Tony Sandler
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Tony Sandler, is a singer, entertainer and performer. He is also well known as the Continental half of the Capitol recording
singing team Sandler and Young
singing duo popular in the 1960s and 1970s and mid 1980s.
.
In 1954, he recorded his first hit "Song of the Sea" while serving with the Belgian Air Force
(Korean War).
He attracted international audiences in Austria
, Germany
, Switzerland
and Britain
, and became a stage and television star with dozens of hit records. He also starred in four German/Italian films as well as musical productions.
Tony Sandler then starred and headlined with singing engagements at the renowned Café Roma in Alassio on the Italian Riviera
leading him to his U.S. debut.
In 1963 Tony Sandler joined the cast of the "Casino de Paris" revue at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. In this extravaganza Tony Sandler performed side by side with French star Line Renaud
and also one American entertainer Ralph Young.
In 1965 Tony Sandler and Ralph Young decided to start a solo act and perform together as a singing team and that was the beginning of a very successful story of Sandler and Young
In the mid eigties, Ralph Young retired from the act to spend more time with his family in Palm Springs and Los Angeles. Tony Sandler, two decades younger, continued to perform and produce. Tony Sandler is now still active, singing American and European repertory s.a. a one man show called “Chevalier: Maurice & Me.” and recorded in 2010 his tribute to Jacques Brel
Huber felt that type of song, with Tony's voice and European accent, would appeal to those seeking soft music for intimate settings. Tony agreed to try, and soon recorded the album "Simply Tony" on the Butterfly Label of Huber Entertainment Group launched the album and subsequently agreed to a contract with Tony as agent and producer. The album was an immediate success, quickly selling throughout the US and Europe.
Tony Sandler has also worked with the Land of Lakes Choirboys
seasoned group called the Viking Choir, directed by Francis Stockwell. Tony just taped a television special called "Tony Sandlers Holiday Greetings" with the Viking Choir, which was broadcast on PBS in December 2008 and February 2009 and is scheduled to be re-broadcast on most of the PBS affiliate stations during the next two holiday seasons.
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
singing team Sandler and Young
Sandler and Young
Sandler and Young were a popular singing team from the 1960s through the 1980s, composed of Belgian-born Tony Sandler and native New Yorker Ralph Young....
singing duo popular in the 1960s and 1970s and mid 1980s.
Five decades of entertainment
Tony Sandler began performing as a boy with the French Gregorian choir "Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Boix", who performed for Pope Pius XIIPope Pius XII
The Venerable Pope Pius XII , born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli , reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958....
.
In 1954, he recorded his first hit "Song of the Sea" while serving with the Belgian Air Force
Belgian Air Force
The Air Component, formerly the Belgian Air Force, is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces. Originally founded in 1909, it is one of the world's first air forces, and was a pioneer in aerial combat during the First World War...
(Korean War).
He attracted international audiences in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, and became a stage and television star with dozens of hit records. He also starred in four German/Italian films as well as musical productions.
Tony Sandler then starred and headlined with singing engagements at the renowned Café Roma in Alassio on the Italian Riviera
Italian Riviera
The Italian Riviera, or Ligurian Riviera is the narrow coastal strip which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines...
leading him to his U.S. debut.
In 1963 Tony Sandler joined the cast of the "Casino de Paris" revue at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. In this extravaganza Tony Sandler performed side by side with French star Line Renaud
Line Renaud
- Early life :Line Renaud was born in Pont-de-Nieppe on 2 July 1928. Her mother Simone was a shorthand typist; her father was a truck driver during the week, but he played trumpet at the weekends, in a local brass band...
and also one American entertainer Ralph Young.
In 1965 Tony Sandler and Ralph Young decided to start a solo act and perform together as a singing team and that was the beginning of a very successful story of Sandler and Young
Sandler and Young
Sandler and Young were a popular singing team from the 1960s through the 1980s, composed of Belgian-born Tony Sandler and native New Yorker Ralph Young....
In the mid eigties, Ralph Young retired from the act to spend more time with his family in Palm Springs and Los Angeles. Tony Sandler, two decades younger, continued to perform and produce. Tony Sandler is now still active, singing American and European repertory s.a. a one man show called “Chevalier: Maurice & Me.” and recorded in 2010 his tribute to Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
Huber Entertainment Group signs Sandler
In 2008, Bob Huber, a friend of Tony Sandler, suggested that Tony consider recording an album of American standard love songs, particularly those familiar to most people.Huber felt that type of song, with Tony's voice and European accent, would appeal to those seeking soft music for intimate settings. Tony agreed to try, and soon recorded the album "Simply Tony" on the Butterfly Label of Huber Entertainment Group launched the album and subsequently agreed to a contract with Tony as agent and producer. The album was an immediate success, quickly selling throughout the US and Europe.
Tony Sandler has also worked with the Land of Lakes Choirboys
Land of Lakes Choirboys
The Land of Lakes Choirboys is a nonprofit boy choir organization based near St. Francis, Minnesota in the United States. Consisting of six individual choir ensembles, the organization performs in local, national, and international locations. Through a series of training programs, choristers are...
seasoned group called the Viking Choir, directed by Francis Stockwell. Tony just taped a television special called "Tony Sandlers Holiday Greetings" with the Viking Choir, which was broadcast on PBS in December 2008 and February 2009 and is scheduled to be re-broadcast on most of the PBS affiliate stations during the next two holiday seasons.