Miriam Sandler

She was a prolific backup singer during the 1990s for Latin pop artists like Jon Secada and Gloria Estefan before becoming a baalas teshuva.

One of her teachers, Jon Secada, then a backup singer for Gloria Estefan, encouraged her in her singing career and recommended her for several jobs.

[1] She then worked in the Latin pop industry as a backup singer for artists like Secada, Gloria Estefan, Julio Iglesias, and Fito Páez, and sang on albums by James Brown and Michael McDonald.

[1][3] Her touring with Estefan included a White House special event for George H. W. Bush, a Royal Command Performance for the Queen of the United Kingdom, and a concert for Cuban refugees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.

[1] She spent eight months at Neve Yerushalayim seminary in Israel, during which time she was introduced to and performed with the all-female band Tofa'ah.