Mandy was born on April 10th 1984 in Nashua, New Hampshire. However, her family soon moved to Orlando, Florida where she currently resides. Moore started singing and acting when she attended a summer musical theater camp at the age of nine. She also spent seven years performing as a cheerleader for Pop Warner football. Her interest in showbusiness drove her to take voice lessons and audition for plays at local theaters. With her parents' support, she eventually went on to co-star in a dozen plays.

Her route to fame started when she was named the "National Anthem Girl" because she sang The Star-Spangled Banner for all major sports teams and for Chris Evert's Pro-Celebrity Tennis Tournament. 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.

She also entered the fashion world appearing as a model in a Mexican teen magazine. All this national exposure worried Mandy; she was afraid that her friends would be jealous and talk behind her back. But the opposite happened and she received their full support and still talks to them on a daily basis.

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.

Moore is learning to play the guitar and eventually wants to write her own music. The young singer has already seen more of the business than most grown-ups, but it is merely the start of a promising career.

Here are other interesting tidbits on Mandy Moore.

She is an Aries.
Favorite actor/actress: Ryan Phillippe and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Favorite artists: Bette Midler, Karen Carpenter, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, and Madonna.
She loves Cotton Candy.
Favorite animal: monkey.
Favorite movie: Beaches.
Main interests: playing lacrosse, surfing the net and hanging out with friends.
Her first album title is So Real.

If Mandy Moore seems familiar, you're probably confusing her with Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson, two similar-looking blonde teen sensations. Mandy Moore is younger, though her musical productions tend to follow in the footsteps of the other two teen idols. She is yet another product of the Orlando pop factory that includes artists such as Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and N'Sync.

If you were 15 years old, you 'd be bubbly too, otherwise you would not be enjoying life. What could possibly bring you down at that age except for looking fat in comparison to supermodels, pimples and the Backstreet Boys?

She's only 15 so all we can say is that she's a pleasant looking girl that any teenage boy would love to date.

We may sound like a broken record but it seems like all it takes to be a pop sensation nowadays is a slightly above average voice, above average looks and blonde hair. We're not saying that she doesn't have talent, but just as Internet companies struggle to distinguish themselves from the bunch, Mandy must follow suit.

She hasn't received the same critical or fan approval as her teen counterparts, but she isn't entirely to blame since she wasn't given the same airplay.

One look at her reveals that her record label knew that her pretty face was certain to sell many albums. Mandy blossomed into a beautiful woman at an early age.

Mandy keeps her style trendy, young and hip. If we didn't know better, we'd say she is on The Gap payroll.