Sandra Ann Lauer, known by her stage name Sandra, is a German pop singer born on 18 May 1962. She gained mainstream popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s with European hit singles produced by her then-husband Michael Cretu, including "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (1985), "In the Heat of the Night" (1985), "Everlasting Love" (1987), "Secret Land" (1988), "Hiroshima" (1990), and "Don't Be Aggressive" (1992). Her albums Into a Secret Land (1988) and Close to Seven (1992) received critical acclaim.
Before her solo career, Sandra was the lead singer of the all-female disco trio Arabesque, popular in Japan and Russia. Between 1990 and 2001, she contributed vocals to the musical project Enigma, which achieved top 10 hits in North America and the United Kingdom. Sandra sold over 30 million records worldwide and was one of the most successful German disco/pop female vocalists, at times outselling Madonna in several countries.
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