| Sandy Leah | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sandy Leah Lima |
| Born | January 28, 1983 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock, contemporary R&B, Música Popular Brasileira |
| Occupations | Singer, producer, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, drums, bass, pandeirola |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | UMG |
| Associated acts | Sandy & Junior |
| Website | www.sandyoficial.com.br |
Sandy Leah Lima (born January 28, 1983) is an Brazilian singer-songwriter, producer and actress. She is best known by the mononymous stage name Sandy.
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Born to Noely Pereira de Lima and Durval de Lima, Sandy Leah Lima's first name, 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.
Sandy & Junior 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.
In 2007, Sandy made her first solo tour with a repertoire that included songs by Tom Jobim, 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.[1] 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.[2] Lots of parodies of these ads can be found in the Twitter.[3]
According to official data, Sandy had over 60 nominations in awards, and won dozens.
Sandy graduated in Letters in 2008. Has not written any book, but has participated in books (with short texts or photos) and released a few photo albums and a series of special magazine for fans.