Heya everyone! So, for my first blog post that is actually about Sandi, where better to start than how she first started appearing on peoples' radios and across the internet?
So first I think we should start with the basics? That sound good to you guys? Good!
Sandi was born on the 11th of August 1981, and was originally named Alexandria Thom. She was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire, and studied at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen.
During the time she spent at Robert Gordon's College, Sandi was in a band called 'The Residents' between the ages of 14 and 17. She sang and played keyboards whilst travelling across Scotland playing in pubs and clubs.
Sandi was the youngest student to be accepted at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, being accepted at just 17 years of age. She continued to study here until 2003 when she graduated with a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts.
Sandi moved to London just a year later to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter. She came to work with 3 co-writers: Jake Field, Duncan Thompson and Tom Gilbert. After only a year of living in London she signed to Windswept Pacific Music ( an independant music publishing company) and its UK arm, P&P Songs, recieving an impressive £25,000.
Sandi went on to sign a record contract with the small record label, Viking Legacy, who released her debut single "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" (2005), which failed to gain major airplay or sales and resulted in the release of her debut being delayed.
Sandi's first 'tour' was entitled '21 Nights From Tooting' and consisted of 21 performances from the basement of her flat in Tooting, London. This took place between the dates of February 24th and March 16th in 2005. The venue had a capacity of 6 (10 including the band), but was streamed via Streaming Tank, entertaining over 100,000 web viewers.
Following the success of the largely web-based tour, 'I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker' was re-released on the 22nd of May 2006 with RCA Records. The song gained airplay exposure and on download sales it achieved #15 in the general charts and #7 in the official downloads chart. On the 4th of June, the song replaced Gnarls Barkley's Crazy in #1.
Sandi's first album, 'Smile...It Confuses People' was released in the UK on Monday, June the 5th 2006. It soon debuted at #1 in the chart dated 11th of June, selling over 700,000 copies worldwide.
The song 'I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)' was later nominated at the Brits Awards for Best British Single.
"I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker" was the 47th biggest selling UK single from a female artist since 2000 according to the Official Charts Company as of January 2009.
Okay so that's all I have time for today everyone, I'm gonna do my best to get another blog post about Miss Thom up tomorrow, but until then, hope you enjoy this wee video, let's see if you recognise the song!
Megan xxx
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