Willa Ford released her debut album, Willa Was Here, in 2001.
24 Facts About Willa Ford
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Willa Ford began singing with the Tampa Bay Children's Choir at age eight.
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Willa Ford attended East Bay High School in Gibsonton, Florida.
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In 1999, the 18-year-old Willa Ford started performing under the stage name Mandah and was signed to MCA.
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Willa Ford was later dropped from MCA and signed by Atlantic Records.
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Ford changed her stage name from Mandah to Willa Ford to avoid confusion with Mandy Moore.
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In 2001, Willa Ford signed on to a new label, Lava Atlantic Records, while on a mall tour for Nautica Kids.
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Willa Ford wrote most of her own lyrics and served as executive producer for most of her first album.
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Willa Ford Was Here reached 56 on the Billboard 200 and sold approximately 200,000 copies.
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Willa Ford went on to release a second single from the album, "Did Ya' Understand That," which failed to garner much attention.
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Willa Ford was a spokesperson for Pantene Pro-V's ProVoice campaign while promoting the album.
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Willa Ford hosted the MTV reality shows The Morning After and I Bet You Will.
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In 2001, Willa Ford co-wrote and recorded a duet with South Korean pop star Park Ji-yoon.
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In 2011, Willa Ford resumed her music career with a performance at The Viper Room in LA.
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In 2002, Willa Ford appeared in an episode of the short-lived television sitcom Raising Dad, playing a bully named Edie.
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In 2005, Willa Ford hosted the first season of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV.
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Willa Ford was later featured as the June celebrity on FHM's 2005 pin-up calendar.
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In early 2006, Willa Ford played as one of the four celebrity quarterbacks for the Lingerie Bowl, which was shown during the half-time of Super Bowl XL.
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In fall 2006, Willa Ford competed on the third season of Dancing with the Stars.
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Willa Ford talked about her experience with Maxim in its January 2007 issue.
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Willa Ford appeared on an episode of My Celebrity Home on the Style Network, which aired on January 31,2007 She hosted the third season of Pants-Off Dance-Off on Fuse TV.
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Willa Ford appeared in the 2009 slasher film Friday the 13th.
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Willa Ford played Becca in the direct-to-video Universal Squadrons, which was first shown at the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival in 2010.
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Willa Ford was cast in the film Assassin's Fury, but was later dropped.