Forty years after winning Eurovision with her song "J’aime la vie", Belgian singer Sandra Kim has spoken out about how she was exploited at the time and denied royalties for years, leading to financial hardship. Born in the Liège region, Kim was only 13 years old when she won the popular...
40 years after winning Eurovision, Sandra Kim recalls exploitation, financial hardship
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40 years after winning Eurovision, Sandra Kim recalls exploitation, financial hardship