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Michael Cretu |
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Superb
musician who was born on the 18th of May in 1957
in Bucharest/Romania. Michael studied classical
music in Bucharest, Paris and Frankfurt. After
studies he was known as a very talented composer,
keyboarder and producer. He met Sandra Lauer
in times of Arabesque, he played in Arabesque as
a keyboarder.
Co-composer and author of many Sandra's lyrics,
producer/co-producer of all her albums. He
married Sandra on 7 January 1988. Now they are
divorced since May 2008.
Creator of Enigma - project, in which also Sandra
has a part in it.
He co-operated and he still co-operates with
world-famous musicians, like: Peter Cornelius,
Andru Donalds or Jens Gad. |
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Jürgen Thürnau |
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A
long time personal friend of Sandra and Michael
Cretu. He started his career as
a record salesman, he created his own music
management company, called "Mambo Music".
Later he changed the name to "Crocodile
Music".
Now he is a manager of Sandra, Michael, Enigma
and other famous artists. |
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Hubert Kemmler |
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He
was born on the 21st of March in 1961 in Tübingen/Germany
- very talented singer. He wrote lyrics and he
was co-composer of most Sandra's songs from her
albums. Kemmler was with Sandra from the
beginning of her solo career and he had a big
influence on its course. He sang most of the male
parts in Sandra's songs from albums "The
Long Play", "Mirrors", "Into
A Secret Land" and "Ten On One "
or "Greatest Hits".
At the beginning of eighties he created with
Klaus Hirschburger and Markus Löhr German band
called "Hubert Kah".
In 1988 he left Sandra's team because of personal
problems and serious illness. |
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Klaus Hirschburger |
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Very
talented song writer and bass guitar player, he
was born on the 2nd of April
in 1963 in Reutlingen/Germany. He was a former
member of "Hubert Kah" band.
He was involved in all Sandra's productions. Like
Hubert Kemmler he is a co-author of most of
Sandra's songs from "The Long Play" to
"Fading Shades". He is close friend and
assistant of Michael Cretu, creator of Enigma's
lyrics.
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Markus Löhr |
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He
was born on the 14th of March in 1963 in
Reutlingen/Germany - song writer, guitar player,
the third member of "Hubert Kah" band.
He was co-author of most Sandra's songs and a co-composer
some of them. His guitar player abilities we can
hear on "The Long Play" album. |
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Steve Hall |
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He
is bass guitar player and keyboarder. At the
beginning of the eighties he appeared with Sandra
and her band in most of TV appereances and
concerts. We can see him
in several clips like "Maria Magdalena",
"In The Heat Of The Night", "Innocent
Love", "Hi! Hi! Hi!", "Loreen"
and "Midnight Man".
During cooperation with Sandra he recorded his
own version and remix of "Heartbeat (That's
Emotions)" - Sandra's song from "The
Long Play" album. |
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Peter Ries |
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Giutar
player, also known as Marc Cassandra - he
released his own music under this name.
Member of Sandra's band, at the end of eighties
he appeared with her on the stage during TV
appearances and concerts, playing guitar. He sang
on Sandra's albums "Mirrors" and "Ten
On One".
Reis is also an author of remixes from "My
Favourites". He wrote lyrics to songs on
"The Wheel Of Time" album.
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Frank Peterson |
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Also
known as Frank Peter. He was born on the 20th of
December in 1963 in Hamburg. Keyboarder, member
of Sandra's band.
He was co-author of Sandra's lyrics and composer
of her several songs from albums "Into A
Secret Land" and "Paintings In Yellow".
He was co-producer of first Enigma's album "MCMXC
a.D." under the name F.Gregorian.
In 1990 left Sandra's team and Michael Cretu and
he created his own project called "Gregorian". |
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Wolfgang Filz |
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Talented
drummer and composer, he is from Düsseldorf.
Member of Sandra's band, we could see him on the
stage during Sandra's apperarances, he played
drums in the background of stage, also during
program of German MDR channel - "Musik Für
Sie", when Sandra sang "I Close My Eyes"
and "Medley".
Together with Peter Ries he was co-author of
remixes from "My Favourites".
Composer and co-author of lyrics from last album
of Sandra - "The Wheel Of Time". |
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Tom Leonhard |
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Guitar
player, who co-operated with Sandra. He payed
guitars on the albums "Paintings In Yellow"
and "Close To Seven". He took part in
tournee with Sandra's band, also in Russia. |
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Hanni Hansen |
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Drummer.
He took part in Sandra's TV appearnces and
concerts. |
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Andy Jonas |
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Also
known as Andy "Angel" Hard. He is
German singer from Bavaria, who appears under the
name Angel X, member of German group "Tagträumer".
He was a male voice on Sandra's albums "Close
To Seven" and "Fading Shades". He
wrote song for Sandra called "I Close My
Eyes" from "The Wheel Of Time". He
also sang in Enigma's songs - we could hear him
in song "Return To Innocence". |
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Jens Gad |
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Very
talented artist, musician, composer and excellent
guitar player.
He started cooperation with Michael Cretu in 1991
after Frank Peterson leaving.
Co-producer of Sandra's albums: "Fading
Shades", "My Favourites", "The
Wheel Of Time" and producer of "The Art
Of Love" album.
He is also an author of most Sandra's songs from
"Fading Shades" and author of lyrics
and music of "The Art Of Love" album.
He made remixes to "Secrets Of Love" -
Dj Bobo & Sandra single. He was mostly
responsible for Enigma and an instrumental
project "T.A.A.W.".
Jens
Gad and Sandra during studio recording by the
album "The Art Of Love" |
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Miyabi Sudo |
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Talented
keyboarder. Sandra's close friend. She took part
in recording of videoclip "(Life May Be) A
Big Insanity". She accompanied Sandra in
tournee in September 1990, playing keyboards. We
could see her in 1990 during Sandra's TV
appearances.
She was invited to cooperation with "The Art
Of Love" album - in title song she played on
koto.
Miyabi
and Sandra on Ibiza in Jens Gad's house
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Peter Cornelius |
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Austrian
singer, writer, composer and guitar player.
Privately Cretu's close friend.
His guitar parts we can hear on album "Close
To Seven".
Close partner of Michael Cretu, not only in
lyrics but also in music to "Close To Seven"
album. He took part with Michael in project
Cornelius/Cretu in 1993. |
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Fryderyk Gabowicz |
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He
was born on the 27th of February in 1947 in Tel
Aviv. In the age of 17 he came to Germany. Well-known
photographer of stars from showbusiness world
from Munich.
He was Sandra's court photographer. Author of
most her photos, which we could see
in German press or books. He died in Munich on
the 5th of May in 2007, in the age of 60. |
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Armand Volker |
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German
producer, he co-operated with Michael Cretu and
Sandra. He was a co-producer most of earlier
Sandra's albums. |
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