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Sandra Oxenryd | |
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 Sandra Oxenryd rehearsing at theEurovision Song Contest 2006 | |
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| Born | Sandra Oxenryd (1982-10-01)1 October 1982 (age 43) Kristinehamn, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop,dance |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Sandra Oxenryd (born 1 October 1982) is a Swedish singer who wonFame Factory in 2005, and representedEstonia in theEurovision Song Contest 2006.
Oxenryd was born inKristinehamn and is a formereconomics student andfloorball player. Aged eleven, she started her singing career by performing on nationaltelevision. At 18, she placed second in a look-alike competition, where she mirrored Swedish superstarCarola Häggkvist. After winning the Swedish Fame Factory in 2005, Sandra recorded her debut album. An international jury decided that Sandra Oxenryd would representEstonia atEurovision 2006 with the songThrough My Window.[1] The song is written byPearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas (composers) and Jana Hallas (lyricist), the same authors who wrote the Estonian entries for2000 ("Once in a lifetime") and2002 ("Runaway"), which came 4th and 3rd, respectively. Despite the song becoming a fan favourite, "Through My Window" only scored 28 points and finished 18th in the semi-final, therefore not qualifying for the final.
On 23 February 2008, Sandra competed for the chance to representPoland in that year's Eurovision, with the song "Superhero", finishing 8th.
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| Preceded by | Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | Succeeded by |
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