Sandra Kim


Sandra Caldarone, better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986. Her father was an Italian immigrant from Torrebruna in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
At the time of her Eurovision win, she was only 13 years old, making her the youngest winner of the contest, even though the lyrics of her song "J'aime la vie" claim her to be 15; the Swiss petitioned to have the song disqualified after her real age was revealed because rules required all musicians be at least 16 before entering the contest. This petition ended up failing and Kim went on to win that year's Eurovision song contest. Kim also represented Belgium at the Yamaha Music Festival in Tokyo during the autumn of 1986 and sang the title song for the French animated television series Il était une fois... la vie. Kim's pop rock album Make Up was released on May 12th, 2011, containing songs written by famous Belgian artists like Salvatore Adamo, Dani Klein, Ozark Henry, Anthony Sinatra, Jacques Duval and David Bartholomé.

Early life

Kim was born in Montegnée, near Liège to a hairdresser mother and accordionist father, and started singing when she was seven.

Personal life

In 1994, Kim married Olivier Gerard. They divorced a year later. She has been married to Jurgen Delanghe since 2001.

Discography

Albums