Renee Sands | |
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Birth name | Renee Ilene Sandstrom |
Born |
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
February 15, 1974
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 |
Website | pinterest.com/carlymacsmom |
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.
Sands was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Renee is the youngest out of four children.
She has also been a member of the vocal trio Wild Orchid, which also included former Kids Incorporated co-star and her TV sister Stacy Ferguson and Stefanie Ridel. She has opened for acts including 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".
Sands provided the singing voice for Princess Fiona in the movies Shrek and Shrek 2, appearing alongside former "Kids Incorporated" cast member Moosie Drier, who did ADR voice work for the films. She was also in Far Far Away Idol and played Young Darlene in California Indian. Renee now sings on children's albums for Disney Records.
Sands sings "Pump it Up", which was 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.