Sandra de Sá

{{Short description|Brazilian singer and songwriter (born 1955)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Sandra de Sá

| image = Sandra de Sá 2010 reunião no MinC.jpg

| caption = Sandra de Sá in 2010

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Sandra Cristina Frederico de Sá

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|8|27|mf=y}}

| instrument = Vocals, acoustic guitar

| origin = Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| genre = MPB, Samba rock, Black Music, Soul, Samba, pop, Jazz, Break, Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Ballad

| occupation = Singer and songwriter

| years_active = 1980–present

| label = RGE Discos, WEA, RCA Victor, BMG Ariola, Warner Music, Universal Music, Som Livre.

| website = [http://sandradesa.com.br/ Sandradesa.com.br]

}}

Sandra Cristina Frederico de Sá (born August 27, 1955) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

Sandra was born in the Pilares neighborhood, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of Jurema and Nonô de Sá.{{cite web |url=http://museudatv.com.br/biografias/Sandra%20de%20Sa.htm |title=Pró-TV - Associação dos Pioneiros, Profissionais e Incentivadores da TV Brasileira |website=museudatv.com.br |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131071918/http://museudatv.com.br/biografias/Sandra%20de%20Sa.htm |archive-date=31 January 2009 |url-status=dead}} Sandra's maternal grandfather, Manoel, was from Cabo Verde.{{Cite web|url=https://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,sandra-de-sa-e-a-reverencia-ao-seu-lado-96-7-africano,507796|title=Sandra de Sá e a reverência ao seu lado 96,7% africano - Geral|website=Estadao.com.br}}

According to a DNA test, Sandra is 96.7% Black African, 2.1% European, and 1.1% Amerindian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/reporterbbc/story/2007/05/070423_dna_sandradesa_cg.shtml|title=BBCBrasil.com | Reporter BBC | 'Tenho orgulho de ser quase 100% africana'|website=Bbc.com}}

Biography and career

She was born in the state of Rio de Janeiro, more specifically the peripheric area Pilares, it is claimed that music is part of her genetics, since her dad was a drummer.{{cite web

| url=http://www.museudatv.com.br/biografia/sandra-de-sa/

| title=Sandra de Sá

| publisher=Museu da Televisão Brasileira

| access-date=23 February 2020

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Her deep and powerful voice comes from her African Descent, being the granddaughter of a Cape Verdean. She has earned multiple awards of the best singer and best song/disc, being considered representative in various musical genres, especially MPB (Brazilian Pop Music) and global black music.[http://www.centrodeartes.uff.br/eventos/sandra-de-sa-elas-o-baile/#:~:text=Entre%20os%20pr%C3%AAmios%20que%20Sandra,de%20Melhor%20Cantora%20(1995)%2C Sandra de Sá & Elas - O baile] Accompanying her father in live shows, in her teenage years, Sandra would participate in folk events of gafieira, samba e soul, in Pilares as well as the area surrounding it.http://www.fundosocialdecubatao.com.br/noticias/singlearticle.php?aid=141&title=rainha_do_soul_brasileiro_sandra_de_sa_sera_apenas_uma_das_atracoes_do_8_baile_do_fss {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}

In 2017, she married composer Simone Floresta.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-10 |title=Sandra de Sá se casa no Rio com compositora de calça jeans e camiseta |url=https://extra.globo.com/famosos/sandra-de-sa-se-casa-no-rio-com-compositora-de-calca-jeans-camiseta-22053496.html |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=Extra Online |language=pt-BR}} In 2019, she composed a samba-enredo in honor of Elza Soares, composed in partnership with DR Márcio, Igor Vianna, Jefferson Oliveira, Prof. Laranjo, Renan Diniz, Solano Santos, and Telmo Augusto and elected for the 2020 Carnival.{{Cite web |title=Mocidade escolhe samba composto por Sandra de Sá para o carnaval 2020; veja a letra |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/carnaval/2020/noticia/2019/09/16/mocidade-independente-de-padre-miguel-escolhe-samba-para-o-carnaval-2020.ghtml |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}