Mandy Moore

She was born to Stacy, a former news reporter and her husband, Donald Moore, a pilot with the American Airlines. She is of mixed descent, and has two brothers.

Her grandmother was a dancer and the young Mandy was greatly inspired by her. She realized her interest in acting and dancing early on and requested her parents to enroll her in acting and singing classes.

As a young girl she used to perform the National Anthem at numerous events around her hometown. Even though she was very talented she was very quiet and sweet.

She started recording in the studio by herself when she was just 13. An acquaintance having a friend who worked for Sony Music Entertainment happened to hear her and helped her sign a contract with the Epic record label under the Sony banner.

Since she entered the music world while she was still at school she dropped out and continued her education through private tutoring. She accompanied the pop band ‘N Sync on their concert tour through North America in early 1999. The same year she also toured with the Backstreet Boys.

Her debut single ‘Candy’ was out in August 1999. It reached the Billboard Hot 100 list and was a big commercial hit in various countries and was the most successful in Australia.

Mandy released her debut album ‘So Real’ in December 1999. The album received mixed critical reviews though it eventually became a commercial success with a sales figure exceeding one million copies in the U.S. alone.

Her second album ‘I Wanna Be With You’ was out in 2000. This album which consisted of new songs as well as remixes from her previous album was the international version of her debut ‘So Real’ which was released only in a few countries.

In 2001, she released her self-titled album ‘Mandy Moore’. It featured a sound that departed from the bubblegum pop sound she had been associated with so far. It was more inclined towards R&B and pop rock.

Her album ‘Mandy Moore’ is her most successful ever. She was just 17 years old when the album was released and she had worked hard to depart from the bubblegum pop sound of her previous albums. The album was accredited gold in the U.S. and multi-platinum in the Philippines.