SANDY SPARKLE

SANDY SPARKLE is a professional female vocalist and a talented musician, an experienced host / presenter, a trained dancer and an accomplished cabaret entertainer who has recently moved to South Devon from Swindon, Wiltshire and is now based in Torquay in the beautiful Torbay area on the South West Coast of England. Sandy is a well established and experienced International performer who has worked extensively throughout the United Kingdom and abroad with a career that has taken her to Europe, Canada, The United States and New Zealand. Her vocal similarity to the late Karen Carpenter, described by one reviewer as ’spine tingling’ rated her as the TOP CARPENTERS TRIBUTE ACT in the UK and earned her the reputation amongst her peers throughout the professional cabaret world as being ‘THE VOICE OF KAREN CARPENTER’ for her fabulous tribute show celebrating the timeless and ever popular music of THE CARPENTERS. Yet Sandy, when not performing as Karen Carpenter, has a unique sound all her own, with a wide vocal range covering everything from pops and standards, jazz and blues, country and gospel through to showtunes and musicals, light classical and light rock through to the very latest chart sounds - offering something for everyone, Sandy has a broad appeal to all age-groups. Sandy reads / writes and arranges music and plays keyboards, guitar and flute. Winner of National talent competitions, singing awards and music festivals throughout the UK, Sandy has made several radio and television broadcasts and has released her debut solo album on CD.

Under her own name, Sandy is also a well known face on television as the former PRESENTER and ’face’ of THE VISION CHANNEL which was the first Christian television station to broadcast on the cable networks in the UK, now on satellite. On arriving in Torbay, she was delighted when approached to be the PRESENTER / HOST of the annual TORBAY NEW EDEN CHRISTIAN MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL. A longstanding parallel career in the field of contemporary Christian music has seen Sandy as support to some of the most influential Christian Evangelists, speakers and musicians in the UK - including the top American country music star GEORGE HAMILTON IV with whom she sang a duet of ’Amazing Grace’ on his sell-out UK Gospel music tour. Her debut contemporary Gospel album FIRSTFRUITS, released on the CHAPEL LANE label, was very well received and was the result of a successful collaboration with the renowned songwriter / composer JOHN DANIELS, who has written songs for some of the most famous names in Gospel music, including SHEILA WALSH and SIR CLIFF RICHARD. As a primarily secular music artist, Sandy possesses a rare quality that very few secular perfomers possess and many fail to achieve - that unique ability to ’cross over’ with an appeal that is enjoyed by both the Christian and secular audiences alike. PLEASE NOTE: THIS WEBSITE WAS CREATED PRIMARILY AS A PROMOTION TOOL FOR THE SECULAR ENTERTAINMENT MARKET. IF YOU ARE A CHURCH / CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL OF ANY DENOMINATION READING THIS WEBSITE, WHO WOULD LIKE TO BOOK SANDY TO SING OR SPEAK IN THE CHRISTIAN / GOSPEL MUSIC CAPACITY - PLEASE CONTACT VIA THE SEND MESSAGE TAB.

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Sandy began her career as one of the famous BUTLINS REDCOAT ENTERTAINERS having worked many summer seasons at the holiday centres, topping the bill herself in the REDCOAT SHOW and as support artist to the many famous names who appeared there as guest stars - including LULU and the late comedian MIKE REID. More recently, she supported top American country music star GEORGE HAMILTON IV with whom she sang a duet on his sell-out UK tour. Before embarking on a solo career, Sandy was the lead vocalist in several successful cabaret showbands. For several years prior to the death of its founder and bandleader, she fronted the much acclaimed JOHNNY STILES 18-PIECE BIG BAND SOUND ORCHESTRA. The orchestra made many television and radio performances, showcasing Sandy’s exceptional ability as a big-band, swing and jazz singer. Sadly, it was another loss, that of her guitarist partner DAVID PIERCE, whose premature death at the age of 32, brought to an end her contribution as one half of the highly successful duo AUTUMN GOLD. Having spent her childhood training as a classical ballerina, Sandy left school destined to pursue a career in the professional ballet and dance world. Aside from being a trained dancer - she is also an experienced choreographer, a qualified dance teacher and a much sought after vocal coach and singing teacher. As a trained singer, she enjoyed several successful years working in professional musical theatre both in London and with touring companies with notable performances as Mary Magdelene in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, as Nancy in OLIVER, in GODSPELL and as the Narrator in JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT. More recently, performing on the professional cabaret circuit has taken over as her increasing popularity as a solo artist has grown with return bookings ‘by popular demand’ at every venue she has played. Proving without doubt that beauty can also have brains - this former MISS SWINDON beauty title holder also holds an Honours Degree In Theology.

AND THE NAME SANDY SPARKLE? Well... for many years SANDY worked very successfully under her own name, but her glamorous and eye-catching stage costumes earned her the ’nick-name’ SANDY SPARKLE by the fan base that regularly watched her perform. Often said to rival ’STRICTLY COME DANCING’ by members of the audience - Sandy is every inch the 'showgirl' with an enviable figure and a fabulous wardrobe of stunning stage costumes to delight the eye. Enhanced by a sophisticated light show, her costumes are a very important part of her presentation and are always tailored to suit the occasion and venue at which she is performing. The nick-name SANDY SPARKLE stuck and when Sandy decided to make a new life in South Devon, it felt the time was also right to make a change of professional name. SANDY SPARKLE seemed the obvious and perfect choice for the largely ’cabaret orientated’ music scene of the English Riviera! But be warned! Bring your sunglasses along to the gig - this is one lady who truly lives up to her name!
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