Mart Sander

Mart Sander (born 10 August 1967) is an Estonian singer, actor, director, author, artist, and television host.
Life and career.
In his youth, Mart Sander studied violin and conducting. He started singing in the choir of the Estonian National Opera at the age of eighteen. At the age of nineteen, Sander and swing orchestra Modern Fox won a talent competition in Moscow, the band toured both in Soviet Union and in Europe. He obtained his BA in musicology from the Tallinn University, his MA in film and TV directing at the BFM (Baltic Film and Media School) and is currently doing his PhD at the BFM, also lecturing on film music semiotics. He has also studied screenwriting at the London Film Academy. 
Stage.
The notable roles for Sander include: directing the operetta "Silva" (Die Czardasfürstin) at the Estonian National Opera in 2010. At the opening night, as the leading singer suffered an injury on the stage, Sander took over the part. In 2014, his production of "Ball im Savoy" opened at the Estonian National Opera; Sander directed, revised the text, made new orchestral arrangements and provided set and costume design, as well as created the role of Mustafa.
Sander has written stage plays, where he often stars himself, such as "Behind the Random Denominator" (in Estonian, "Juhuslik nimetaja"), which was presented to the New York audience in 2015 and "The Bughouse" (in Estonian, "Äratõmbetuli"), which premiered in Washington, D.C. in 2018. On June 17, 2018, "The Bughouse" premiered at the Estonian State Drama Theatre.
Film and television.
Sander has directed and acted in films and the short TV movie "Berlin 1945: Musik Unter Bomben" (2007). He made his feature film debut as Martti in the 1991 Juha Tapaninen-directed Finnish musical-comedy "Iskelmäprinssi". In 1998, he had a role in the Rao Heidmets-directed comedy-family film "Kallis härra Q" (English release title: "Dear Mister Moon"), based on the 1992 children's book of the same name by Estonian author Aino Pervik. He had roles in the Hungarian film "Why Wasn't He There?" and in the US made-for-cable production "Candles in the Dark", opposite Alyssa Milano and directed by Maximilian Schell.
Sander's Estonian TV appearances include hosting the "Eurolaul 1993" and the TV series "Tantsud tähtedega" ("Dancing with the Stars"). He also hosted "" ("Stars in the Music") from 1997 to 2006 and again from 2008 to 2010, as well as the hit show "Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt" ("Sing Your Face Off"). In 2012, he was a judge on the fifth season of the TV3 reality series competition "Eesti otsib superstaari" ("Pop Idol Estonia"). In 2020, he became the host of the Estonian version of the global TV phenomenon "Maskis Laulja" ("The Masked Singer").
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