Sandra won international success in 1985 with a song '(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena', which topped the charts in 21 countries worldwide and reached top 10 in further five.
The single, however, performed poorly on charts at that time dominated by disco mania. The impromptu performance gained considerable recognition and led to the release of her first single, which was a children's song about a pet dog, 'Andy mein Freund'. She was only a member of the audience, but when all participants had finished performing and the jury was discussing the results, Sandra walked onto the stage, persuaded the DJ to put on the German version of a song made famous by Olivia Newton-John and started singing. In 1975, at the age of thirteen, Sandra went with her mother to see Young Star Festival, a Saarbrücken talent competition. Sandra showed an early interest in music and dancing, starting to learn classical ballet at the age of 5, which she would continue for ten years, and receiving guitar lessons when she was 10 years old. She also had an older brother, Gaston, a paraplegic who died in 1995. Her father, Robert Lauer, who owned a wine store in Saarbrücken, is French and her mother, Karin ( née Eltern), who worked in a shoe store, is German. Times staff writer Emily Alpert Reyes contributed to this report.Sandra Ann Lauer was born in the German town of Saarbrücken, close to the French border.
The Bay Area and many other counties also require masks when conducting essential business like shopping. He pointed to the Czech Republic, which imposed a similar requirement, as an example of how the mandate could reduce new infections.Īt Wednesday’s meeting, some council members remained uncertain: Councilman Gil Cedillo raised concerns about racially discriminatory enforcement of mask rules against African Americans.Ĭouncilman John Lee also expressed reluctance, saying that, in his district, people seemed to be behaving responsibly to maintain social distancing and “already feel confined as it is.” The councilman believes mandating masks will help keep people who are infected but asymptomatic from unknowingly transmitting the virus. Koretz said that, under such an ordinance, people would be required to have the masks either already on their faces or close at hand so they could put them on quickly whenever they approached someone from outside their household. They still may stop and chat with their neighbors,” Koretz said in an interview. The council has not yet decided to draft such a law, but voted Wednesday to ask city staffers to report back on health guidelines for wearing masks, what requirements have been imposed by other cities and how such rules might be enforced. “The last thing we need is another spike in cases to set us back as we’re trying to move forward,” Koretz said. Los Angeles leaders are exploring whether to require residents to use masks or other facial coverings whenever they leave their homes - for instance, while strolling down the sidewalk or sitting in a public park - a proposal championed by City Councilman Paul Koretz as a way to prevent new infections. On top of the LAX mask rule - a move that Mayor Eric Garcetti said aligned with requirements by many major airlines - the mayor announced that, starting Monday, anyone riding a city bus was also required to wear a face covering. “The County strongly urges everyone to continue wearing face coverings in public to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and businesses may still require face coverings for customers and employees,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman said in a statement. Neighboring San Bernardino County rescinded its mandatory face-covering order last week. “I think that people are smart enough to make decision themselves.”Ī 78-year-old man, who spoke in support of rescinding the order on face coverings, agreed with Hewitt, saying he wears a mask only when he’s around people who are afraid. The use of masks is only a recommendation on the state level.ĭuring the meeting, 5th District Supervisor Jeff Hewitt said he didn’t feel like he needed to wear a mask, citing conflicting evidence of the benefits of face coverings, but that he would continue to do so if certain businesses required it.
Officials voted for the use of face coverings to be “strongly recommended” by the county, instead of being mandated, as health director Cameron Kaiser had implemented last month.
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