Mandy
Moore was born April 10, 1984, in
Nashua, New Hampshire. However, her family
soon moved to Orlando, Florida where she currently resides with her
parents, Don, a pilot, and Stacy, a former news reporter, her brothers
Scott and Kyle. Mandy found her love of singing when she went to
a summer musical camp when she was nine years old. Mandy soon became
known as the "National Anthem Girl" as she sang"The
Star-Spangled Banner" for all the major sports teams and for
Chris Evert's Pro-Celebrity Tennis Tournament."
Mandy Moore began voice lessons and auditioning
for plays in the local theaters and got her first role as Ngana
in "South Pacific".
She has appeared in over a dozen plays in the Central Florida area
and has had lead roles in "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Guys
and Dolls". Mandy spent two summers at Stagedoor Manor, a performing
academy in New York, studying theater during the day and performing
at night at the Catskill resorts. Mandy was even auditioned for Broadway
and on her first try she made it down to the final two choices for "High
Society". She quickly became involved in national commercials,
TV pilots and voice-overs, including the voice of "Ducky" for
the Universal Studios California Land Before Time attraction.
Mandy Moore also entered the fashion world appearing
as a model in a Mexican teen magazine. During the recording of
a theme song for a TV pilot,
she received an offer to complete a full demo by a producer who took
notice of here. A talent scout came in when she was recording and
sent an unfurnished demo to David McPherson, Senior Vice President
of Urban A&R for Epic Records/550. McPherson liked what he heard
and immediately flew down to hear the young star sing. After receiving
a couple of other offers, the bright young star decided to sign a
deal with Sony Music and tour with Backstreet boys. Her debut single,
'Candy', sold half a million copies. Sales of 'Candy' were enough
to convince 550 Music to rush release of So Real, her debut album
in 1999. There were three follow-ups, including the soundtrack to
her 2002 debut film A Walk to Remember, a small-budget drama that
became a modest box-office success.
So two years ago she dipped a toe into acting,
landing a supporting role as a snobbish cheerleader in The Princess
Diaries. Encouraged
with the success of the family film, she landed her first leading
role in A Walk to Remember. She's got three films : "How to
Deal," "Saved" and "Try Seventeen". Mandy
Moore is a spokeswoman for Neutrogena products, and featured in the
company's TV and print advertising campaigns. She's is also partnered
with
the Wet Seal-Contempo to promote its Blue Asphalt product catalog.
Mandy appears on the cover of the publication in over 3 million homes
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Natasha
Bedingfield Musician
Natasha is an English singer and
songwriter who has performed in the genres of contemporary
Christian and pop music. Natasha and Daniel Bedingfield
share the Guinness World Record for being the only siblings
to have had solo number-ones in UK chart history.
Natasha Bedingfield Bio and Photos |
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Gwen Stefani
Gwen's brother Eric started the band No Doubt with his friend John Spence
in 1987, and asked the always effervescent Gwen to join on as co-vocalist
with Spence. Tony Kanal joined the group a little later, and the trio
began to gain popularity by playing at local parties.
Gwen Stefani Bio and Photo Gallery |
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Diana
Krall Jazz Pianist and Singer
At the age of seventeen she won a scholarship from the Vancouver International
Jazz Festival to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In Nanaimo,
her playing attracted the attention of famed bass player Ray Brown and
drummer Jeff Hamilton.
Diana Krall Bio and Photos |
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Shania
Twain Country Music Artist
Shania Twain often grabbed a guitar and retreated to the solitude of her
bedroom singing and writing until her fingers ached. "I grew up listening
to Waylon, Willie, Dolly, Tammy, all of them," she recalls. "But
we also listened to the Mamas and the Papas, The Carpenters, The Supremes
and Stevie Wonder.
Shania Twain Bio and Photos |
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Stacy
Ferguson Singer and Songwriter
As a child actress, Stacy Ferguson
was actually on the television program Kids Incorporated
for several years with her TV sister Renee Sands, who became
a fellow member of Wild Orchid. On the show, she sang Whitney
Houston's "One Moment In Time".
Stacy Ferguson Bio and Pictures |
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Julianne
Hough Musician and Dancer
Julianne Hough began working almost
immediately upon arriving in Los Angeles. She was featured
in two television commercials and was a "dancing" extra
in an episode of Cold Case. She was one of the "Million
Dollar Dancers" in the short lived network television
game show Show Me the Money starring William Shatner.
Julianne Hough Biography and Photo Gallery |
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Miley
Cyrus Musician and Actress
Cyrus landed the lead role of Hannah
Montana, a teen pop star who leads a double life as an
average schoolgirl. Her dad, Billy Ray, was then chosen
to play her widowed father in the TV series, and the entire
Cyrus family moved from Nashville to southern California
to encourage Miley's career. Miley
Cyrus Bio and Pictures |
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