Mandy Moore Vinyl Records
Although she never reached the commercial heights of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore proved to be one of the more resilient members of the late-'90s teen pop explosion. Making her studio debut at the age of 15, Moore initially modelled her music after her teenaged contemporaries, a formula that yielded moderate chart success but little credibility. She widened her range early on, however, outshining her pop peers' acting ability with a confident performance in the film A Walk to Remember and, beginning with the 2003 album Coverage, prizing songcraft above commercial dance-pop. As the 2000s progressed and numerous teen idols struggled with the transition into adulthood, Moore smoothly evolved from adolescent starlet to mature songwriter.