Sandro Nicolas

Alessandro Rütten (born 2 August 1996 in Heinsberg, Germany), better known as Sandro is a singer from Germany.

Sandro
Birth name	Alessandro H. Rütten
Also known as	Sandro
Born	(1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 Heinsberg, Germany
Origin	Germany United States Greece
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals Drums Guitar

Career

Sandro was born in Heinsberg to a Greek mother and an American father.[1] He was raised in Germany, where he started his career in music.[2][3]

In 2018, he participated in season 8 of The Voice of Germany (the German version of The Voice). He performed Shawn Mendes' "In My Blood" in the Blind Auditions, and all four coaches turned for him. He was eliminated in the Sing Off round.[2]

In 2019, Sandro represented the United States in the New Wave competition in Sochi, Russia and finished in 5th place.[2][3] On 29 November 2019, Cypriot broadcaster CyBC revealed that Sandro was to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[2][3] However, on March 18th 2020, the event was cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. On June 1 2020, it was confirmed that Sandro would not represent Cyprus at the 2021 event, citing other commitments.

References

1. Η Κύπρος πάει Γιουροβίζιον με τον Sandro Nicolas
2. "Cyprus: Sandro will represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2020". wiwibloggs. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
3. "Cyprus: Sandro to Rotterdam!". esctoday. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

Preceded by Tamta with "Replay"	Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020	Succeeded by