The daughter of an American Airlines pilot and an Orlando Sentinel news
reporter, Mandy Moore became interested in singing after seeing the musical
'Oklahoma!'. She quickly made a name for herself singing the US National Anthem
at various sporting events in Florida, and after signing with Epic Records built
a fervent teen following through 1999 on tour with the Backstreet Boys. She was
just 15 when she released her bubbly pop debut album 'So Real' (1999), resulting
in the breakthrough hit single 'Candy' and sales of over two million.
Second album 'I Wanna Be With You' was rele...