- Samanda
Infobox Musician
Name = Samanda
Date of Birth =26 June 1988 , (age 19)
Img_capt = Samanda performing their debut single "Barbie Girl"
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Origin =Knutton ,Newcastle-under-Lyme ,United Kingdom [ [http://www.thisisthesentinel.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=158315&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231463&home=yes&more_nodeId1=158324&contentPK=18461453 The Sentinel:BB Twins aim for chart success] ]
Genre = Pop
Years_active = 2007–present
Label =Sony BMG
Current_members =Amanda Marchant Sam Marchant Amanda Louise Marchant and Samantha Joanne Marchant (born
26 June 1988 ),England , better known as Samanda are a female duo, consisting of twin sisters who first came to fame on "Big Brother UK" in 2007, in which they jointly achieved second place.They released their cover of Aqua's hit song, "
Barbie Girl " [ [http://www.bandweblogs.com/blog/2007/09/12/samanda-twins-set-to-release-barbie-girl-after-big-brother-success/ Samanda twins set to release “Barbie Girl” after Big Brother + video - Band Weblogs - The Music Blog ] ] on8 October 2007 and it entered theUK Singles Chart at number 26.cite web
url = http://www.gigwise.com/news/37756/sugababes-score-a-chart-double
title = Sugababes Score A Chart Double
accessdate = 2007-10-15
last = Colothan
first = Scott
date =2007-10-15
publisher = gigwise.com
quote = Big Brother twins Sam and Amanda (Samanda) only managed to chart at 26 with their Aqua cover ‘Barbie Girl.’]Their second single titled "Honey Love" entered the chart on
22 August at No.15.Big Brother
Amanda and Sam finished runner ups in the eighth series of "Big Brother" in the UK. During their time on the show they received the nickname "Samanda" by the press.
Before their fame they were social-care students at
Manchester Metropolitan University . [ [http://www.whydidigowrong.co.uk/?p=566 Big Brother 8: Sam and Amanda | Why Did I Go Wrong ... ? ] ]Career
Amanda and Sam have their own skincare and fragrance range. Samanda by Young and Pure is aimed at girls aged 10-22 and was released on
November 5 2007 . They have signed a two year contract with Young and Pure line of natural skin care products for teens worth between £40,000 and £150,000 [http://www.heatworld.com/Article.aspx?articleid=2692&title=Sam+and+Amanda+make+even+more+money!] ] .In 2008, the girls released a keep fit DVD entitled, "Samanda - The Twins: Dance Workout". They were also signed by
Hello Kitty as the faces of their social networking website as well as online bloggers for the site. [ citenews|first=Ciara|last=Hill|title=SAMANDA TWINS LIVE THE DREAM BUT SAY NEW BB IS 'A NIGHTMARE'|url=http://www.thisisthesentinel.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=158315&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231463&home=yes&more_nodeId1=158318&contentPK=21037062|publisher=The Sentinel|date=2008-07-04|accessdate=2008-07-09]On GMTV with an interview with
Ben Shepard Sam and Amanda stated that they made over £1,000,000 between themDiscography
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References
External links
* [http://www.samandathetwins.com/ samandathetwins.com]
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