Full name: Amanda Leigh Moore.
Occupation: Pop Singer, Model.
Date of Birth: April 10th, 1984.
Place of Birth: Nashua, New Hampshire,USA.
Hometown: Orlando, Florida, USA.
Ancestral Origin:Of British, Irish, & Cherokee Indian descent.
Height: 5' 9" .
Weight: 108 lbs.
Shoe size: 10.
True hair color: Blonde.
True eye color: Hazel (She wears contacts.)
Sign: Aries.
Love life: Currently single.
Family:Parents: Don & Stacy Older brother Scott and Younger brother Kyle.
Amanda Leigh Moore was born April 10, 1984 in Nashua, New Hampshire but two months later moved with her family to Orlando, Florida. Mandy discovered her love of singing when she went to a summer musical theater camp when she was nine years old.
In Orlando, Mandy soon became known as the "National Anthem Girl" for singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" for all the city's major sports teams and for the Chris Evert Pro-Celebrity Tennis Tournament. By the time of her signing to 550/Epic Records, she was a studio veteran had recorded national commercials, TV pilots, and voice-overs.
Mandy lives in Los Angeles with her parents, Don and Stacy; and younger brother Kyle (18).
"I don't feel I've missed out on anything about growing up, because I feel so fortunate," says Mandy Moore. "There are so many kids that would love to be doing what I'm doing!"
In 1999, Mandy Moore released her debut album, So Real at the tender age of only 14, which reached platinum status in just three months and achieved gold status with her Top Ten single "Candy."
In 2001, her hit album, Mandy Moore reached platinum status also spawning hits like "In My Pocket," "Cry," and "Crush."
In 2003, the critically acclaimed album, Coverage (featuring remakes from classic 70s and 80s pop music) was released and earned praise from such music legends as Elton John and Carol King.
On the newsstand, Mandy Moore has been the subject of major coverage in Rolling Stone, People, Teen People, YM, Seventeen, Cosmo Girl, People, USA Today and Teen, among many others. Mandy has been nearly ubiquitous on MTV�hosting "Total Request Live," co-hosting "Snowed In" and "Spring Break" weekends, and starring in "Mandy's Mountain Makeover" and "Mandy's Spring Breakover."
Her numerous appearances earned Mandy her own daily show on MTV from 2000-2002. Mandy Moore is a former national spokeswoman for Neutrogena products, and was featured in the company's TV and print advertising campaigns. She's partnered with the Wet Seal/Contempo retail chain to promote its Blue Asphalt "magalog" (Mandy appeared on the cover of the publication, serviced to over 3 million homes) and Blue Asphalt Clothing Line.
She has also modeled for Penshoppe clothing line and most recently, she created her very own Mblem brand t-shirt line (www.mblem.net).
She has starred in an impressive collection of movies such as "The Princess Diaries," "A Walk To Remember," "How To Deal," "All I Want," "Chasing Liberty," "Saved!" and the upcoming movie musical "Romance & Cigarettes" set for release in early 2005.
"Ever since I was 6, I knew I wanted to be a performer. I went to see the play Oklahoma!, and the girl on stage was having so much fun, and everyone in the audience was so entranced watching her. I had this little karaoke machine in my room and I would stand on my bed belting out songs like 'Wind Beneath My Wings.' My parents thought it was just a phase, but after years of me begging them, they let me start singing lessons when I was 10. So I began doing musical theater and singing our national anthem at sports events in my hometown, Orlando, Florida. That turned out to be huge for me. A couple of producers who had heard me sing at a game approached me, saying they wanted to work on songs with me. It was so random - like, right place, right time. Next thing I knew, I was making a demo, which led to my record deal. I had no idea where it would all lead-I was just so glad to have the opportunity to sing. And when my first album took off, it was incredible, unbelievable: Millions of people were listening! As it turned out, three of my albums, So Real, I Wanna Be With You, and Mandy Moore each went platinum, which means they each sold about one million copies. But the truth is, I couldn't tell you exactly how many records I've sold (I think it's around 4.5 million), since I don't pay attention to chart numbers. I know my first single 'Candy' was a 'hit' - but to me that just means a lot of people liked it. I guess the more people you can reach with your music, the better - I try to remind myself that that's the main goal.
I guess I know I'm reaching people by the way fans react to me. When I first went on tour - and I was lucky enough early on to open up for some incredible bands, like Backstreet Boys and N Sync - people would be clapping and dancing, singing along. That was so cool! And then I'd do an autograph signing and there'd be all these people waiting in line for hours. I'd be thinking, 'For me?!?!' Meeting my fans really drove home the point that so many of them are a lot like me - teenage girls just starting to really find out what life's all about.
To me, confidence means being comfortable with yourself - and that's true beauty. When you're confident, you don't need to wear super-sexy clothes or develop some kind of fake 'look-at-me' image because how you feel about yourself shines through. If I'm going to get any attention for my looks, I want it to be because I'm unique and happy just being myself." -Mandy Moore
