Sacha (singer)

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Sacha
Born Montreal, Quebec, Canada [1]
Origin Warkworth, Ontario, Canada
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active2013-present
Labels
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".

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetails
Just Like You
  • Release date: October 6, 2014
  • Label: Sacha
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

TitleDetails
The Best Thing
  • Release date: July 24, 2020
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
We Did
  • Release date: February 4, 2022
  • Label: Starseed Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Confident
  • Release date: May 5, 2023
  • Label: Starseed Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN Country
[20]
2020"Standards"43The Best Thing
2022"We Did"28We Did
"Call It Country"
(featuring Jade Eagleson)		50Non-album single
2023"Confident"
(solo or featuring Tyler Shaw)		42Confident
2024"Hey Mom I Made It"8TBA

Promotional singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
Digital
[31]
2021"What the Truck"
(with The Reklaws)		25We Did
2024"High Life"—TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
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

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef
2022 CCMA Rising Star—Nominated [38]
2024 Songwriter(s) of the Year
(with Shawn Chambliss, Jake Saghi)		"Hey Mom I Made It"Nominated [39]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sacha - About". Paquin Artists Agency. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC. SIGNS CANADIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER SACHA". Sony Music Canada . September 24, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Beker, Jeanne (Summer 2021). "From Warkworth to Nashville On Wings Of Song". Watershed Magazine. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Country Star Sasha Visagie Signs with Sony Music". The Caribbean Camera Inc. May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "SACHA BREAKS THROUGH WITH "WHAT THE TRUCK"". Words and Music. SOCAN. February 1, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Just Like You - Sacha". Spotify . Sacha. 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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  20. 1 2 3 References for Canada Country:
  21. ↑ "SiriusXM's Top of the Country finale awards SACHA the title of Canada's next big country music star and $25,000". SiriusXM Canada. September 9, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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  34. ↑ "Sacha - Pretty Please (Official Music Video)" (video). YouTube . April 25, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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  37. ↑ "Sacha - High Life (Official Video)" (video). YouTube . August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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