1. Sasha Sokol Cuillery, known during her childhood and adolescence as Sasha and, from 1997 onwards, as Sasha Sokol, is a Mexican singer, actress, songwriter and television presenter.
20 Facts About Sasha Sokol
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Sasha Sokol began her artistic career as a member of the musical band Timbiriche.
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Sasha Sokol studied at the Colegio Peterson and later at the Centro de Educacion Artistica of Televisa.
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At that time, the music and television producer Luis de Llano Macedo was seeking to create a Mexican version of the band Parchis, and Sasha Sokol held castings at the CEA.
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Sasha Sokol was selected as one of the original seven members and that is how she started her singing career in 1982.
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Sasha Sokol recorded seven albums with Timbiriche, which earned 25 gold albums and ten platinum albums.
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In 1984, with Timbiriche, Sasha Sokol participated in Vaselina as Sandy, the Spanish-language version of Grease.
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In 1986, Sasha Sokol enrolled at the Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts.
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Sasha Sokol was nicknamed "La Dama de Negro" for her habit of dressing in said color.
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Sasha Sokol made her television solo debut in Siempre En Domingo, the biggest variety show in Ibero-America at the time.
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Sasha Sokol released her second album, Trampas de luz, that year.
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In 1991, Sasha Sokol released her third album, Siento, and appeared in the Mexican soap opera Alcanzar una estrella II.
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In 1992, Sasha Sokol released her fourth solo album, Amor sin tiempo.
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In 1993, Sasha Sokol put her career on hold and put herself in rehabilitation for cocaine addiction.
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Sasha Sokol publicly apologized to her fans for her disappearance and for all the rumors that were brought forth while out of the spotlight.
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In 1998, Sasha Sokol joined all original founding members of the Mexican pop group Timbiriche in an international tour, and they recorded a double album titled El concierto.
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In 2005, Sasha Sokol participated in the reality show Big Brother VIP and won the grand prize.
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In 2010, Sasha Sokol returned to the pop music genre with her seventh pop album, and eighth album overall, Tiempo Amarillo.
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Up to 2010, Sasha Sokol had earned four platinum albums, three gold albums and one diamond album in her solo career.
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In 2017, Sasha joined the original founding members of Timbiriche to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the group.