Joana Sainz García
{{Short description|Spanish singer-songwriter and dancer (1989–2019)}}
Joana Sainz Garcia (1989 – September 1, 2019) was a Spanish singer, dancer, and songwriter from Madrid, Spain.{{Cite web |title=Spanish singer Joana Sainz Garcia killed on stage by exploding pyrotechnics |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-spanish-singer-joana-garcia-killed-exploding-pyrotechnics-20190902-z6y2mylfyzd53e5boqvrakaw4y-story.html |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=New York Daily News}} She was killed in a stage explosion on September 1, 2019.
Biography
Garcia was raised in Santander, a port city on Spain's north coast in the Cantabria region. She later moved to Suances, also in Cantabria. "The first time I saw her, when she came, I realized her virtues. She was a girl with a lot of energy, with a lot of desire. From the beginning, I saw her a dancer,” Garcia's teacher, Marta Rojo, told El Español. Rojo remembered that Garcia started formal dance training in 2010.
Sainz was the principal dancer and chief choreographer of Spain's Super Hollywood Orchestra.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} The group were known for their exciting performances which used many special effects, including fireworks.{{Cite web |date=2019-09-06 |title=Spanish Pop Singer Joana Sainz Garcia Dies In On-Stage Explosion — What Happened |url=https://www.yourtango.com/2019327749/who-joana-sainz-garcia-new-details-spanish-pop-singer-killed-on-stage-explosion |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=YourTango |language=en}}
Joana Sainz died on September 1, 2019, while performing in front of an audience of 1000 people, at a four-day music festival at Las Berlanas.{{Cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=2019-09-03 |title=Spanish Singer Joana Sainz Garcia Killed in Onstage Pyro Explosion |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/spanish-singer-joana-sainz-garcia-killed-pyro-explosion-1203321404/ |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} A pyrotechnic device used during the performance exploded next to her.{{Cite news |date=2019-09-02 |title=Joana Sainz Garcia: Spanish performer killed by exploding pyrotechnic |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49551353 |access-date=2023-03-07}}2019, 'Joana Sainz Dead at 30', https://www.haberler.com/genc-sarkici-joana-sainz-havai-fisek-12383579-haberi/ She was struck in the stomach by a faulty cartridge used in the pyrotechnic device.
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Category:Spanish female dancers
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Category:People from Santander, Spain
Category:Musicians who died on stage
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