Mandy Rain

Born Amanda Moseley on December 20th in Hollywood, Florida, Mandy Rain began dancing and singing at three years old to her favorite artists at the time — Britney Spears and NSync.  At the age of seven, Mandy had the opportunity to attend the NSync concert and meet the band, where she told Justin Timberlake “I’m gonna be on that stage out there one day too!”

Mandy moved to L.A. with her family the following year where she immediately began training in jazz and hip hop and working with choreographers JJ Valez, Brooklyn, Dave Moore, Shane Sparks, Tiffany Burton and Brian Drake to name a few. She also began training as vocalist and artist while landing roles in a TiVo commercial, independent films, in promos for the WB Kids block and as a dancer on a Josh Duhamel-produced TV pilot. Mandy has also appeared as herself on CBS’s Dance Revolution as well as on MTV’s My Super Sweet 16.

Mandy Rain’s stage name was given to her by Nick Cannon during the filming of Star Camp, a docu-series produced by Cannon for Nickelodeon. Mandy was the youngest member of the Star Camp group ‘The Giggle Club’.  Cannon was so impressed with Mandy Rain’s talent that he and Ray Brown thought she would be perfect for an all girl pop group that they were developing called School Gyrls (Island Records).

Through School Gyrls, Mandy has had the opportunity to work hand in hand with Cannon whom she looks to as a role model and mentor; as well as Mariah Carey, whom she sites as one of her biggest inspirations.

Mandy formerly performed and competed as a dancer and a vocalist with the L.A. Hip Kids company, performing at sporting events and in venues such as Disneyland, Universal Citywalk and Knotts Berry Farm.  She’s currently learning how to play the guitar so she can begin composing her own music.
Known for her diva fashion sense, Mandy loves shopping and knowing that as an artist she is a trend-setter and can influence people positively and lives by the mantra “Don’t follow the trends, set them.”


CREDIT: http://www.schoolgyrls.com/