Other Facts:
**Amanda is a former Miss Junior Florida.
**Amanda was in a group called "Innosense", but left to persue a solo career.
**Despite rumors, Amanda was never pregnant with AJ's child. Denise McLean, AJ's mother, cleared that up in the Orlando Sentinal.
**Amanda was co-starring with others in a TV pilot called Vamps playing a nightclub singer named "Angela". But when it came time to sign contracts, she decided not to do it 'cause she thought it would interfere with her singing career.
**Amanda was a dancer for some Florida ice hockey team. I don't the name of the team.
**Despite a webpage, Amanda was not married. If she was, she wouldn't have been with AJ.
**During the three months that Amanda and AJ broke up in 1999, AJ dated Backstreet Dancer, Kristin Denehey for a short time. Here are some PICTURES of them together.
**Amanda was offered a spot in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" video, but it required that she be partially naked on camera, so she turned it down.
**Amanda has landed a record deal with J Records, home to the new group, O-Town
Sightings:
Amanda was with AJ at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. She was sitting next to Brian's girlfriend, Leighanne, almost directly behind AJ. Me and my friends were sitting beside the Boys. Here's a picture taken after the awards:
Amanda was at the New Year's Eve concert in Orlando. Her and AJ had dyed their hair the same color that week. Here's a picture of Amanda walking through the crowd:
Amanda was at the Los Angeles Country Club to help AJ celebrate his 21st birthday. Here are some pictures of her and AJ at the party:
Amanda went to the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, but didn't sit with AJ. She sat way in the back during the show. My friends and I sat behind the Boys.
Amanda attended the 1999 Grammy Awards with AJ in Los Angeles. Sorry to say this, but she did not look good that night. Her outfit was all wrong for the Grammys. But then, none of the Boys' dates looked good that night. Anyway, AJ left early and without Amanda. Me and my friends sat behind the Boys and talked to them after the show.
After a three-month break up, Amanda was sitting right next to AJ at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City. She was the other woman wearing a cowboy hat (Howie's sister, Pollyanna was wearing one, too). Also, Howie's girlfriend, Claudia, was sitting on the other side of Amanda. Me and my cousins sat behind the Boys.
Amanda sat right next to AJ at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. At one point in the show, Amanda was sitting next to Howie's girlfriend, Claudia (when Kathy Griffth was sitting in Kevin's lap). Me and my friends sat behind the Boys and after the show, one of us asked Amanda if AJ was a good kisser. She said "the best" about a billion times. She was really cool about it. Here's a picture of AJ, Amanda, and Howie's then-girlfriend, Claudia:
Amanda was at AJ's concert as his alter-ego "Johnny Suede" with her mother. Afterwards, she and AJ celebrated his 22nd birthday together.
Amanda was in attendance at the Grammys with AJ. Although she didn't sit beside him for part of the show, she was there. Me and my friends sat pretty close to the Boys, but not as close as we would have liked.
Amanda was at the "Johnny No-Name" concert in Los Angeles. She caused quite the commotion when she appeared in the audience. But she was nice and sweet, as always.
Amanda was in Los Angeles with AJ, as he and the Boys did a video shoot for the new single, "Shape Of My Heart", at the Orpheus Theatre in the downtown area. She was chillin' with Nick's girlfriend, Mandy.
Amanda went to the the Radio Music Awards at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas with AJ. She sat beside Brian's wife, Leighanne, who sat beside Kevin's wife, Kristin in the audience. My friends and I sat pretty close to them. Here's a TV capture of them:
Various New/Statements:
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**05/14/01**
It's been rumored that Amanda is now dating a guy from the new group, O-Town. I haven't heard which guy, but she's definitely keeping it in the TransCon family if she is. She's dated guys from LFO, 'N Sync, then Backstreet Boys. We'll see about this O-Town stuff....
I've contacted some people close to Amanda and they said she is not dating anyone from O-Town. Anyway, Amanda has been busy with auditioning for acting jobs, she been modeling, working at Universal (Studios, I assume) and searching for a record deal. After the holidays, Amanda will continue that search, so that she may find the right record company. She hopes that she'll have one by this coming spring.
As soon as the New Year celebrations is over, Amanda will head to New York City the first week of January, to meet with some record company execs and see if she can strike up a deal. Good luck, Amanda!!
Amanda isn't in New York City yet, but she will be up there within the next couple weeks. It all depends on when the record execs wanna meet with her. In the mean time, she's sent some head shots to her hopefully soon-to-be record company. Still wishing her Good Luck....
Amanda's trip to New York City was a success. I don't have any details yet, but she may have gotten the record deal she's been looking for. I'll let you know as soon as I get the information.
Amanda has done it!! Amanda has signed with J Records, Clive Davis' new record company, which is also home to pop quintet, O-Town. She said they was signed within ten minutes! I totally congratulate her. Because they want her to start promotion right away, Amanda will be in Los Angeles on February 18th to talk with some record producers. Also, Amanda will be attending a pre-Grammy party, so I'll make sure to look for her. And she is getting her navel piercing redone (exciting, huh?). Anyway, congratulations to Amanda on getting her record deal!!
Today, Amanda has flown to Los Angeles to meet with record producers to talk about songs for her upcoming album. She'll be there for several days and J Record is working on creating an official website for Amanda. So, be looking out for that as well.
Amanda had a great time in Los Angeles. She attended a pre-Grammy party and met one of her idols, Brian McKnight. He heard her sing and said he'd like to do a duet with her. She also met hitmaker, Diane Warren, and she said she's already got a song ready for Amanda to record. Amanda will soon be meeting with webmasters to discuss her official website. Also, on March 19th, Amanda will be flying to New York to do photo shoots and various interviews. I have a copy of her song, "I Wish You Me", and I'll have that up soon.
Amanda was supposed to be in New York City this week, but she was unable to go due to a bad cold. But she will be there next week, not only for photo shoots and magazine interviews, but to record tracks for her upcoming album as well. She is also featured on www.artistontherise.com, so go check it out.
Amanda's trip to New York City was postponed, but is scheduled to be there on April 9th. She was in Chicago where she met up with Richard Marx (some of you remember him) so they could write songs together. Amanda will be in England on April 30th to record, but she's trying to get it postponed because she has an important church event happening. As you might be aware of, Amanda's 22nd birthday was in March and I'd like to wish her a belated Happy Birthday. She happily celebrated her day with her boyfriend, Heath.
Amanda didn't go to New York City this past week like she was supposed to. The photographer supposed to do her photo shoot couldn't make it last week, so Amanda went to Los Angeles for six days where she reviewed songs for possible singles and for her album.
If all went according to plan, Amanda was supposed to be in New York City this week to do her photo shoots, magazine interviews, and recording for her album.
Just letting you know that Amanda's official website address will be www.amandalatona.com and that it should be available soon. I'll have more news tomorrow.
I know, I know...."What happened to 'more news tomorrow'?" Well, I had unexpected events come up. Anyway, the release date for Amanda's single, which I think is "I Wish You Me", has been pushed back. Expect it to hit around August. Also look for magazine interviews and features on Amanda around this time, including a phone interview with Popstars. Why is this one so important? Because the magazine REQUESTED the interview instead of the record company doing it. The signs of major interest in Amanda. Her trip to England went well although she came back soon than expected. While there she recorded two songs and will be heading to New York City and Chicago in June to do more recording. So keep looking out for things on Amanda!!
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