Sandra Kim

Sandra Caldarone (born 15 October 1972), better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen, Norway, on 3 May 1986.

She was born in Montegnée, near Liège, and started singing when she was seven. According to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor's 2007 book "The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History", at the time of her Eurovision win, she was only 13 years old, despite claiming in the lyrics of her song "J'aime La Vie" ("I love life") to be 15. [O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3] . He notes that the Swiss petitioned to have the song disqualified after her real age was revealed. Sandra also represented Belgium at the Yamaha Song Festival in Tokyo during the autumn of 1986.

Personal life

In 1994 she married and in 1995 divorced Olivier Gerard. [cite web
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accessdate = ] She has been married to Jurgen Delanghe since 2001. [cite web
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Discography

* "J'aime la vie" (1986, French-language) - #29 Switzerland
* "Bien dans ma peau" (1988, French-language)
* "Balance tout" (1991, French-language) / "Met open ogen" (1991, Dutch-language)
* "Les Sixties" (1993, French-language) / "Sixties" (1993, Dutch-language)
* "Onvergetelijk" (1997, Dutch-language)
* "Heel diep in mijn hart" (1998, Dutch-language)
* "Tokyo Boy" (French-language)
* "Bel me, schrijf me" (duet with Flemish Belgian singer Luk Steeno, Dutch-language)

External links

* [http://www.sandrakim.be/ Sandra Kim's official website]
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References