Sandra Kim

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Sandra Kim
Sandra Kim.jpg
Kim in 2011
Born Sandra Caldarone
(1972-10-15) 15 October 1972 (age 51)
Montegnée, Belgium
Nationality Belgian
Occupation Singer

Sandra Caldarone (born 15 October 1972), better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986.

Kim was born in Montegnée, near Liège, and started singing when she was seven. 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;[1] the Swiss petitioned to have the song disqualified after her real age was revealed. Kim also represented Belgium at the Yamaha Music Festival 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 pop rock album Make Up was released on 12 May 2011, containing songs written by famous Belgian artists like Salvatore Adamo, Dani Klein (Vaya Con dios), Ozark Henry, Anthony Sinatra (Piano Club), Jacques Duval and David Bartholomé (Sharko).

Personal life

In 1994 she married and in 1995 divorced Olivier Gerard.[2] She has been married to Jurgen Delanghe since 2001.[3]

Discography

Albums

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

Singles (some)

  • "Tokyo Boy" (French-language)
  • "Bel me, schrijf me" (duet with Flemish Belgian singer Luc Steeno, Dutch-language)
  • "Anyway the Wind Blows" (2010, English-language)

References

  1. O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
1986
Succeeded by
Republic of Ireland Johnny Logan
with "Hold Me Now"
Preceded by Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
1986
Succeeded by
Liliane Saint-Pierre
with "Soldiers of Love"

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