14 Facts About Amanda Marshall

Amanda Meta Marshall was born on August 29,1972 and is a Canadian Juno award winning pop-rock singer and songwriter.

Amanda Marshall is best known for her 1996 single, "Birmingham", which reached number 3 in Canada and was her only song to reach the US charts.

In several of her songs, Amanda Marshall has reflected on her racial identity "as a woman who looks white but is actually black".

Amanda Marshall studied music extensively during her childhood, including at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Amanda Marshall signed a recording contract with Metalblade Records in 1991, but both parties agreed that they were not a good fit and went their separate ways.

In 1994, Amanda Marshall signed to Epic Records, and contributed to the Neil Young tribute album Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young the same year.

Amanda Marshall's career got a huge boost when Elton John named her as an artist he was then-currently listening to when he appeared on The Rosie O'Donnell Show.

Amanda Marshall's song "Ride" from that album was featured in the film The Replacements and on its soundtrack.

Amanda Marshall co wrote a song "Right Here All Along" with Carole King, who performed background vocals on the track.

Amanda Marshall was nominated as best songwriter at the 2000 Juno Awards.

In 2001, Amanda Marshall released her third album, Everybody's Got a Story.

On March 27,2023, Amanda Marshall announced her new album, Heavy Lifting, which was released on June 9,2023, with "Rainbows in Gasoline" as the focus track, along with a Canada-wide tour.

Amanda Marshall then released her second single from that album, "Dawgcatcher", on May 18,2023.

On June 16,2023, during her tour, Amanda Marshall performed 2 nights at Massey Hall in Toronto.