1. Sandhy Soendhoro, better known by his stage name Sandhy Sondoro, sometimes stylized as Sandhy SonDoro, was born on 12 December 1973 and is an Indonesian singer-songwriter.
13 Facts About Sandhy Sondoro
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Sandhy Sondoro is best known for winning the 2009 International Contest of Young Pop Singer New Wave, in Jurmala, Latvia.
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Sandhy Sondoro 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.
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Sandhy Sondoro's cousin, Ira Maya Sopha, was a famous child singer in Indonesia during the 1970s.
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Sandhy Sondoro had an opportunity to work in a supermarket but didn't get the job, as he was too late.
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The busker agreed, and Sandhy Sondoro borrowed his friend's guitar and started playing on the streets of Biberach an der Riss.
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Sandhy Sondoro explained that Sondoro means "The Sound of Gold" in Latin.
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Sandhy Sondoro found a wider audience through Stefan Raab's casting show, a popular segment within one of Germany's most successful late-night shows SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD.
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Sandhy Sondoro participated in the 8th edition of New Wave, an "International Contest of Young Pop Singer" in Jurmala, Latvia, after Brandon Stone, a music producer, suggested he take part in the competition.
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Sandhy Sondoro was the first Indonesian, and the first Southeast Asian to participate.
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Sandhy Sondoro received 9 points from one of the twelve judges, while the rest gave him 10, giving him 119 points in total.
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Sandhy Sondoro 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.
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Sandhy Sondoro started to gain fame in his home country Indonesia after videos of his performances in New Wave were uploaded to YouTube.