SINGING SANDRA "THE POWER OF CALYPSO" Ep #2

She won the National Calypso Queen competition in 1987 and the Monarch title in 1999 & 2003.
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Sandra DesVignes-Millington aka Singing Sandra, born in 1957 in East Dry River, and raised in Morvant. She was approached in 1984 by calypsonian Dr. Zhivago to perform and the following year was recruited to Mighty Sparrow's Youth Brigade tent.
She won the National Calypso Queen competition in 1987 and the Calypso Monarch title in 1999 and 2003. Singing Sandra reportedly received a brand new Honda Civic along with a $70,000 cash prize.
Singing Sandra's trajectory has empowered many listeners, especially women. She hopes to influence people in a positive way by giving them something to think about.


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Artist: Singing Sandra
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