Kim Sanders (born October 24, 1968 in
East Chicago, Indiana
East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,698 at the 2010 census. The city is home of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, an artificial freshwater harbor characterized by industrial and manufacturing ac ...
) is an American singer and songwriter based in Germany. Sanders began to release singles as a solo artist in 1994 and wrote songs for other musicians. In 1993 and 1994, she released three of her singles, "Show Me", "Tell Me That You Want Me" and "Ride". In 1998, Sanders became the front-woman of the German dance project
Culture Beat
Culture Beat is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. The act has gone through a number of lineup changes over the years; they achieved the most success whilst fronted by singer Tania Evans and rapper Jay Supreme. Their ...
, on the album ''
Metamorphosis''. In 2003, she released her debut album ''Pretty on Edge'', which failed to enter the charts due to the record company placing the incorrect bar code on the album. Although this was a huge setback for Sanders' solo career, she has since collaborated with artists such as
Schiller, Aural Float,
Stefanie Heinzmann, Till Brönner, Nicola Conte and Wolfgang Haffner. Her solo album ''A Closer Look'' was released in 2009 with C.A.R.E. Music Group and won the ''Preis Der Deutschen Schallplatten Kritik'' (German Recording Critics Prize) in the category of Black Music, in February 2010.
In December 2011, Sanders became one of the contestants on German reality talent show ''
The Voice of Germany
''The Voice of Germany'' is a German reality talent show created by John de Mol, based on the concept ''The Voice of Holland'' and its international series. It began airing on ProSieben and Sat.1 on 24 November 2011.
There are five differen ...
''. In the
first season of the show, Sanders performed her cover versions of "
All That She Wants
"All That She Wants" is a song by Swedish group Ace of Base. It was released in Scandinavia in 1992 as the second single from their first studio album, ''Happy Nation'' (1992), and in the following year, it was released as the first single from ...
", "
Killing Me Softly with His Song
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971. Denied writing credi ...
" and "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down". She ultimately became one of the four finalists in the first season of the show but she and the other two contestants lost to Ivy Quainoo, with Sanders coming in second.
Discography
Albums
Solo singles
Featured singles
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
People from East Chicago, Indiana
American women pop singers
American dance musicians
American women singer-songwriters
American expatriates in Germany
Eurodance musicians
The Voice of Germany
21st-century American women
Singer-songwriters from Indiana