[citation needed] As a result, Sandra never completed her formal education, instead working a variety of low-wage jobs throughout her twenties.
[citation needed] This led to her winning the Carifesta Monarch and Calypso Queen of the World titles in 1992 including a performance at the 1992 Reggae Sunsplash festival.
[4] This repeated win marked her legacy within Calypso music and also helped to bring further attention to the importance of female voices within a male-dominated competition and genre.
The two songs that Singing Sandra performed for this specific year's competition were also full of strong political ideas and were titled "For Whom the Bell Tolls?"
[10] Her notable songs include Voices from the Ghetto, which highlights the struggles of marginalized communities, and Sexy Employers, which critiques workplace sexual harassment.
[8] As a result of the dissemination of these social, racial, and feminist ideas Singing Sandra has given Calypso a new face which has begun to pave the way for women in an industry made up predominantly by male figures.
[7] Born in East Dry River, and raised in Morvant, DesVignes sang and acted as a child, including performances in 'Best Village' productions.
[2] She was approached in 1984 by calypsonian Dr. Zhivago to perform two of his songs, and the following year was recruited to Mighty Sparrow's Youth Brigade tent at the carnival.
[2] She performed at the Reggae Sunsplash festival in 1992, and subsequently formed the group United Sisters along with Lady B, Tigress, and Marvelous Marva.
[12] Although it is challenging to state just one song as her most famous due to the nature of the progression of her music and popularity, it is certainly easier to say that she has indeed come a long way since her debut at Sparrow's Young Brigade tent in 1984.
[13] Sandra moved on to greater accomplishments and won the National Calypso Monarch in 1999 by singing her two megahits “Song for Healing” and her trademark rendition “Voices from the Ghetto”.
Therefore, even if one particular Singing Sandra song is difficult to claim as being the most famous, it is evident that she has numerous hits, each popular in their own respect due to the audiences they appealed to and the social dialogues they addressed.