Teen People Magazine's 25 of the Hottest Stars Under 25

2000

At 15, an age when many kids aren't even working full-time, Mandy Moore was already holding down three jobs: budding pop star, Neutrogena spokeswoman, and frequent MTV host. "It does get really hard sometimes just to go, 'Stop! I need eight hours of sleep,'" says the busy entertainer, who's debut album, So Real, has gone platinum. She's not complaining though. Pop's Renaissance girl found her calling at age six after seeing a local production of Oklahoma!in her hometown of Orlando---then spent four years convincing her parents. "I was just singing around the house, singing The Little Mermaid, Madonna, and New Kids on the Block, and finally it jumped into their heads," she remembers. "They were all like, 'All right, I don't think she's gonna shut up,' so they let me get voice lessons and start auditioning." Soon she was doing commercials, TV pilots, and voice overs. At 13, she was overheard singing in an Orlanda studio by a FedEx worker who had a friend in Sony Music's A&R department. Mandy's demo eventually made it to the label's Epic 550 Music imprint, which signed her up. Despite her heavy schedule, she's digging success. "It's a cool feeling for somebody to want your name scribbled on a piece of paper," says Mandy. "I never want to get used to that feeling."

 

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