Sarah-Jane (born September 26, 1985) is a
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
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demotic singer (
schlager,
volksmusik) from the Canton of
Basel-Country. She works with composer
Carlo Brunner (brother of
Maya Brunner
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Civilizations
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
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).
Biography
At the age of six months, Sarah-Jane (the biological daughter of Indian parents) was adopted by a married Swiss couple. She spent her childhood in Switzerland and still lives there today, in the area of
Sissach
Sissach () is a municipality and the capital of the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland.
History
Sissach is first mentioned around 1225-26 as ''Sissaho''.
Geography
Sissach has an area, of . Of this area, (28.2% ...
(Canton
Basel-Country).
Career
Sarah-Jane was discovered in 2003 during a talent contest of the "Alpenschlagerfestival" (Festival for schlager music of the Alps) in
Engelberg. In 2004 she reached second place in the Swiss elimination round for the 2004
Grand Prix der Volksmusik The Grand Prix der Volksmusik (English: Grand Prix of Folk Music) was an annual regional song contest for folk music, held from 1986 until 2010. The countries taking part were Germany, Austria, Switzerland and, from 2000, South Tyrol.
History
The ...
with her song ''"Ich bin noch viel zu jung"''. In the final contest she had to content herself with rank 16.
In 2005 she managed second place in the same contest with her song ''"Einmal hin, einmal her"'' after winning the Swiss pre-selection.
She sang the
Swiss national anthem
The "Swiss Psalm" (german: Schweizerpsalm, italic=no / "Trittst im Morgenrot daher..."; french: Cantique suisse, italic=no, ; it, Salmo svizzero, italic=no, ; rm, Psalm Svizzer, italic=no, ) is the national anthem of Switzerland.
It was com ...
before the opening game of the
UEFA Euro 2008.
Discography
*2004: Ich bin noch viel zu jung (MCP Sound&Media / Tell Music AG / phontana)
*2005: Einmal hin, einmal her (MCP Sound&Media / Tell Music AG / phontana)
*2007: Lebensfreude pur (MCP Sound&Media / Tell Music AG / phontana)
External links
Official website of Sarah-JaneThe management’s website
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1985 births
21st-century Swiss women singers
Living people
People from Basel-Landschaft
Swiss people of Indian descent