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Sandra

1962 - Today

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Sandra Ann Lauer (born 18 May 1962), later Sandra Cretu, commonly known mononymously as Sandra (German pronunciation: [ˈzandʁa]), is a German pop singer who enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s with a string of European hit singles, produced by her then-husband and musical partner, Michael Cretu, most notably "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (1985), "In the Heat of the Night" (1985), "Everlasting Love" (1987), "Secret Land" (1988), "Hiroshima" (1990), and "Don't Be Aggressive" (1992). Her albums Into a Secret Land (1988) and Close to Seven (1992) have won Sandra high critical acclaim. Prior to embarking on a solo career, Sandra was the lead singer of the all-female disco trio Arabesque, which had a following in Japan and the Soviet Union. Also, between 1990 and 2003, she provided vocals on album releases of the very successful musical project Enigma, which had top 10 hits in North America and the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sandra is the 144th most popular singer (down from 114th in 2019), the 748th most popular biography from Germany (down from 603rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Singer.

Sandra Bullock is most famous for her role in the movie "Speed" and her Academy Award-winning performance in "The Blind Side."

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sandra ranks 144 out of 4,381. Before her are Art Garfunkel, Jimmie Rodgers, DMX, Astrud Gilberto, Yma Sumac, and Paul Anka. After her are Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Bing Crosby, Jenny Lind, Grace Jones, Little Richard, and Chester Bennington.

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Among people born in 1962, Sandra ranks 20. Before her are Nicolás Maduro, Keir Starmer, Ralph Fiennes, Olga Tokarczuk, Bassel al-Assad, and Aleksandr Dugin. After her are Ismail Haniyeh, David Fincher, Yahya Sinwar, Joan Laporta, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, and Anthony Edwards.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sandra ranks 748 out of 7,253. Before her are Hugo Ball (1886), Reinhard Gehlen (1902), Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821), Wilhelm Tempel (1821), Michael Thonet (1796), and Otto Rehhagel (1938). After her are Otto Grotewohl (1894), Hugh of Saint Victor (1096), Andrew Wiles (1953), Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530), Werner von Haeften (1908), and Carlos Kleiber (1930).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Sandra ranks 6. Before her are Nico (1938), Klaus Meine (1948), Dieter Bohlen (1954), Constanze Mozart (1762), and Nina Hagen (1955). After her are Thomas Anders (1963), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925), Anna Magdalena Bach (1701), Marian Gold (1954), Ivan Rebroff (1931), and Nena (1960).

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