Mandy Santos
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Mandy Santos | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Amanda Santos |
| Also known as | M-AND-Y |
| Born | May 30, 1992 London, England |
| Origin | Bilbao, Spain |
| Genres | Pop, electronic, R&B, dance, indie |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
Mandy Santos or Mandy Diaz, (born May 30, 1992 in London, England), is a Spanish singer, songwriter and producer.[1][2]
Santos’ first featuring, "Gimme the Base", was released in 2011 through Novaemusik (owned by Carlos Jean) who was looking for talented musicians on the net who would submit original songs and it immediately became a chart-topping in Spain reaching number one.[3] Santos made a few collaborations in the electronic music scene like "Midnight", released in 2011 through Novaemusik[1] and "Animal", released in September 2012 through Blanco y Negro Records.[1] Nowadays she is working to Sony/ATV Music Publishing and recording her first album.[2]
Santos appeared in the second season of La Voz, the Spanish adaptation of the Dutch TV show.
In the Blind auditions" she sang "When I Was Your Man" (Bruno Mars' song). Santos was chosen by the four coaches (Malú, Antonio Orozco, Rosario Flores and David Bisbal) and she selected Malú.
In the "Battles", she faces Cassandra Rosa. They sang Mama Do (Pixie Lott' song). She won.
Before acting on the "Live galas", she had to sing again to see if she was selected (that phase is called 'Last assault'). She sang a quiet version of Use Somebody (Kings of Leon). She received lots of beauty comments (from the public, the coaches and famous people who were watching the TV show and were commenting on the performances on social networks) because the quality of the performance was amazing.
Once she arrived to the "Live galas", she sang As long as you love me (Justin Bieber). Apparently, there was a sound problem, but she did a very good performance. It was the last day she performed there.
In 2014, she uploaded a cover to YouTube (Last Christmas, Wham!' song).
Nowadays, she's composing/writing songs for many artists and she is working on her first solo album.
In 2016 signing with a different label, and change the stage name Mandy Diaz.
Verified on twitter on 10/11/2016
Featured singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions |
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| 2011 | "Gimme the Base" | 1 |
| 2012 | "Animal" (feat. Xuso Jones) | – |
| 2013 | "Aviator" (feat. Brian Cross) | – |
References
- ^ a b c Mandy Santos publica digitalmente su nuevo single, ‘Animal’ popelera.net.
- ^ a b Mandy Santos: "Me gustaría trabajar en un proyecto específico para Eurovisión" eurovision-spain.com.
- ^ Nota de Prensa: El PlanB de Carlos Jean y Ballantine´s consigue su segundo Número 1 muwom.com