Mandy Lauderdale | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Genres | Cabaret Jazz Blues Lounge |
Occupation(s) | 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. 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 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 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, Backstreet Boys, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ashton Kutcher, Good Charlotte & Molly Sims.