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{{short description|American singer}}
 
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{{BLP sources|date=June 2011}}
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==Music career==
She is primarily known for two of her solo [[gramophone record|records]] which reached #1 on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s Dance/Club Play [[record chart|chart]], "Make the World Go Round" and "Ain't No Need Toto Hide" in 1996, and 1997, respectively.<ref name="Charts">"[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sandy-b-p289895/charts-awards/billboard-singles Sandy B Charts & Awards]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 2011-06-19</ref> Both songs were produced by the duo [[Deep Dish (band)|Deep Dish]]. [[Stonebridge (DJ)]] [[Onionz ]][[remix]]es of "Make Thethe World Go Round" were also released.
 
In an unusual reversal of the conventional music industry success story, Sandy B had her #1 hits after leaving a major record label for an indie label. Though her two [[chart topper]]s were released on [[Champion Records (UK)|Champion Records]], her debut #1 single "Feel Like Singin" had been released in 1992 on [[Nervous Records (US)|Nervous Records]]. She also released a single "Back Together" in 1994 on King Street Sounds.
 
After "Make Thethe World Go Round" hit #1, Nervous included the [[David Morales]] remix of "Feel Like Singin" on the dance [[compilation album]], ''100% Pure Dance''.
 
In 1998, Sandy B had an on-screen appearance in the movie ''[[Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco]]'', starring [[Al Pacino]] and [[Johnny Depp]].
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In 2005, Sandy co-wrote a song "Risen" with Janice Robinson, which went platinum in [[Belgium]] for the pop artist, Natalia. In 2006, her "Being True To Her Groove" was used in the [[Disney]] animation ''[[Kronk's New Groove]]''.
 
In 2011, Sandy contributed vocals to the song "Party of the Year" which appears on the album [[Bandoozle]] by LGBTQ rapper [[Jipsta]]. The song was produced by [[Grammy]] nominated producer and remixer [[Chris Cox (DJ)]] and reached #10 on the [[Billboard Club Play]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/304736/jipsta/chart |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420070615/http://www.billboard.com/artist/304736/jipsta/chart |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |title=Jipsta - Chart history {{!}} Billboard|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>
 
==Discography==
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! Year
! Song
! <small> [[Hot Dance Club Play|U.S. Dance]]</small>
! <small> [[UK Singles Chart|UK Single]]</small>
! Album
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| 2000
| "Check It Out"
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| ''Check It Out'' CD single
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| rowspan="2"|2001
| "Nothingness"
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[[Category:American soul singers]]
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[[Category:American women in electronic music]]
[[Category:21st-century American women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American singers]]