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Sandra Chambers biographySandra Chambers was born in Birmingham (UK) on11th of April 1967. She moved to Italy in April 1992, after having successfully completed a degree course in Italian studies, at the University of Lancaster. Her musical career began at an early age, when she and her brothers took part in talent contests all over the country, singing songs by the Jackson Five, Doobie Brothers, Three Degrees... On a professional level, her career began with her collaboration with the DWA Recording Company, having worked as a backing vocalist with Double You on their first two albums: We All Need Love (1992) and The Blue Album (1993). The project gave rise to two singles: Rock Your Baby (1992) and Gimme Some (1992), she also appears on the track I Gave You All. She later went on to join the dance project Netzwerk, which found success with Send Me An Angel or Breakdown. She also sung as Jhava (Don't Tell Me Lies), Infinity featuring Sense (Baby Stay duet with William Naraine), Babyroots (Gimme Some, Rock Your Baby, Rock Me Baby), Tuttifrutti (Superboy duet with Alexia). She collaborated to the Corona project as studio vocalist (except for the first hit The Rhythm Of The Night) and that she also contributed to JK (her voice can be heard on My Radio). During 1993 and 1994 her musical experience widened with her embarkment into the field of jazz and also into the field of jingles - backing vocals for television and radio. After many other collaborations and recording sessions in and around Milan, in may 1995 she had the opportunity of working once again alongside Double You, on the chart-topping track Dancing With An Angel. Her solo career started in 1994, when she recorded a single under her own name for Lupomannaro label : Everybody's Dancing. Then came Bad Boy under the name of Sandy, released in 1995 under DWA. The song reached the top 20 in Italy and was also released in many other countries. It was even covered by a project named Underground Hammer Man ! Her passion for singing and music in general is due to having been raised listening to Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Freddie Jackson... Her favourite contemporary singers are : Lisa Stanfield, Patty Labelle, Take 6... Her other passions, apart from music, are languages and dialects. She loves the arts in general and she is a very avid reader, especially for topics concerning psychology. She is not keen on any sport in particular and she describes herself as a very lazy person, who sleeps at least ten hours a night ! With regard to fashion, she tends to lean towards the "Hip hop american street wear" trend and she is also very keen on sportswear (adidas and nike), although not on sport... In 1998, she did backing vocals for Alexia's song Bad Boy. Then she had a baby and stopped her collaboration with the Corona project. However, the new millennium resurrected her interest to dance music... Sandra launched a new career in jazz music, and did commercials for TV and radio (she recorded I Can See Clearly Now for AXA in 2002, You Don't Have To Say You Love Me for Cornetto Algida, and did a duet with F.Arnò for the song Someday, for the Chrysler PT Cruiser in 2004). She also had a baby in 1998. The new millennium resurrected her interest to dance music. Sandra started working for Roby Benvenuto's company, recording many dance tracks for markets other than the Italian. Then she signed a contract with X-energy records. 2003 : Sandra contributed as vocalist to KMC's single Get Better. 2004 : Sandy's voice was featured on Marco "Benny" Benassi's huge hit Illusion. Sandra's contributions to TV commericals were featured on an Italian compilation entitled Spot Grammy. 2005 : Sandy Chambers, took part to a 13-tracks album entitled Boney M remix 2005, along with Bobby Farrell the original leader of the project. 2006 : Sandy re-recorded Feel Alive, the new Benassi Bros.' single taken from the album ...Phobia. 2008 : Sandy Chambers recorded a duet with Dhany produced by the Benassi Bros, called Break The Wall. A top Italian producer once said to her "Sandy, you have a lucky voice. Everything you sing turns to gold!" DWA Records The biography was last updated Wed, September 21st 2011 Did you like this article ? Tell your friends
Latest Sandra Chambers news30/04/2011 : Sandra Chambers posted pics of a recording session she did this month. (Thanks to Eurodance Blog) 18/01/2011 : Recently, Italian label d:vision released a new version of Benassi Bros feat. Sandra Chambers's hit Illusion. The new version was made in collaboration with DAB. (Thanks to Tavi Meran) 19/10/2010 : Sandra Chambers was interviewed on Italian Radio Zerosei. She opened a canto school in Brescia. Meanwhile, she is working on her first solo album, "and I will continue to do what I love the most doing : dance music", she explained. (Thanks to Tavi Meran) 27/07/2010 : A small part of Sandra Chambers featurings carreer was summarized in this very well-made megamix of 11 min (Thanks to Tavi Meran) 30/06/2010 : Chambers Sandra was featured on Mood Velvet's single Summer Of My Life and on Pro-Hunters's single Catch Me Now. More infos on the reviews page. 30/05/2010 : Sandra Chambers's next solo single will be entitled Cloud 9, available digitally on Beatport on June, 2nd 2010. 01/05/2010 : Sandra Chambers recorded a song entitled Born to be free for the project La Maison Derriere. It should be out digitally on 18th of May. Links to Sandra ChambersOfficial websites
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