Amanda Nathan

Amanda Rosalee Nathan (born February 22, 1969) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. Rising to prominence playing the role of Amanda Scully in It's the Paul Taylor Program!, in 1997 she released her debut solo album under her own name, Music Laboratory, which gained the attention of critics and the general public for it's Eurodance sound, which helped to establish the "Candance" variety of Eurodance music. The tracks "Reaching Out" and "I'm A Lady (So What?)" were major hits in multiple countries, including the US and her native Canada.

Early life
Amanda Rosalee Nathan was born on February 22, 1969 in,. Nathan's biological father, Ionuț Nicula, was a Romanian salt mining engineer on a work visa. After her parents separated, her mother remarried to a plumber, Allan Georges Nathan, who adopted Amanda and changed her surname to his.