Fernando Saunders is an American musician, singer and record producer from

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. He is perhaps best known for his longtime partnership with musician

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, from 1982 to 1987 and again from 1996 to 2008.

Biography

Fernando Saunders has performed all around the world with music legends such as

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. He is also a long-time collaborator with

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(as a bass player, vocalist and producer).

Personal life

Fernando's son, András Kállay-Saunders (born January 28, 1985) represented

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in the 2014 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Running". Fernando’s daughter, Marisa Saunders (born September 16, 1996), is also a bassist in the band No Vacation.

Selected discography

Solo

*''Cashmere Dreams'' (1989; Grudge/BMG) *''The Spin'' (1993; A&M) *''I Will Break Your Fall'' (2006; Summit/Sony Red7) *''Plant a Seed'' (2011; EMI) *''Happiness'' (2012; Videoradio)

with Larry Young

*''

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'' (1975)

with Jan Hammer

*'' Oh Yeah?'' (1976) *''Melodies'' (1977) "Black Sheep" (1979)

with Jeff Beck

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with John McLaughlin

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'' (1978) *'' Electric Dreams'' (1979)

with Pat Benatar

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'' (1988)

with Grayson Hugh

*''Blind To Reason'' (1988; RCA)

with Deborah Henson-Conant

*''Caught in the Act'' (1990) *''Talking Hands'' (1991)

with Heart

*'' The Road Home'' (1995)

with George Jinda

*''Between Dreams'' (1995)

with Special EFX

*''Special EFX'' (1984) *''Just Like Magic'' (1990) *''Peace of the World'' (1991) *''Global Village'' (1992) *''Here To Stay'' (1996) *''Masterpiece'' (1999)

with Chieli Minucci

*''Renaissance'' (1995) *''Sweet on You'' (2000)

with Kip Hanrahan

*'' Tenderness'' (1990) *''

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Soundtrack'' (2002) *''Beautiful Scars'' (2007)

with Lou Reed

*'' The Blue Mask'' (1982) *''

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'' (1983) *'' Live in Italy'' (1984) *'' New Sensations'' (1984) *''

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'' (1996) *'' Perfect Night: Live in London'' (1998) *'' Ecstasy'' (2000) *''

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'' (2003) *'' Animal Serenade'' (2004) *'' Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse'' (2008)

Film

* ''A Night with Lou Reed'' (1983) * ''Coney Island Baby: Live in Jersey'' (Lou Reed) (1987) * ''Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart'' (1998) * ''Lou Reed: Live at Montreux'' (2000) * ''Prozac Nation'' (2001) * ''Spanish Fly: Lou Reed Live in Spain'' (2005) * ''Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse'' (Lou Reed-Julian Schnabel) (2008) * ''CZizinci'' (2011)

References

External links

* * The video production website
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