Sara Mandiano is a French

France

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 singer and songwriter, born on January 25, 1958. She is mainly known for her hit "J'ai des doutes", released in 1991.

Musical career

In ten year career, she released three albums as songwriter, composer and singer. She signed her first records under the name of Sarah Mandiano until 1988, then Sara Mandiano for the rest of her career. She appeared in many French TV shows in 1991, in which she performed "J'ai des doutes" or "Défense d'y voir".

In 1992, she was nominated in the category Popular music female revelation of the year at the Victoires de la Musique

Victoires de la Musique

Victoires de la musique , is an annual French award ceremony that recognizes the best musical artists of the year.- Male artist of the year :*1985 : Michel Jonasz*1986 : Jean-Jacques Goldman*1987 : Johnny Hallyday...

, but Jil Caplan

Jil Caplan

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 won the price.

In 1993, L'Affaire Louis Trio

L'Affaire Louis Trio

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 and she covered Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg

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's song La Javanaise in Taratata

Taratata

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, recorded on September 7 and broadcast on September 11, 1993, on France 2

France 2

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.

Today voice teacher, she has worked on the musical Dracula or even composed jingles for TV channel Gulli

Gulli

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 or TEVA for example. She is now part of a group called Shaaks as a singer and composed out several titles listening on the net. In 2005 and 2007, she participated in vocals on albums Fragile and Banco des Têtes Raides. She is also manager of the Studios of the Seine, one of the largest sets of studio professional recordings.

Albums

• Ombre chinoise (1985)

"Ombre chinoise" - "Une Nuit de cuir" - "En sursis" - "J'aime sa façon d'être un garçon" - "Porte des chambres" - "L'Anneau d'or" - "Shangai" - "Sans dessus dessous" - "Fin de l'hiver" - "Amour maléfique" - "Tu pleures tout ce que je bois"

• Point d'interrogation (1991)

"Les Serments" - "J’ai des doutes" - "Pirate et Coquillages" - "Soi disant" - "Ton Amour à la gomme" - "Défense d’y voir" - "Baby pop" - "Daddy" - "Je ne suis pas comme il faut" - "Nos Mots d’adieu"

• Saison des pluies (1993)

"Saison des pluies" - "Night and Day" - "Cool" - "Où sont mes guides" - "Le Cortège" - "Tombé du soleil" - "Play" - "Vertige céleste" - "Susurre-moi des mots" - "Mille et une raisons"

• Other songs :

"Pour toi moi je" - "Louxor" - "La Dame de Shangai" - "Venus et l'aquarium" - "Bandit" - "Ombre immobile" - "L'Avion en polyester" - "La Luna" - "Mensonge en Somalie"

Singles

With peak positions in French SNEP Singles Chart :

• "Ombre chinoise" (1984)
• "Pour toi moi je" (1985)
• "La Dame de Shanghai" (1986)
• "Venus et l’aquarium" (1988)
• "Ombre immobile" (1988)
• "J’ai des doutes" (1991) - #10, Silver disc
• "Défense d’y voir" (1992) - #37
• "Les Serments" (1991)
• "Saisons des pluies" (1993)
• "Cool" (1993)
• "Play" (1994)

As vocalist or lyricist

• À l'Envers à l'Endroit (Karen Chéryl) (1987)
• Mon Amant au hammam (Florence Weber) (1988)
• T'aurais pas vu l'amour (Patricia Zamler) (1988)
• Souviens-toi des mots (Patricia Zamler) (1989)
• Les Portes du ciel (Veronica Antico) (2002)
• Lettre ouverte (Paul Mahoni) (2002)
• Vole ta vie (Romane Serda) (2004)
• Je voudrais pas crever (Les Têtes Raides) (2005)
• Plus haut (Les Têtes Raides
  Les Têtes Raides
  -Group history:The group was founded in Paris during the 1980s. Originally, they played music heavily influenced by the punk movement and depended on electric instruments. Their third album featured Anne-Gaëlle, a classically trained cellist, and marked a turning point in the group's music toward a...
  
  ) (2007)

External links

• Sara Mandiano, on Bide et musique
• Shaaks, on Myspace