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SANDRA PILLER

     2010 NMW Awards Country Female Artist of the Year

                    Days Like These CD now available at sandrapiller.com and iTunes

                                                                 Video on YouTube

The heart of country music is just that: heart. "Country music is about genuine emotion for the joys of being alive," says Sandra Piller, and you can feel that emotion in everything she sings. A fan of pop country stars like Crystal Gayle, Patsy Cline and Kenny Rogers, she embraces songs that communicate directly. "I love almost all country music," Sandra says, "but it was the music of The Judds that inspired me to sing it."

Raised in Southern California, she has the vocal talent and life experiences of a Nashville veteran. “I was brought up in the city, but I must have picked up my Mom’s southern accent because people thought I sounded ‘country.’ Plus, I really enjoy the storytelling aspect of those songs.”

Sandra signed her first single song contract as a songwriter with legendary Sun Records icon and country music producer Cowboy Jack Clement, and for the past several years she has collaborated with Nashville songwriter Jane Bach, who has penned hits for Reba McEntire, Collin Raye, Jo Dee Messina and others.

Sandra is dedicated to songs that portray life, love and fresh starts. "I relate to the passion in country songs," Sandra says, and her tunes let listeners know that we’re all on the same path together, "living and loving and moving through days like these."

In 2011 came the release of her third album "Days Like These" (Shady Hill Records) and singles from this recording have enjoyed strong radio play across the nation. In addition, they have achieved significant chart success. For example, “I Cross That Bridge,” was #1 on the Country music charts for three straight weeks while the music video received major airplay across the country. The title track reached the Top Ten on the New Music Weekly charts. Both singles hit Nashville's Music Row charts.

Sandra was named “Best New Country Artist of 2009" by New Music Weekly and was honored by that magazine as "Female Country Artist of 2010." 

Sandra Piller's life-long passion for performing country music had to be put on hold while family priorities -- and family adversity -- took center stage in her world. “Only after problem-solving and the healing passage of time could I focus on following my dream," Sandra states.

And now, that dream is becoming a reality. In her selection of material, in her songwriting collaborations, and in the use of her expressive voice, Sandra Piller is reaching out to everyone with ears to hear and a heart to feel.