Sandra Studer

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| birth_place = Zurich, Switzerland

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Television presenter
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| years_active = 1990–present

| othername = Sandra Simó

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Sandra Studer (born 10 February 1969 in Zürich), also known as Sandra Simó, is a Swiss television presenter and singer. She {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1991|t=represented Switzerland}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, where she placed fifth with the song "{{lang|it|Canzone per te|i=no}}".{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 1991 Switzerland: Sandra Simó - "Canzone Per Te" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/1991/switzerland |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}{{cite news|url=http://www.net-tribune.de/article/110507-189.php|title=DJ-Bobo-Fans zeigen sich enttäuscht|date=11 May 2007|work=Net Tribune|language=de|access-date=15 May 2011|agency=Associated Press|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008065924/http://www.net-tribune.de/article/110507-189.php|archive-date=8 October 2011}} She co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 alongside Hazel Brugger, with Michelle Hunziker joining for the final.{{Cite news |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=2025-01-20 |title=Hazel Brugger, Sandra Studer and Michelle Hunziker to host Eurovision 2025 |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2025/01/20/eurovision-2025-hosts-hazel-brugger-sandra-studer-michelle-hunziker/283019/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |work=Wiwibloggs |language=en-US}}

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The daughter of a Swiss father and a Spanish mother she grew up in the Zollikerberg. After a ballet and piano education, she made her first experiences as a singer at the age of 17. She studied German and musicology at the University of Zurich. In 1989 she was the first recording of DJ BoBo for the song "I Love You". Under the name Sandra Simó she {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1991|t=represented Switzerland}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991; her Italian-sung song "{{lang|it|Canzone per te|i=no}}" placed fifth.[https://songcontest.ch/lieder/1991-schweiz-sandra-simo-canzone-per-te/ Eurovision Song Contest 1991 – Schweiz, Sandra Simo]

She became a successful television presenter with shows such as Takeito, Dream Destination and Country roads. She frequently gave German-language commentary at the Eurovision Song Contest on the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR); in 1999, she hosted alongside Axel Bulthaupt on {{lang|de|Norddeutscher Rundfunk|i=no}} (NDR) the {{esccnty|Germany|y=1999|t=German national final}} for Eurovision. From 2002 to 2012, Studer hosted the gala for the Swiss Award once a year. She also performs in musicals in the German-speaking areas of the country. In the television show The Masked Singer Switzerland, she took second place in the disguise of a peacock in 2021. She hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025 with Hazel Brugger and Michelle Hunziker (finals only).{{Cite web |date=20 January 2025 |title=Meet Your Hosts for Basel 2025 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2025-hosts-basel |access-date=3 June 2025 |website=Eurovision Song Contest}}