| Mandy Garnette is a 14-yr old National Award-Winning Junior Female Country Vocalist from the State of Maine. Mandy began singing when she was around 6 yrs old. She also loves to pick out some tunes on the piano/keyboards. Mandy has been entering the DECMA & NACMAI competitions since when she was 7 years old.. Her first year at competitions awarded her with the 2000 1st Place DECMA Junior Female Traditional Country Vocalist and 2nd Place DECMA Junior Bluegrass Artist. This achievement gave her the opportunity to go on to compete in the NACMAI (North America Country Music Association International) National Competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and receive "The Rising Star Award" for Junior Female Traditional Country Vocalist for 2001. She has won numerous awards in the DECMA (Downeast Country Music Association of Maine) and NACMAI competitions and received the "Most Promising Award" for Junior Female Traditional Country Vocalist, Bluegrass Vocalist and Gospel Vocalist...Mandy's latest achievement was NACMAI's 2007 Youth Songwriter of the Year for "Book of Answers" - co-written with her 18yr old brother Cliff Randall. |
