Mandy Moore

Summer

Super Camper

Moore attends upstate New York's Stagedoor Manor theater camp, where future beau Zach Braff, Natalie Portman and Robert Downey Jr. also fine-tuned their talents. "She was a quiet, sweet girl," production director Konnie Kittrell tells PEOPLE. Moore often lands solos, but, the director adds, "She wasn't a spotlight seeker."

Discovered

A Federal Express employee making a delivery overhears 13-year-old Moore singing in an Orlando studio, where she is recording a demo on her own. The deliveryman tells a friend in Sony Music's A&R department, and Moore's demo eventually makes it to the label's Epic 550 Music imprint where she scores a record deal. A freshman, Moore leaves Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando to start working.

June

Sweet Tour

Moore hits the road to open for 'N Sync on a sold-out summer concert tour, during which she promotes her hit single "Candy" in anticipation of her debut album. Still a teen, she continues her education with tutors.

July

Meeting Andy

Moore's mother attends an ATP tennis event where she meets tennis star Andy Roddick and invites him to visit the set of Moore's film How to Deal. "He had a wonderful sense of humor. He was very handsome and tall. That's a big thing for me because I'm almost 5'10, so I need someone tall," the singer recalls to PEOPLE. The two will become a couple in September 2002.

May 13

Deemed a Beauty

Moore is named one of PEOPLE magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. The once blond adolescent now dons a darker hue. "They say blondes have more fun, but I felt anonymous," she tells Teen People. "I feel sexy as a brunette."

June

Award Winner

Moore wins big at the MTV Movie Awards and picks up a trophy for Breakout Female Performance for her role in A Walk to Remember. She plays a pastor's daughter who falls in love with the high school rebel (Shane West). The film grosses $41 million.