Sandhy Sondoro

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Sandhy Sondoro
Birth nameSandhy Soendhoro
Born (1973-12-12) 12 December 1973 (age 50)
Sony Music Indonesia Best Beat Music JMSI
Websitesondoromusic.com
myspace.com/sandhysondoro

Sandhy Soendhoro, better known by his stage name Sandhy Sondoro, sometimes stylized as Sandhy SonDoro, (born 12 December 1973) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. He is best known for winning the 2009 International Contest of Young Pop Singer New Wave, in Jūrmala, Latvia.

Early life

Sandhy was born in

Buginese, and Minangkabau descent.[1]

Sandhy came from a musical family, where the house provided the likes of

American pop, folk, jazz, and blues tunes coming from his mother's or father's guitar every day. His cousin, Ira Maya Sopha, was a famous child singer in Indonesia during the 1970s.[2]

After graduating from high school in Jakarta, at the age of 18 Sandhy went to visit his uncle in California and stayed there for a while, before leaving for Germany to study architecture.

Early career

In Germany, he joined a band on his campus, but they rarely appeared on stage. Later he decided to find a job as he lived alone there and needed to support himself. He had an opportunity to work in a supermarket but didn't get the job, as he was too late. On the way back to his apartment on his bike, he saw a

deutschemarks in an hour and shared the money. They played three times a week before he decided to do it alone.[3]

In 1998 he moved back to

charity concert for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
victims, "Berlin for Asia."

During his time in Germany Sandhy "changed" his last name from "Soendhoro" (

new spelling: Sundhoro) to "Sondoro" because many people had difficulties pronouncing it. He also explained that Sondoro means "The Sound of Gold" in Latin. On his birth certificate and other official documents, his last name remains as "Soendhoro."[1]

Sandhy found a wider audience through Stefan Raab's casting show, a popular segment within one of Germany's most successful late-night shows

SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD
.

On 25 April 2008, he published his debut album Why Dont We, after releasing his first single "Down on the Street" earlier.

New Wave

Sandhy participated in the 8th edition of New Wave, an "International Contest of Young Pop Singer" in Jūrmala, Latvia, after Brandon Stone, a music producer, suggested he take part in the competition. The 2009 New Wave ran from 28 July to 2 August 2009 and was contested by 16 singers from 12 different countries. Sandhy was the first Indonesian, and also the first Southeast Asian to participate.

On the first day of the competition, the contestants were required to sing world hits, and Sandhy sang "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge. He received 9 points from one of the twelve judges, while the rest gave him 10, giving him 119 points in total. Sandhy came in first place, followed by Jamala from the Ukraine in the second place, who sang "History Repeating."

On the second day, the contestants were required to sing national hit songs, and Sandhy chose his song "Malam Biru" which is in Indonesian. Sandhy again received 119 points from the judges, and was still in first place with 238 points, tying with Jamala who received a perfect score on the second day of the competition.

On the third and final day, the contestants had to sing a song that is "dedicated to New Wave 2009" and Sandhy performed another song that he wrote, "End of the Rainbow." Both Sandhy and Jamala received a perfect score of 120, making them the winners of New Wave 2009 with 358 points, and were awarded €50,000 each.[4]

Post-New Wave

Sandhy started to gain fame in his home country Indonesia after videos of his performances in New Wave were uploaded to YouTube.

In 2010, he was invited by

Fantasia, LeAnn Rimes and others.[5]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. ^ a b c Sondoro, Sandhy (8 February 2011). "Saya Menyanyi dengan Tulus". Kompas, p. 33.
  2. ^ "Sandhy Sondoro: Biography". last.fm. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  3. ^ Triwik Kurniasari (1 October 2010). "Sandhy Sondoro : The newborn world singer". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Sandhy Sondoro Memenangkan Ajang Kompetisi New Waves 2009 di Jurmala, Latvia". Jurpro. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  5. ^ Tomi Tresnady (24 October 2010). "Sandhy Sondoro: Saya Tidak Ingin Terkenal". Okezone. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
2009 New Wave Winner of the International Contest Of Young Singers Of Popular Music Winner
2010 Rolling Stone Indonesia Sandhy Sondoro Pop Ambassador "Editors Choice Awards 2010" Selected
2010 Magical Future "10th Magical Icon" Indonesian International Musician Selected
2011 AMI Awards The best Solo Artist "14th AMI Awards 2011" Pop Category Selected
2011 AMI Awards The Best Performing Artist "14th AMI Awards 2011" Album Jazz/Jazzy Selected
2011 AMI Awards The Best of The Best "14 AMI Awards2011" Common Category Selected
2011 Planet Muzic Best Vocals " Media Corp Radio Anugerah Planet Muzic 2011" New Artist Selected
2017 White Nights st. Petersburg The Grand Prix Winner of " White Nights st. Petersburg 2017" Winner
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandhy_Sondoro&oldid=1211526518"