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Mandisa Lynn Hundley who is simply known by Mandisa is an American Singer born on October 2, 1976. This powerhouse of a voice comes from Citrus Heights, California. Mandisa sings under the genres of R&B, Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music. Mandisa has been working hard in her music career by attending American River College in Sacramento where she went to study Jazz. After she was done with her studies here, she headed to Fisk University in Tennessee where she went to earn her bachelors of music degree with also a concentration in vocal performance. Mandisa has said that her influences for music range from Whitney Houston to Def Leopard.

On the fifth season of American Idol in 2006, Mandisa was eliminated in the Top 9 of the Idols. After being eliminated on American Idol, Mandisa was seen performing on Jay Leno and Live with Regis and Kelly. She performed the song “I Don’t Hurt Anymore” on Regis and Kelly. Mandisa also had the chance to perform with the legend Gladys Knight at the Apollo Theater and worked with TobyMac and Kirk Franklin on TobyMac’s album called “Portable Sounds”.

On July 31, 2007, Mandisa released her first album entitled “True Beauty”. The album hit number 1 on the Hot Christian Album Chart. The album has sold over 31,000 copies. Her first single from the album is called “Only the World”. For the Hot Singles Sale it went to number 1 in the first 5 weeks of being released. The single received major radio play on many Christian Radio stations. With her album, it went to number 1 on the Christian Charts making it the first female artist to debut at number 1 in 27 years. Mandisa has also released a book called “Idol Eyes” on May 9, 2007.

Mandisa has worked hard to get where she is now by beating out other contestants on American Idol up to the Top 9 and now is proving she can do it with her new album and her book out on the shelves. Mandisa has the type of voice that is wonderful in various genres which is sure to keep her at the top of the charts.

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