Cinderella Sanyu Known as Cindy sanyu is a Ugandan singer. She is a former member of the Ugandan girl group called Blu3.
She became a part of the Blu3 (3 Black Ladies from Uganda) together with Lilliane Lee Mbabazi, and Jackie Chandiru in 2005 after they won the Coca Cola Pop Stars competition in Uganda. The judges thought they make a great group and Blu3 was formed. Before that she participated in a local competition called the Coca Cola Real Stars. She won the 3rd placed position in that and was the top gal.
Blu3?s debut, Hitaji, was a success in Uganda. Cindy and Blu3 embarked on a national tour and performed at various events across the African continent. Blu3s second album, Burn was released in 2007 and was highly successful as well.
In 2008, after a misunderstanding, Cindy was fired from the group and she left to pursue other interests. Later that year, she released her first single, Mbikooye since then she has managed to scoop some collaboration from different big artist in Africa and whole over the world.
Cindy started singing when she was 6 in her local church at a small town called Ntinda. She took part in “Capital Radio All Stars talent search” when she was 16 years old. She took third place. She worked with producer Steve Jean who made sure she participated in the “Coca-Cola Pop Stars” contest, which led to the formation of Blu*3 in 2003. With Blu*3, Cindy found music success winning the Best Artist/Group from Uganda & Best Music Video from Uganda in the 2005 Kisima Music Awards, Video of the Year (“Hitaji”) in the 2005 Pearl of Africa Music Awards and Video of the Year (“Burrn”) in the 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards and getting nominated for best East African Group in the 2005 Kora Awards, Best East African Album (Hitaji) in the 2005 Tanzania Music Awards,Best East African video (“Frisky”) in the 2006 Channel O Music Video Awards, Best Group & Best Performer in the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards and Best East Africa.
