Sandra - (I’ll never be) Maria Magdalena

Sandra Ann Lauer (born 18 May 1962), commonly known under her stage name Sandra is a pop singer who enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s with a string of European hit singles, most notably “(I’ll Never Be) Maria Magdalena“ (1985). The song, written by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Michael Cretu and Richard Palmer-James, was released as the lead single from The Long Play in March 1985, by Virgin Records, and was a major chart hit in Europe, reaching number one in multiple countries. It remains Sandra’s signature song.