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Biography
Refimprove|date=December 2011cleanup|date=June 2010Infobox musical artist|name = Sandy & Junior|image =Sandy_Leah_Lima_e_Durval_de_Lima_Júnior.jpg|caption =|image_size =|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = Campinas , São Paulo (state)|São Paulo , Brazil |instrument =|genre = Pop music|Pop , pop rock , latin pop , bubblegum pop (early)|occupation =|years_active = 1989–2007|label = Polygram (1991-1998) Universal (1999-2007)|associated_acts =|website = http://sandyejunior.com.br|current_members =|past_members = Sandy & Junior was a Brazilian pop music duo consisting of siblings Sandy Leah|Sandy Leah Lima (born January 28, 1983) and her brother Durval de Lima Junior (born April 11, 1984). Sandy and Junior are Brazilians.
They first gained notoriety by being the children of Xororó from popular country duo Chitãozinho & Xororó .
Sandy & Junior began by singing children's songs and country-influenced tracks (their first single, "Maria Chiquinha", is a classic country song). Once they reached adolescence, they changed their style to pop-influenced songs, mainly ballads and upbeat songs. The style change was in 1997.
They had a self-titled weekly television series between 1999 and 2002 on Rede Globo and released the movie Acquaria in 2003; Sandy also starred in the soap opera Estrela Guia (Globo) in 2001. Earlier, they had appeared in Renato Aragão movie O Noviço Rebelde , in 1997.
On April 17, 2007 Sandy & Junior announced that an MTV Unplugged album to be recorded in May 2007 would be their final work together, through a video posted on their website addressed to their fans and in a press conference, stating also that their career as a duo would be over at the end of 2007.
Both have experienced solo work: Junior moved on to being the drummer of alternative rock band Nove Mil Anjos (which also featured former Charlie Brown Jr. member Champignon on bass guitar); Sandy, on the other hand, took a couple of years off to finish her Bacherlor's Degree in Portuguese/English and marry long-time beau Lucas Lima , who not only happened to share her last name, but is also a well-known classical/pop musician, composer and head of the musical group Família Lima .
In 2009, Junior took on the artistic name of Junior Lima and started a series of guest appearances on the concerts of Crossover Live , created by DJ Julio Torres and Amon Lima, (also from Família Lima and Lucas Lima 's brother). The Crossover Live project plays on night clubs mixing classical music from a live violin and electronic music from a DJ. The guest appearances turned into yet another branch of the already alternative project, called Dexterz .
Junior is currently touring both South and North Americas with Dexterz , and taking on occasional jobs as a music producer and/or director.
In 2010, Sandy released her first solo album, which was produced by husband Lucas Lima and brother Junior Lima. She co-wrote every single track and is now touring the country.
Their 17 years of career has granted them partnerships with several national and international artists, such as Xuxa , Roberto Carlos (singer)|Roberto Carlos , Milton Nascimento , Laura Pausini , Toquinho , Gilberto Gil , Ivete Sangalo , Enrique Iglesias and Andrea Bocelli , and more than 15 million albums sold around the globe, making them the ninth List of best-selling CDs (Brazil)|best selling Brazilian artists of all time .
Accomplishments
tone|date=December 2011According to their record company, those are their accomplishment during their 17 years together as a duo http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=UN-VuTD36Q8
15 albums released
Over 15 million albums sold
Over 30 chart-topping hits
6 DVDs
63 award nominations
Over 1.600 concerts in Brazil and worldwide
8 huge tours
Over 32 million tickets sold
First local acts to sell out Maracanã
Over 300 licensed products
1.300 fan clubs
Over 120,000 fans associated to their official fan club
5 seasons of their sitcom in Rede Globo
2 theatrical movies
1 telenovela
Over 500 appearances on TV shows
20 Gold Certifications (for over 100.000 copies sold)
28 Platinum Certifications (for over 250.000 copies sold)
8 Diamond Certifications (for over 1 million copies sold)
Discography
Albums
Year
Title
1991
Aniversário do Tatu
1992
Sábado a Noite
1993
Tô Ligado Em Você
1994
Pra Dançar Com Você
1995
Você é D+
1996
Dig-Dig-Joy
1997
Sonho Azul
1998
Era Uma Vez (Ao Vivo)
1999
As Quatro Estações
2000
Todas As Estações - Remixes
2000
As Quatro Estações - O Show
2001
Sandy e Junior
2002
Internacional
2002
Ao Vivo no Maracanã/ Internacional Extras (CD+DVD)
2003
Identidade
2006
Sandy e Junior
2007
Acústico MTV
Singles
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Past Singles
Year
Single
1991
Maria Chiquinha
1991
Aniversário do Tatu
1991
Casamento Natural
1992
Sábado À Noite
1992
Abra A Porta, Mariquinha
1992
Vamos Construir (With - Chitãozinho & Xororó )
1993
Tô Ligado Em Você
1993
Splish Splash
1993
Primeiro Amor
1994
Com Você
1994
Nascemos Pra Cantar
1994
Criança Esperança
1995
O Universo Precisa de Vocês (Power Rangers)
1995
Rap do Aniversário (With - Xuxa )
1995
Vai Ter Que Rebolar
1996
Não Ter
1996
Dig-Dig-Joy
1996
Etc... E Tal
1996
Férias de Julho
1997
Inesquecível ( Portuguese cover version of "Incancellabile" by Laura Pausini )
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