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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.[1] Sandra's maternal grandfather, Manoel, was from Cabo Verde.[2]
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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
In 2017, she married composer Simone Floresta.[7] 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.[8]