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Mandy Lauderdale
Mandy LauderdaleBackground information Origin Atlanta, Georgia, United States Genres Cabaret Jazz Blues Lounge Occupations International Cabaret Star Years active 2001– Present Website [1] Mandy Lauderdale is a cabaret singer from Atlanta, Georgia. Her sound has been described as cabaret jazz, blues, and lounge. Lauderdale's influences include such artists as Bette Midler, Lucille Ball, Bernadette Peters and Carol Burnett. She currently resides in Austin, Texas. Her performances are described as being wickedly funny, sharply crafted and always in the moment.[1] Lauderdale contributed vocals to the platinum-selling band Rehab song, "More Like You".
Lauderdale first rose to prominence as a castaway on the Fox reality series Temptation Island in 2001, which led to appearances on various talk shows [2] and magazines around that same time. Subsequently, she was a VJ for MTV in 2001 for the Summer in the Keys, in addition to hosting The Hot Zone and TRL, co-hosting Carmen Electra’s Hypermix and judging Sink or Swim and Say What? Karaoke. Lauderdale also worked on-camera with Dave Holmes, Usher, Mandy Moore, Alicia Keys, The Backstreet Boys, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ashton Kutcher, Good Charlotte & Molly Sims. She was nominated for both the Teen Choice Awards and TV Guide Awards, and won an award on the Kathy Griffin Really Awards.
Lauderdale has been featured in 2 books: 400 Years Of Music, Entertainment and Showbiz and The Cabaret World and Who's Who from 1730 to the Present, both written by Maximillien De Lafayette. She was also awarded “Diva of the Year” by FAMSPA and 2 of her songs, “Mister Stevens” and “Champagne Champagne,” were featured in the film Deeper and Deeper. In early 2010, she earned her esthetician's license and released an organic skincare line, "Little Dab.” Mandy was one of the headliners on the Dos Equis “Most Interesting Show in the World” tour in 2010, where she debuted her alter egos Bella Morningstar and Leipchen Chantilly. Currently, Mandy's song "Champagne Champagne” is being featured internationally in all of the MAC Cosmetics stores.
Contents
Discography
Studio albums
- "I Done Done It" (Self Released)
Singles
- "Champagne, Champagne"
- "I'll Take You to the Moon"
Features
"More Like You" Rehab ft. Mandy Lauderdale
TV & Movie Appearances
- MTV Summer in the Keys, 2001
- Temptation Island, 2001
- Live with Regis and Kelly, 2001
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2001
- The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2001
- Total Request Live, 2001
- Road Trip (cameo), 2000
References
External links
Categories:- American jazz singers
- American female singers
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
- Musicians from Atlanta, Georgia
- Participants in American reality television series
- American pop singers
- Living people
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