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Mini Bio:	<b>Zodiac Sign:</b> Virgo<br> <b>Birthplace:</b> Toronto Ontario<br> <br><br> Amanda was born on August 29, 1972 to a Trinidadian mother and Canadian father in Toronto. Amanda has had a love and aptitude for music and singing since she was just 3 years old, the age at which she had Classical training from the Royal Conservatory of Music! By her mid teens however,she knew that it was time to persue something different than classic music. <br><br> One night Amanda and a friend went to a club to listen to one of her favorite singers, Ella Fitzgerald. After the show, they went backstage to meet her. Fitzgerald tripped and fell, but Amanda's friend caught her. They began to talk and Marshall confided that she wanted to be a singer. She sang for Ella, who then assured her with practice, she could become successful. <br><br> Another backstage meeting (with Jeff Healey) would be the Starting point for her career. Healey Had convinced her to sing with him in a nightclub,So accompanied by her father, the 17 year old beauty sang while Jeff Healey played guitar.Within 4 months she had formed a band and opened for Jeff on his Canadian tour, even though she didn't even have an album at that point. (Later she would tour with Tom Cochrane on his "Life Is a Highway" tour.) <br><br> In 1994, Amanda signed with Sony Music Canada(after turning Columbia records down due to lack of experience and wanting to be more prepared ). The first two singles ( "Let It Rain" and "Birmingham") Released in Canada in October 1995 both went Top Ten. March 1996 her album went Platinum with sales of more than 100,000 copies, and is still a top selling album today! <br><br> Amanda has had several Juno nominations (the Canadian Grammy's) for Album of the Year, Single of the Year and Vocalist of the Year. Her voice has captivated people the world over! If you have not heard this woman singing (where HAVE you been?) Check her out! You wont regret it!!
Resume:	here is where you can put a list of Filmography or Discography for example. <b>Singles</b> <li>Let it Rain 1995 <li>Birmingham 1996 <li>Beautiful Goodbye 1996 <li>Fall From Grace 1996 <li>Dark Horse 1997 <li>Sitting on Top of the World 1997 <li>Love Lift Me 1999 <li>Sunday Morning After 2001 <li>Everybody's Got A story 2001 <br><br> <b>Albums</b> <li>Amanda Marshall 1995 <li>Tuesday's Child 1999 <li>Everybody's Got a Story 2002

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