Willa Ford
| Willa Ford | |
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Ford (left) with Mike Modano (right)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Amanda Lee Williford |
| Born | January 22, 1981 |
| Genres | Pop, Dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, presenter, actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels |
MCA (1999–2000) Lava/Atlantic (2000–2004) |
| Associated acts | 'N Sync |
| Website | http://www.willa-ford.org/ |
Amanda Lee Williford, born January 22, 1981, known by her stage name Willa Ford, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model, television personality and film actress. She released her debut album, Willa Was Here, in 2001. Ford also has appeared in movies such as Friday the 13th (2009), hosted several reality television shows, posed for Playboy and competed on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.
Ford was raised in Ruskin, Florida. She began singing with the Tampa Bay Children's Choir at age eight. At age 11, she started singing with the Tampa-based children's performing arts troupe, Entertainment Revue. She attended East Bay High School in Gibsonton, Florida.
In 1999, the 18-year-old Ford started performing under the stage name Mandah and was signed to MCA. Ford was later dropped from MCA and signed by Atlantic Records. Atlantic placed one of Ford's songs, "Lullaby," on the soundtrack for Pokémon: The First Movie. Ford changed her stage name from Mandah to Willa Ford in order to avoid confusion with Mandy Moore.
In 2000, she was one of the opening acts on the Backstreet Boys' "Into the Millennium" tour.
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