Sharon Tandy | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sharon Finkelstein |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 18 September 1943
Died | 21 March 2015 London, England | (aged 71)
Genres | Blue-eyed soul, freakbeat |
Years active | 1965–2015 |
Labels | Pye Records, Mercury Records, Atlantic Records |
Sharon Tandy (born Sharon Finkelstein; 18 September 1943 – 21 March 2015)[1] was a South African singer who achieved some success in the United Kingdom in the 1960s as part of the blue-eyed soul and psychedelic movements. In 1966, she recorded some songs at Stax studios, a rarity for a white singer. She also had several chart hits in South Africa in the 1970s.