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Sarah Connor Profile |
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Birth Date: June 13, 1980
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Birth Place: Delmenhorst, Germany
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Birth Name: Sarah Leve
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
Sarah Connor was born Sarah Leve on June 13, 1980, in
Delmenhorst, Germany. She was the eldest of five children
(four sisters and one brother) born to parents Soraya and
Michael. At age 6, Sarah joined a local gospel choir, and
during her teens, she attended music school where she took
classical vocal lessons. Her musical idols while growing up
were such artists as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, James
Brown, and Marvin Gaye.
By the time she was 17, Sarah was convinced that she was
ready to dedicate her life to music. She was picked by her
music school to perform alongside Michael Jackson when he
gave a huge concert in Germany, and the experience turned
out to be a revelation. "I loved it," Sarah recalled, "and
knew for sure then that singing was what I wanted to do."
After finishing school, Sarah focused all her energy on
getting her music out to the world.
In the spring of 2001, Sarah released her first single,
called "Let's Get Back to Bed -- Boy!" which jumped to No. 2
on German singles charts and hit the Top 15 on the European
Top 100. Within weeks, she had reached gold status in both
Germany and Austria, and the music channel VIVA gave her a
Comet award for Best National Newcomer. Another hit single,
"From Sarah with Love," followed later that year. When Sarah
finally released her first album, Green Eyed Soul, in
February of 2001, it went on to sell more than 450,000
copies.
In 2002, Sarah won a German ECHO award (for Best Female
National Rock/Pop Artist). After conducting a national tour
to sold-out crowds, Sarah went back into the studio. With
friend and mentor Wyclef Jean acting as producer, she
recorded "One Nite Stand (Of Wolves and Sheep)," which
became the first single off of Sarah's sophomore release,
He's Unbelievable. Unbelievable went gold a mere two days
after being released in September of 2002.
While working on her third album, Key to My Soul, in the
summer of 2003, Sarah became pregnant with the child of
boyfriend and fellow singer Marc Terenzi. Terenzi's band,
Natural, had contributed to "Just One Last Dance," one of
the singles from Key to My Soul. The album was released in
November of that year, as Sarah was taking time off as a
maternity leave. Her son Tyler was born on February 2, 2004.
Sarah married Terenzi on March 15 of that same year.
In the spring of 2004, Sarah broke into the coveted
English-language market. She released her first U.S. single,
"Bounce," in April, and then a self-titled album in May.
"Bounce" reached No. 11 on the U.S. charts, No. 12 in Japan
and No. 14 in the UK and Australia. Sarah's worldwide
success earned her a World Music Award in September of 2004.
In February of 2005, Sarah took home a German Golden Camera
award for Best National Pop Act. She also lent her voice to
the German version of the animated feature Robots (2005). |
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Other
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Her son Tyler Terenzi was born 2 February 2004 in Orlando,
Florida, USA.
Is a vegetarian.
Has four sisters and one brother
Her father Michael is Irish and her mother Soraya is
American
Is of Irish and American descent
'Bounce' went top 20 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Her first big break came at 17 when she was picked from her
school to sing at a Michael Jackson concert in Germany.
Her grandfather was born in New Orleans.
She quit school in 11th grade and started sending off demo
tapes to record labels and producers under the name 'Sarah
Grey'
Her sisters names are Sophia Luisa, Valentina, Marisa and
Anna Maria. She has one brother, Robin.
Wyclef Jean wrote, produced and sang in her song 'One Nite
Stand' (of wolves and sheep).
"Music Is The Key", featuring New York a capella singers
'Naturally 7', went to number 1 in Germany, number 2 in
Switzerland, top ten in Austria and top 40 on composite
European and world dance/trance charts
Fluent in English, German, French and Spanish.
She is the eldest of six children in her family.
She lent her voice to the German version of the animated
feature Robots (2005).
In February of 2005, took home a German Golden Camera award
for Best National Pop Act.
When she tried to sing the German national anthem before a
soccer game in Munich, she mixed up the words of one line,
which caused a big scandal. After she apologized, the German
Football Association decided to give her a second chance
some months later (31 May 2005).
She has 3 dogs Luka, Donna and Muffin Mailo. Also has a cat
named Cutie.
Her mother Soraya is housewife and also her manager.
Her younger sister Sophia Luisa plays in her video, 'From
Sarah with love', which was filmed in the railway station of
Prague in the Czech Republic.
Her parents divorced two years ago and her father now lives
in New Orleans.
For most Americans, when they hear "Sarah Connor," they
always think of Linda Hamilton's character from the
Terminator movies.
The planing and her wedding (the religious ceremony) with
Marc Terenzi were shown on "Sarah & Marc in Love" (2005).
The ceremony took place on a beach in Altafulla, Spain and
was watched by over 4 million German television viewers. A
tabloid later revealed that the wedding is invalid under
church rules because the priest had no license.
Her second child,a daughter Summer Antonia Soraya was born
June 23rd 2006. |
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