André Miraldo Sardet Pires is a
Portuguese singer and musician,
born in the city of
Coimbra
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on 8 January 1976. ''Acústico'' (2006), his most successful work, sold over 120,000 copies and was recorded live at
Associação Académica de Coimbra
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's ''Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente'', in Coimbra. "Foi feitiço" is among his best known hits.
Personal life
André Sardet started his singing career at 19 years old. He attended a mechanical
technical engineering
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course at the
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra
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(ISEC), but dropped out in order to pursue his career in music. Sardet is married with children, living with his family in Coimbra. His surname, Sardet, is uncommon in Portuguese and comes from a great-grandfather, a French
conductor
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who migrated to Portugal.
Discography
Albums
*''Imagens'' (1996)
*''Agitar Antes de Usar'' (1998)
*''André Sardet (album)'' (2002)
*''Acústico'' (2006 live album)
*''Mundo de Cartão'' (2008)
*''Mundo de Cartão ao vivo'' (2009 live album)
*''Pára, escuta e olha'' (2011)
References
External links
Official website
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1976 births
Living people
Musicians from Coimbra
21st-century Portuguese male singers
20th-century Portuguese male singers