Sarah Connor
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Sarah Connor is an Echo Award-winning German singer, songwriter, and dancer who debuted on 2001 with her single "From Sarah With Love" that topped the German singles chart. The song led to a series of chart topping singles that established her as one of the most successful German pop artist.
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About
Early Life
Sarah Terenzi proffessionally known as Sarah Connor was born on June 13, 1980 in Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony near Bremen, Germany to an American father and Scottish and German mother. While growing up she sang gospel music in the church as well as listen to his grandfather sing soul music. And was accepted in a performing arts school where she was allowed to study vocal lessons. To support her vocal lessons she worked as waitress at night in a hotel to pay for it.
Debut Album
On 1997, she was picked by the school to perform in the the Michael Jackson concert in Germany and there she began taking up music seriously. First step she took was to quit school, then she started sending demo copies of her recordings under the stage name Sarah Grey. Finally on 2001, she was signed by Sony's X-Cell Records to produced her debut album entitled Green Eyed Soul where she played under her new stage name Sarah Connor. The album was highly successful having reach platinum status in Germany.
Succeeding Albums
To follow through the success of her debut album, Sarah has released her second album entitled Unbelievable on 2002 that again became another big hit achieving Gold status in Germany just within 48 hours of its released. She then became pregnant to her first child with husband Marc Terenzi, but not even her pregnancy could stop her success. In November 2003, she decided to released her third studio album Key To My Soul which was also successful achieving Platinum status in Germany.
Soon after giving birth to her first child, he stormed the United States on 2004 with her first U.S. released a self-titled album but was not as successful as her foreign releases. This led her to go back home and released a fourth album Naughty But Nice followed by a Christmas album on 2005.
On February 2007 it was announced that Sarah was working on a new album Soulicious. The album mainly contains 70's motown covers such as "Son of a Preacher Man" and "Sexual Healing", but includes two originals. The album was released on March 30th of 2007.
Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Comet Awards | Best National Newcomer |
| Top of the Pops Award | Best German Newcomer | |
| 2002 | Echo Awards | Best National Female Rock/Pop |
| Goldene Europa | Most Successful German Female Singer | |
| Maxim | Woman of the Year - Popstar | |
| 2003 | Radio Hamburg Award | Best Female National Pop Act |
| 2004 | World Music Award | Best Selling German Artist |
| Neo Award | Most Successful Download Album ("Key to My Soul") | |
| 2005 | Diva Awards | Music Artist of the Year |
| Comet Awards | Best Female Artist | |
| 2006 | Bravo Otto | Supersinger Female (Golden Otto) |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Green Eyed Soul | Gold | Austria |
| Platinum | Germany | ||
| Gold | Switzerland | ||
| 2002 | Unbelievable | Gold | Germany |
| Platinum | Switezerland | ||
| 2003 | Key to My Soul | Platinum | Germany |
| 2005 | Naughty But Nice | Gold | Austria |
| Platinum | Germany | ||
| Gold | Switzerland | ||
| 2005 | Christmas in My Heart | Platinum | Germany |
| Gold | Switzerland |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | German Singles | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Let's Get Back to Bed - Boy! | 2 | Green Eyed Soul |
| 2001 | French Kissing | 26 | Green Eyed Soul |
| 2001 | From Sarah with Love | 1 | Green Eyed Soul |
| 2002 | One Nite Stand | 5 | Unbelievable |
| 2002 | Skin on Skin | 5 | Unbelievable |
| 2003 | He's Unbelievable | 16 | Unbelievable |
| 2003 | Bounce | 12 | Unbelievable / Sarah Connor |
| 2003 | Music Is the Key | 1 | Key to My Soul |
| 2004 | Just One Last Dance | 1 | Key to My Soul |
| 2004 | Living to Love You | 1 | Naughty But Nice |
| 2005 | From Zero to Hero | 1 | Naughty But Nice |
| 2005 | Christmas in My Heart | 4 | Christmas in My Heart |
| 2006 | The Best Side of Life | 4 | Christmas in My Heart |
| 2007 | The Impossible Dream | 8 | Soulicious |
News
Tours & Concerts
There are no tour and concert schedules for the artist.
Announcements
There are no announcements for the artist.
Discography
Comprehensive list of the recordings made.
Albums
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
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| 2002 | One Night Stand | Sony International |
| 2002 | From Sarah With Love | Sony International |
| 2002 | French Kissing | Sony International |
| 2003 | He's Unbelievable | Sony International |
| 2004 | Just One Last Dance | Sony International |
| 2004 | Bounce | Sony International |
| 2004 | Living to Love You | Sony International |
| 2005 | From Zero to Hero | Sony International |
Other artists
Similar artists
Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
- Sarah Connor speaks Spanish, English, and German fluently.
- Connor is a supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and is a vegetarian. She says she became a vegetarian because her idol Michael Jackson is also one.
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External Links
Categories: Artist | Pop | Soul | R&B
