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Sandra Cretu

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The Resume

    (May 18, 1962- )
    Birth name is Sandra Ann Lauer
    Based in Ibiza, Spain
    Nicknamed the ‘European Queen of Pop' in the mid-80s
    Vocalist for Arabesque (1979-1984), Sandra (1984-1989) and Enigma (1990- )
    Albums include ‘The Long Play,' ‘Mirrors,' ‘Into a Secret Land,' ‘My Favorites,' ‘Close to Seven' and ‘The Wheel of Time'
    Singles include ‘Andy Mein Freund (Andy My Friend, about her pet),' ‘Maria Magdalena,' ‘In the Heat of the Night,' ‘Everlasting Love,' ‘Stop for a Minute,' ‘Hi! Hi! Hi!,' ‘When the Rain Doesn't Come,' ‘Secret Land,' ‘Forever' and ‘Hiroshima'

Why she might be annoying:

    She joined Arabesque at age 16.
    Fans would routinely congregate around the front garden of her home in Munich.
    Disappointed with the results of a talent competition she attended, she gave a technician an Olivia Newton-John tape and did an unscheduled gig.
    While pregnant with twins, she did a video remake of ‘Nights in White Satin' without being shown from the neck down.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She met her future husband Michael Cretu, a struggling keyboardist, during an Arabesque performance.
    She is an activist for nature and fauna (thankfully, not with PETA).
    Her video version of the 60s hit ‘Everlasting Love' showed her and a male model dressed as several historical couples — even 80s punkers!
    She made one of the single biggest impressions of all time on the German music scene.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 67 Votes: 68.66% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 39 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 43 Votes: 44.19% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 78 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 36 Votes: 61.11% Annoying