Szandi (born Alexandra Pintácsi on July 7, 1976), also credited as Sandi in English, is a

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singer.

Career

Szandi was discovered by Miklós Fenyő, a prominent Hungarian rock and roll singer to whom she was introduced by her elder sister Viki (also a singer). She debuted as a singer at the age of 13 when she released her debut studio album ''Kicsi lány'' ("Little Girl") in 1989.Discography on official site
/ref> The album was sold in 270,000 copies within weeks and made her the youngest artist in Hungary with a platinum record.Biography on official site
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'', CD booklet p.21 : "19. SANDI / YODELING'S ON THE SCENE" In 1991 she starred in the movie ''Szerelmes szívek'' directed by György Dobray, the acclaimed director of teen movies like ''Love Till First Blood''. The film was a romantic musical comedy loosely based on her life and career beginnings, its soundtrack of the same title was her third album. After her fourth studio album her

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with Miklós Fenyő ended, and her career took a different turn. The classic rock and roll feeling that dominated her style during the Fenyő years was still present in her fifth, self-titled studio album, which featured cover songs of classic oldies plus one original song, but after that she experimented with new styles and releasing songs that were more contemporary in sound, though she occasionally returned to the style of the 60s and 70s and covered songs from these eras. Her 1996 single, ''Yodeling's on the Scene,'' was produced by a

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production team, Hartmann & Langhoff, known for producing works for

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. This was released under her English name Sandi, and was her first English-language hit. The next year, 1997, she released her first English-language studio album ''Dancing Flame''. Her second English-language single "You Never Know" also achieved success. In 1999 she married musician Csaba Bogdán, who is now her manager and the main songwriter of her albums. They met when Szandi was 16 years old and Csaba was 32, and her parents were originally not fond of their relationship, but when she turned 18 she moved to Csaba and they married a few years later. They have three children, a daughter, Blanka and two sons, Domonkos and Csaba. Szandi is a practicing Christian, she became religious and was baptized when she was 12. Szandi has released 18 albums and 11 singles as of 2010. Several of her songs have been featured on various compilations, including "Lesz Twist, Igen" being featured on ''Aranyalbum'' (1995), "Yodeling's on the Scene" being featured on ''

'' (1997) and "You Never Know" being featured on '' Dancemania 8'' (1998).

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Discography

Based on the official site # Kicsi lány (1989) # Tinédzser l'amour (1990) # Szerelmes szívek (1991) # Aranyos (1991) # I Love You Baby (1992) # Szandi (1993) # Tizennyolc (1994) # Szan-di-li (1995) # Bumeráng party (1996) # Dancing Flame (1997) # Azok a szép napok (1998) # Kedvenc Dalaim (1999) # Dúdold a szív dallamát (2000) # Minden percem a szerelemé (2001) # Egyszer az életben (2003) # Tárd ki a szíved (2005) # Best of Szandi Remix (2006) # Rabold el a szívemet! (2009)

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