Sacha | |
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| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada [1] |
| Origin | Warkworth, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2013-present |
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| Website | Official website |
Sacha Visagie, known mononymously as Sacha (or SACHA), is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Warkworth, Ontario. [2] She is currently signed to Sony Music Canada. [3] She has charted several singles in Canada, including "Hey Mom I Made It", "We Did", and "What the Truck".
Sacha and her family moved to Warkworth from Montreal, Quebec, when she was a toddler. [4] She lived with her twin sister, two brothers, mother, and stepfather, and they were the only Black family in the town. [4] Around the time of junior high school, Sacha and her family moved to Oshawa, Ontario. [5] She cites Patsy Cline and Taylor Swift as two artists she listened to and was inspired by as a child. [6]
In 2013, Sacha released an anti-bullying-themed song "Stix N Stones", which garnered some online attention and led to performing at different schools. [7] The song was included on her debut independent album Just Like You in 2014. [8] During her first trips to Nashville, Tennessee, she stayed at a house belonging to SOCAN, which allowed Canadian songwriters to stay for free in support of their career. [1] In 2016, she won a competition titled "Canada's Next Country Star". [9]
In 2020, Sacha independently released an extended play The Best Thing. [10] The EP included the single "Standards", which was her first top 50 song at Canadian country radio. [11] In 2021, Sacha was named one of CMT's "Next Women of Country". [12] That same year, she collaborated with The Reklaws on the promotional single "What the Truck". [13] The song went on to become the fastest Canadian country song to achieve 1 Million domestic streams and was later certified Platinum by Music Canada. [14] [15] In early 2022, Sacha performed as an opening act for Maddie & Tae on their "All Song No Static Tour" in the United States. [16]
In February 2022, Sacha released the extended play We Did on Starseed Records. [17] [18] The EP's title track, "We Did", became her first top 30 single on Canada Country. [19] [20] In September 2022, she won the annual year-long SiriusXM "Top of the Country" competition. [21] That same month, Sacha received a nomination for "Rising Star" at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards, and won "Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year" for "What the Truck" with the Reklaws. [22] [23] In October 2022, she released the single "Call It Country", which featured fellow Canadian country artist Jade Eagleson. [6] In February 2023, Sacha released her first pop single "Confident", featuring Canadian singer Tyler Shaw. [24] [25] In May 2023, she released a solo country version of "Confident", which was included on an extended play of the same name, and was released to Canadian country radio. [26]
In September 2023, Sacha signed a record deal with Sony Music Canada. [27] In early 2024, she was one of several Black female country artists that received an increase in streaming numbers and social media followers after the release of Beyoncé's album Cowboy Carter , according to Time . [28] [29] In April 2024, Sacha released her debut major-label single "Hey Mom I Made It", which became her first top 20 song at Canadian country radio. [30] [20]
| Title | Details |
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| Just Like You |
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| Title | Details |
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| The Best Thing |
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| We Did |
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| Confident |
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| CAN Country [20] | |||
| 2020 | "Standards" | 43 | The Best Thing |
| 2022 | "We Did" | 28 | We Did |
| "Call It Country" (featuring Jade Eagleson) | 50 | Non-album single | |
| 2023 | "Confident" (solo or featuring Tyler Shaw) | 42 | Confident |
| 2024 | "Hey Mom I Made It" | 8 | Til I Don't |
| 2025 | "Til I Don't" | — | |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| CAN Digital [31] | ||||
| 2021 | "What the Truck" (with the Reklaws) | 25 |
| We Did |
| 2024 | "High Life" | — | TBA | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Year | Title |
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| 2024 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" |
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2020 | "Cheers" [32] | Travis Didluck |
| 2021 | "Standards" [33] | |
| 2022 | "Pretty Please" [34] | Ben Knechtel |
| 2023 | "Confident" [35] (featuring Tyler Shaw) | |
| 2024 | "Hey Mom I Made It" [36] | Jeff Johnson |
| "High Life" [37] | Not listed |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | CCMA | Rising Star | — | Nominated | [38] |
| 2024 | Songwriter(s) of the Year (with Shawn Chambliss, Jake Saghi) | "Hey Mom I Made It" | Nominated | [39] | |