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Shandi Sinnamon (born 1952) is an American singer and song writer. ==Career== Shandi was born to a Huguenot family as Shandra Sinnamon in Miami, Florida. After dropping out of high school, she left home for Big Sur, California. Her ambition was to become a singer and songwriter. After a bicycle accident in L.A., she went back to Florida for recuperation. While recovering, she studied music and drama at a community college. While she was singing in a local restaurant, a disc jockey noticed her talent and introduced her to Elektra/Asylum Records. In 1976, she released her first album, ''Shandi Sinnamon'', on Asylum Records. Around the same time in Los Angeles, California, Mike Chapman discovered her and the two began a steamy affair. This affair helped to get her career off to a good start. In 1980, they released her second album ''Shandi'' from his Dreamland Records. Chapman himself produced that album under the alias of Commander Chapman. She wrote and performed the song "He's a Dream" that was used in the 1983 film ''Flashdance'', the soundtrack of which won the Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score in 1984. She has since written and performed songs for films and TV dramas, including "Tough Love" for the film ''The Karate Kid'', "Living on the Edge" & "Double Trouble" for the film ''Making the Grade'', "Fight to Survive" for the film ''Bloodsport'', "Gotcha", title song for the film ''Gotcha!'', "Eyes of Fire" for ''The Little Drummer Girl'', "Wild Roses" for ''Echo Park'' and "Boy of My Dreams" for ''Tower of Terror'', among many others. TV compositions include: "Leave Yesterday Behind" for the TV drama ''Leave Yesterday Behind'', "Slow Dance" for the movie ''Can You Feel Me Dancing'' and sang the theme song ''Charles in Charge'' for the 1984-1990 TV series. In 1985, her song "Making It" (composed by Richie Zito) became a local hit in Japan. She also sang the song "Only a Memory Away" as Sailor Mercury in the English adaptation of the Japanese series ''Sailor Moon'' (1995). (See also Sailor Moon soundtracks (USA)) She has worked as a background singer with Todd Rundgren, Bernadette Peters, Hoyt Axton and Johnny Hallyday. She now lives in Eugene, Oregon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shandi Sinnamon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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