sang with Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
at the Natura Nos About Us Festival in São Paulo.
In March 2010, Sandy was chosen Woman of the Year from the Women of the Decade by the readers of Contigo
Contigo
Contigo is a 1974 board game designed by Frank Thibault and published by 3M as part of their bookshelf game line. The game is playable by between 2 and 4 players, and is similar to both Mancala and Checkers.-External links:*...
magazine. Since 1999, Sandy has been listed as one of the 100 Sexiest Women in Brazil in several editions of VIP
VIP (magazine)
VIP is both the title of a magazine and a publishing group owned by the Irish publisher Michael O'Doherty. It was launched in 1999, the second of O'Doherty's business ventures with his friend and business partner John Ryan, following Magill and before TV Now...
magazine.
In May 2010, Sandy released her debut album, "Manuscrito". Some time before, she released the first single from this album, "Pés Cansados". A few days after the album came out, it was certified gold. One of the album's tracks features the British singer Nerina Pallot
Nerina Pallot
Nerina Pallot is a platinum selling, BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award nominated British singer and songwriter. Although born in London, Pallot was brought up in Jersey to a half-French father and mother from Allahabad, India.-Early life:Pallot played piano as a child and wrote her first song...
. Sandy is preparing a tour to promote her new album in Brazil, but there are still no plans to sing in English or tour abroad. "I'm satisfied with Brazil. This is my place. Some think an international career is just one more step and others think it's the big chance of life, but I don't have time to plan an international career."
Sandy is currently touring and performing her new album, "Manuscrito", throughout Brazil and other international locations.
In a Billboard magazine
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
interview, Sandy said she often practices boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, she is "kind of melancholy" and she sees a sad beauty in the world.
In March 2011, Sandy replaced Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
in the advertisements of Devassa
Primo Schincariol
Primo Schincariol is a South American brewery and beverage maker based in Brazil. In 2004, Schincariol became the largest Brazilian fully owned brewery, gaining this title after AmBev merged with the Belgian Interbrew, becoming InBev. Currenty, AB-Inbev is a Brazilian-Belgian owned company...
beer. Lots of parodies
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of these ads can be found in the Twitter
Twitter
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.
Awards and Nominations
According to official data, Sandy had over 60 nominations in awards, and won dozens.Albums officers from Sandy and Junior
- 1991 - Aniversário do Tatu
- 1992 - Sábado a Noite
- 1993 - Tô Ligado em Você
- 1994 - Pra Dançar Com Você
- 1995 - Você é D+
- 1996 - Dig-Dig-Joy
- 1997 - Sonho Azul
- 1998 - Era Uma Vez (Ao Vivo)
- 1999 - As Quatro Estações
- 2000 - As Quatro Estações - O Show
- 2001 - Sandy e Junior 2001
- 2002 - S&J Internacional
- 2002 - Ao Vivo no Maracanã/Internacional Extras
- 2003 - Identidade
- 2006 - Sandy e Junior
- 2007 - Acústico MTV
Albums Recorded Video from Sandy e Junior
- 1998 - Era Uma Vez (Ao Vivo)
- 2000 - As Quatro Estações - O Show
- 2002 - Ao Vivo No Maracanã
- 2003 - Acquária
- 2006 - Making Of de Sandy e Junior 2006 (Edição Especial CD 2006)
- 2007 - Acústico MTV (MTV Unplugged)
Officers
- Newsletters Fique Ligado (over 80 monthly magazines)
- Sandy & Junior 1999 Album (Panini Maxicromos)
- 2001 Album Estrela Guia (Maxicromos)
- 2003 Album Acquaria
Holdings
- "Mulheres Fora de Cena" Book (matter with the theme: paint pictures)
- Entre tramas, rendas e fuxicos: o figurino na teledramaturgia da TV Globo (By LILIAN ARRUDA)
- 2009: "Mais Você" Book (Photo from Sandy & Junior)
- 2009: "Eu Queria Ser..." Book (Sandy dressed as Catwoman)
Major public
- 01. 1.2 million people - João Pessoa / PB - 2001
- 02. 1.5 million people - the U.S. (Brazilian Day) - 2006
- 03. 800 000 people - São Paulo / SP (Show CUT) - 2004
- 04. 250 000 people - Cabo Frio / RJ - 2001
- 05. 250,000 people - Rio de Janeiro / RJ (Rock In Rio III) - 2001
- 06. 200 000 people - Curitiba / PR - 2003
- 07. 200 000 people - Mangalore / RJ - 2003
- 08. 200 000 people - Cabo Frio / RJ - 2000
- 09. 100 000 people - Carapicuíba / SP - 2007
- 10. 100 000 people - Sao Caetano do Sul SP - 2004
External links
Portuguese- Sandy Leah Fan Site English
- Sandy Leah Brasil Fan Site Portuguese