Mandy Capristo
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Mandy Capristo in concert 2014.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mandy Grace Capristo |
| Born |
21 March 1990 Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
| Genres | Pop, dance-pop, soul, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, dancer, model |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Starwatch (2006–2012) EMI (2012) Universal (2014–) |
| Associated acts | Monrose |
| Website |
 Capristo's autograph |
Mandy Grace Capristo (born 21 March 1990), known professionally as Mandy, is a German singer, songwriter, dancer, and model. Born in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg and raised in Bürstadt, Hessen, she was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions in 2001, when she won Kiddy Contest, a reality television singing competition for teens in Austria, with her song "Ich wünsche mir einen Bankomat". In the mid to late 2000s, Capristo rose to fame as a founding member of the girl band Monrose, the result of the fifth season of the German television talent show Popstars. Until their disbandment in 2011, the trio released four studio albums and eleven singles.
Following the break-up of Monrose, Capristo launched her solo career as a singer. In 2011, she collaborated with singer Peter Maffay on his Tabaluga musical track "Die Zeit hält nur in Träumen an". In between recording her first solo album Grace (2012), Capristo participated in the fifth season of Let's Dance. Her first solo single, "The Way I Like It", was released in April 2012.
Capristo was born to an Italian father, Vittorio Capristo, and a German mother, Carmen, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, she grew up in Bürstadt, Hesse. Her older brother Anthony was born in 1986. Capristo's parents separated when she was in her early teens.
Capristo was four when she began gymnastics, dance and piano lessons. Three years later she enrolled in dancing and video clip dancing. In 2001, Capristo's music teacher entered her for the Kiddy Contest in Austria. She won the competition with her song "Ich wünsche mir einen Bankomat", which subsequently appeared on the number-one compilation album Kiddy Contest, Vol. 7 (2001). Capristo appeared in shows such as Tabaluga Tivi or 1, 2 or 3 and in 2002 she recorded the song "Mosquito" for another Kiddy Contest album.
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