Sandra Nasić

<h2 id="career">Career</h2>
Nasić was born in <a href="/facts/G%C3%B6ttingen/9KyeWn2X">Göttingen</a>, West Germany, where she grew up with her Croatian mother and sister. After she received her high school diploma, Nasić considered studying design, but decided to pursue a music career with the rock band Guano Apes, which she joined in 1994. The band's career took off in 1996 after they won the "Local Heroes" competition held by <a href="/facts/VIVA_(German_TV_channel)/eQIPyBlT">VIVA</a>, beating out over 1,000 competitors with their song "<a href="/facts/Open_Your_Eyes_(Guano_Apes_song)/yQyAeCtE">Open Your Eyes</a>". The band's debut album, <a href="/facts/Proud_Like_a_God/KnagxGM0">Proud Like a God</a>, peaked at No. 4 in Germany in 1997. Their next two albums, <a href="/facts/Don%27t_Give_Me_Names/V30mdSNw">Don't Give Me Names</a> (2000) and <a href="/facts/Walking_on_a_Thin_Line/0AmSVHKG">Walking on a Thin Line</a> (2003) both reached No. 1. Guano Apes broke up in February 2005, but reunited in 2009. They went on to release two more albums, <a href="/facts/Bel_Air_(album)/H4s4Fmta">Bel Air</a> (2011) and <a href="/facts/Offline_(album)/YBfrRcrP">Offline</a> (2014).
Whilst still with Guano Apes, Nasić appeared on <a href="/facts/Apocalyptica/fXJH3F6s">Apocalyptica</a>'s 2001 single "<a href="/facts/Path_Vol._1_%26_2/ekWlJ5SA">Path Vol. 2</a>", which reached No. 4 in Finland,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1">1</a> and on <a href="/facts/DJ_Tomekk/AfcQ83mX">DJ Tomekk</a>'s 2003 single <a href="/facts/Beat_of_Life/PWwrmh77">Beat of Life</a> (along with <a href="/facts/Ice-T/RwURNdkK">Ice-T</a> and <a href="/facts/Trigga_tha_Gambler/CKQ9hrMj">Trigga tha Gambla</a>), which reached No. 12 in Germany.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a>
During the Guano Apes hiatus, Nasić released her first solo recording, the single "Fever", which peaked at No. 64 in Germany. Her debut album, <a href="/facts/The_Signal_(Sandra_Nasi%C4%87_album)/PNWh28my">The Signal</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a> peaked at No. 46.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a>
From August until November 2012, Nasić was on the jury of the third season of <a href="/facts/X_Factor_(German_TV_series)/Wlsc8PC7">X Factor</a>, along with <a href="/facts/Sarah_Connor_(singer)/UUhkI4Ie">Sarah Connor</a>, <a href="/facts/H.P._Baxxter/l870flww">H.P. Baxxter</a>, and <a href="/facts/Moses_Pelham/KXUw7kL9">Moses Pelham</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>

<h2 id="discography">Discography</h2>
<h3>Solo</h3>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/The_Signal_(Sandra_Nasi%C4%87_album)/PNWh28my">The Signal</a> (2007)</li></ul>
<h3>with Guano Apes</h3>
Main article: <a href="/facts/Guano_Apes_discography/XkJlNTrs">Guano Apes discography</a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Proud_Like_a_God/KnagxGM0">Proud Like a God</a> (1997)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Don%27t_Give_Me_Names/V30mdSNw">Don't Give Me Names</a> (2000)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Walking_on_a_Thin_Line/0AmSVHKG">Walking on a Thin Line</a> (2003)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Bel_Air_(album)/H4s4Fmta">Bel Air</a> (2011)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Offline_(album)/YBfrRcrP">Offline</a> (2014)</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">"Apocalyptica Feat. Sandra Nasic - Path Vol. 1 & 2". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 May 2013. <a href="http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Apocalyptica+feat%2E+Sandra+Nasic&titel=Path+Vol%2E+1+%26+2&cat=s" target="_blank">http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Apocalyptica+feat%2E+Sandra+Nasic&titel=Path+Vol%2E+1+%26+2&cat=s</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">"DJ Tomekk Feat. Ice-T, Sandra Nasic, Trigga Tha Gambla - Beat of Life". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 May 2013. <a href="http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Tomekk+feat%2E+Ice%2DT%2C+Sandra+Nasic%2C+Trigga+Tha+Gambla&titel=Beat+Of+Life&cat=s" target="_blank">http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Tomekk+feat%2E+Ice%2DT%2C+Sandra+Nasic%2C+Trigga+Tha+Gambla&titel=Beat+Of+Life&cat=s</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">"Ex-GUANO APES Singer SANDRA NASIC: Video Interview Available". Blabbermouth.net. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2013. <a href="http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=84424" target="_blank">http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=84424</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"Sandra Nasic - The Signal". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 May 2013. <a href="http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Sandra+Nasic&titel=The+Signal&cat=a" target="_blank">http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Sandra+Nasic&titel=The+Signal&cat=a</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"X Factor 2012: Sandra Nasic ist die neue Frau in der Jury". vox.de (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2013. <a href="https://www.vox.de/medien/sendungen/x-factor/castings/2095e-106528-9b24-10/x-factor-2012-sandra-nasic-ist-die-neue-frau-in-der-jury.html" target="_blank">https://www.vox.de/medien/sendungen/x-factor/castings/2095e-106528-9b24-10/x-factor-2012-sandra-nasic-ist-die-neue-frau-in-der-jury.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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