| Sandra Pires | |
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Sandra Carla de Lopes Morato e Leal Pires  | |
| Born | 26 August 1969 Dili |
| Occupation | Singer |
Sandra Carla de Lopes Morato e Leal Pires (born 26 August 1969) is a Portuguese singer and actor.
Sandra Pires was born on 26 August 1969 in Dili in Portuguese Timor. She was initially raised by her grandparents in Portugal, then moved with her parents to Australia as a teenager. At age 15, she won the Australian television talent show Pot of Gold and went on to sing with a number of Australian bands, including Fifi Blue and The Flames and Spank You Very Much.
She signed with BMG and moved to Vienna in 1992. In 1997, she released an English-language cover, "Here I AM", of Eros Ramazotti's hit "Adesso Tu".
In 2005, she played Maria in The Sound of Music at the Vienna Volksoper, the first time the musical had ever been performed in Austria, the setting of the story. In 2010, she played Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, also at the Volksoper.
In 2021, she won season two of The Masked Singer Austria disguised as a baby elephant.
Discography
Singles
- Here I am 1997
- How long will it take 1999
- It’s Christmas 2001 (with Erwin Kiennast)
- I Feel so Alive 2008
Albums
- Sandra Pires and Erwin Kiennast: That’s Live 1996
- Sandra Pires 1998
- Meine Schwester das Biest (Soundtrack) 2002
- Songs for Lea 2002
- Destino 2006
References
- ^ Forschungen, Institut für kunst-und musikhistorische (2002). "Pires, Sandra (eig. Sandra Carla de Lopes Morato e leal Pires)". ISBN 978-3-7001-3043-7 (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- Davies, Nathan (January 4, 2019). "Rock City". Adelaide Advertiser. p. 27.
- "The Sound of Music is coming home". BBC News. 2005-02-22. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- lisa.trompisch (2021-03-22). "Masked Singer Austria: Der kleine Elefant mit der großen Stimme holte den Sieg". kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-12.
External links
- Sandra Pires at IMDb