Sandra Cristina Frederico de Sá (born August 27, 1955) is a Brazilian

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and

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. Sandra was born in the Pilares neighborhood, in the city of

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, the daughter of Jurema and Nonô de Sá. Sandra's maternal grandfather, Manoel, was from Cabo Verde. According to a DNA test, Sandra is 96.7%

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, 2.1% European, and 1.1%

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Biography and career

She was born in the state of

, more specifically the peripheric area Pilares, it is claimed that music is part of her genetics, since her dad was a

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. Her deep and powerful voice comes from her African Descent, being the granddaughter of a Cape Verdean. She has earned multiple awards of the best singer and best song/disc, being considered representative in various musical genres, especially MPB (Brazilian Pop Music) and global ''

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''. Accompanying her father in live shows, in her teenage years, Sandra would participate in folk events of gafieira,

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, in Pilares as well as the area surrounding it. In 2017, she married composer Simone Floresta. In 2019, she composed a samba-enredo in honor of Elza Soares, composed in partnership with DR Márcio, Igor Vianna, Jefferson Oliveira, Prof. Laranjo, Renan Diniz, Solano Santos, and Telmo Augusto and elected for the 2020 Carnival.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Demônio Colorido'' RGE Discos (1980) * ''Sandra Sá'' (2) RGE Discos (1982) * ''Vale Tudo'' WEA (1983) * ''Sandra Sá'' (3) WEA (1984) * ''Sandra Sá'' (4) WEA (1985) * ''Sandra Sá'' (5) WEA (1986) * ''Sandra!'' (1990) * ''Lucky!'' (1991) * ''D'Sá'' (1993) * ''Olhos Coloridos'' (1994) * ''A Lua Sabe Quem Eu Sou'' (1997, WEA) * ''Eu Sempre Fui Sincero, Você Sabe Muito Bem'' (1998) * ''Momentos que Marcam Demais'' (2000) * ''Pare, Olhe, Escute!'' (2002,

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) * ''AfricaNatividade – Cheiro de Brasil'' (2010) * ''Lado B'' (2015)

Live albums

* ''Música Preta Brasileira'' (2004)

References

External links

* Sandra de Sáat

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