Renee Sands
Renee Ilene Sandstrom (born February 15, 1974) is an American singer and former child actress better known by her stage name Renee Sands. She is best known for her role as Renee on Kids Incorporated.
Renee Sands | |
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| Birth name | Renee Ilene Sandstrom[1] |
| Born | February 15, 1974 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | K-Tel Records, Sony Records, RCA Records, Yellow Brick Records, Walt Disney Records |
| Associated acts | Wild Orchid (band), Kids Incorporated, Fergie, Eagle Eye, Martika, Rahsaan Patterson, Ryan Lambert, Stefanie Ridel |
Early life
Sands was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Renee is the youngest of four children. She grew up singing and had a band with her family.[2]
Career
In 1983, she starred in the pilot of the hit 1980s musical children's show Kids Incorporated. It never was released on television, but was released on VHS in 1985. She starred on the show's first four seasons from 1984 to 1987, where she eventually became the oldest female character. She started on the show at the age of 10 and ended at 13.
Alongside her former Kids Incorporated costar and TV sister Stacy Ferguson and her high school friend Stefanie Ridel, she was a member of the 1990s band Wild Orchid. She was a member through the band's entirety from 1990 to 2003.
She has opened for acts that include Wayne Newton, Bob Hope, and Debbie Reynolds and sang on the children's chorus with other Kids Incorporated cast members on Martika's hit "Toy Soldiers". She starred on Kids Incorporated with Martika from 1983 to 1986.[3]
Sands provided the singing voice for Princess Fiona in Far Far Away Idol and played Young Darlene in California Indian.
Sands sang "Pump It Up", used as the theme song on the Crystal Light commercials, according to Kraft Foods, Inc.. She sang "Just Like We Dreamed It" with Ruben Martinez as the 15th anniversary theme for Disneyland Paris. She had a role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock, providing the singing voice for Jasmine Richards' character Margaret "Peggy" Dupree, singing the song "Here I Am". She sang "Love from Afar" on the soundtrack for Just Friends.
In 2012, she sang "I Think I Like You" with the band Eagle Eye. The song was featured in season two of Dance Moms.
Personal life
On October 10, 2008, Renee was married in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, California to retirement investment expert Robby Welles. The couple has one child.[4]
References
- Wildorchid.8m.com
- My Character is Kind of Snobby
- Los Angeles Times
- Robby & Renee, October 10th, A Private Home, Los Angeles, High Society Wedding and Event Planning blog, July 17, 2009
