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Top 10 Iconic singers from Orlando, Florida

Orlando, a city in central Florida, is home to more than a dozen theme parks. Chief among its claims to fame is Walt Disney World, comprised of parks like the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, as well as water parks. Another major destination, Universal Orlando, offers Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter straddling both. 

1. Mandy Moore 

Mandy Moore at the GRAMMY Museum June 09. Photo by Megan Westerby from Los Angeles –

Mandy Moore was born on 10^th April 1984. She is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

She signed with Epic Records in 1999 and rose to fame with her debut single “Candy”, which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut studio album, So Real (1999), received a platinum certification from the RIAA.

The title single from her second studio album, I Wanna Be With You (2000), became Moore’s first top 30 songs in the U.S., peaking at number 24 on the Hot 100. Moore subsequently released the studio albums Mandy Moore (2001), Coverage (2003), Wild Hope (2007), Amanda Leigh (2009), and Silver Landings (2020). Mandy is married to Taylor Goldsmith.

2. Rob Thomas 

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Rob was born on 14^th February 1972. He is a  German-born American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Matchbox Twenty.

Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist, with “Lonely No More” released in 2005 becoming his biggest solo chart success. Thomas received three Grammy Awards for co-writing and singing on the 1999 hit “Smooth” by Santana.

3. Amanda Moore 

Amanda Moore. Photo by aphrodite –

She was born on 10^th September 1979. She is an American singer-songwriter and actress. In 1999, Moore signed with Epic Records and rose to fame with the release of her debut single “Candy”, which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Her debut studio album, So Real (1999), went on to receive a platinum certification from the RIAA. The title single from her second studio album, I Wanna Be With You (2000), became Moore’s first top 30 songs in the U.S., peaking at number 24 on the Hot 100. As of 2009, Billboard reported that Moore has sold more than ten million albums worldwide.

4. Joey Fatone 

Joey Fatone at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2016. Photo by Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA –

He was born on 28^th January 1977. He is an American singer, dancer, actor, and television personality. He is best known as a member of the boyband NSYNC, in which he sang baritone. In 2007, he came in second place on the ABC reality show Dancing with the Stars.

He was the host of the U.S. and Australian versions of The Singing Bee, which aired on NBC in the U.S. Fatone was also the announcer for the game show Family Feud from 2010 to 2015. Fatone previously hosted on Food Network’s Rewrapped, Live Well Network’s My Family Recipe Rocks, and The Price Is Right to Live! at Bally’s Las Vegas and appeared as ‘Rabbit’ on the first season of The Masked Singer in 2019.

5. Colby O’Donis 

Rory Uphold at the Six Flags Summer Jams Concert with Colby O’donis in Gurnee, Ill. Photo by Rory Uphold –

He was born on 14^th March 1989. Colby is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is perhaps best known as the featured artist in the Lady Gaga single “Just Dance”, which spent more than eleven months on the Billboard Hot 100.

He is also well known for his lead single on his debut album Colby O titled “What You Got” featuring Akon, which peaked at number 14 on the Hot 100 and being featured on Akon’s song “Beautiful”, which peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100.

6. Howie Dorough 

Howie D at NKOTBSB show in Newcastle Arena. Photo by Laura –

He was born on 22^nd August 1973. is an American singer. He is a member and co-founder of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys. He is married to Leigh Dorough.

7. Luis Fonsi

Luis Fonsi sang at Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on December 9, 2009. Photo by Harrywad –

He was born on 15^th April 1978. Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero. He is known by his stage name Luis Fonsi. He is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor.

 He is known for multiple songs, one of them being “Despacito”, featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee.

8. Marisol Thomas 

Marisol Thomas and Rob Thomas at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Photo by David Shankbone –

She was born on 27^th May 1971. is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist with “Lonely No More” released in 2005 becoming his biggest solo chart success.

 Thomas earned three Grammy Awards for co-writing and singing on the Santana triple-platinum hit “Smooth”, on the album Supernatural in 1999.

9. Scott Stapp

Scott Stapp. Photo by Gary Prill, U.S. Navy – He was born on 8^th August 1973. He is the Leader of the voice of Creed. is an American singer and songwriter. Stapp is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Creed.

He has also fronted the band Art of Anarchy and has released three solo albums: The Great Divide (2005), Proof of Life (2013), and The Space Between the Shadows (2019). He is married to Jaclyn Strapp.

10. Chuck Schuldiner 

Chuck Schuldiner. Photo unattributed –

He was born on 13^th May 1967. was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He founded the band Death in 1983 and was their lead vocalist until he died in 2001.

Schuldiner was ranked No. 10 in Joel McIver’s book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists in 2009 and No. 20 in March 2004 Guitar Worlds “The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists”. Schuldiner founded the publishing company Mutilation Music in 1987, affiliated with the performance rights organization BMI.

Schuldiner died on 13^th December 2001 of brain cancer. His obituary on the January 5, 2002, issue of UK’s Kerrang! magazine described him as “one of the most significant figures in the history of metal.”