Sandra Caldarone (born 15 October 1972), better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the

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. Her father was an Italian immigrant from Torrebruna in the Province of

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in the

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region of

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. At the time of her Eurovision win, she was only 13 years old, making her the youngest winner of the contest, even though the lyrics of her song " J'aime la vie" ("I love life") claim her to be 15; the Swiss petitioned to have the song disqualified after her real age was revealed. This petition ended up failing and Kim went on to win that year's Eurovision Song Contest. Kim also represented Belgium at the

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in Tokyo during the autumn of 1986 and sang the title song for the French animated television series '' Il était une fois... la vie''. Kim's

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album ''Make Up'' was released on 12 May 2011, containing songs written by famous Belgian artists like Salvatore Adamo,

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(Vaya Con Dios),

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, Anthony Sinatra (Piano Club), Jacques Duval and David Bartholomé (Sharko). She also won the first season of the Belgian version of The Masked Singer as “Queen”.

Early life

Kim was born in Montegnée, near

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to a hairdresser mother and accordionist fath

and started singing when she was seven.

Personal life

In 1994, Kim married Olivier Gerard. They divorced a year later. She has been married to Jurgen Delanghe since 2001.

Discography

Albums

*''J'aime la vie'' (1986, French) *''Bien dans ma peau'' (1988, French) *''Balance tout'' (1991, French) / ''Met open ogen'' (1991, Dutch) *''Les Sixties'' (1993, French) / ''Sixties'' (1993, Dutch) *''Onvergetelijk'' (1997, Dutch) *''Heel diep in mijn hart'' (1998, Dutch, 2-track single) *''Make Up'' (2011, English and French)

Singles (some)

*"Tokyo Boy" (French) *"Bel me, schrijf me" (duet with Flemish singer Luc Steeno, Dutch) *"Anyway the Wind Blows" (2010, English) *"Who Are You (07/11/2020, English) *"AMI AMI

References

External links

* (English version)
Website about Sandra Kim's discography
(French - Dutch - English) 1972 births Living people People from Saint-Nicolas, Liège Belgian people of Italian descent Eurovision Song Contest winners Masked Singer winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Belgium Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1986 French-language singers of Belgium Dutch-language singers of Belgium Belgian child singers 21st-century Belgian women singers {{Belgium-singer-stub