Mandy Jiroux, born Amanda Michelle Jiroux, is an American singer, dancer, actor, choreographer, and DJ. She is known for co-developing ''The Miley and Mandy Show'' with
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip hop ...
Jiroux's interest in dance and performance began at a young age. She was dancing competitively by the age of 3, and touring with professional choreographers throughout her school years.Rabinovitch, Simona (12/11/14) Livingly – What's Her Secret: Mandy Jiroux Livingly.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016. At the age of 13, she had thoughts of moving to Los Angeles to pursue dance professionally.Borders, Lindsey (11/18/15) Successful YouTube personality Mandy Jiroux chats debut album and dance Axs.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
Her brother is actor Garret Alan.Garret Alan on IMDB IMDB.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016. She lives with her dog, Starfox.
Career
Choreography and backup dancing
From 2007 to 2008, Jiroux served as a backup dancer for Miley Cyrus on her
Best of Both Worlds Tour
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Jon Chu
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and dancer Adam Sevani founded the ACDC Dance Cru and challenged Cyrus and Jiroux's "M&M Cru" to a YouTube dance competition.(6/25/10) It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, It’s a Superdancer! nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016. The two crews continued to release dance videos over the following months, accumulating millions of views, and culminating in a final televised dance battle at the 2008
Teen Choice Awards
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Kris Jenner
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met with the group shortly after forming, and asked to become part of the band's management. The girls agreed. Jenner helped determine wardrobe and song choices, and included the band in several episodes of ''
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
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''. The group opened for Justin Bieber and
Selena Gomez
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, and released an EP and several singles, produced by
Rock Mafia
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, before disbanding.
Solo career
After the Beach Girl5, Jiroux desired more creative control over her music and style. In a 2016 interview, she was quoted as saying:
Jiroux continued her YouTube presence on her own channel dedicated to breaking down popular choreography into quick lessons. These videos have amassed millions of views, and her channel has over one million subscribers. In 2014, Jiroux partnered with YouTube musicians
Chester See
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and
Kurt Hugo Schneider
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to release a medley music video of
Zedd
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Zedd grew up and began his musical journey in Kaise ...
DJ Cassidy
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With his trademark boaters, cricket sweaters, bow ties, color-blocked tuxedos, and 24-carat-gold microphone, Cassidy became known f ...
and
Arctic Monkeys
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.(7/05/14) Complete Summerfest 2014 schedule jsonline.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016. Also in 2014, Jiroux was featured on "Tonight", a track by Fagault & Marina. The song was later remixed by DJ and EDM producer
Starkillers
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Biography
Terranova began his career in the early 2000s and was nominated to the IDMA Awards ...
Armada Music
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Signed a ...
.(7/17/15) Mandy Jiroux ft. Reez – My Forever powerhousemusic.nl. Retrieved 7 November 2016. Both tracks were collaborations with EDM duo REEZ.(1/18/16) REEZ TEAMS UP WITH MANDY JIROUX housem.nl. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
In 2016, Jiroux was sued by members of the band
Blind Melon
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over her song "Insane", which incorporated large sections of Blind Melon's "
No Rain
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". According to the lawsuit, Blind Melon's manager and guitarist were told by Mandy's manager that "Insane" was merely a cover of "No Rain", but upon discovering the liberties that "Insane" took with the original song, concluded that it was actually a "derivative work" under copyright law and consequently unauthorized. The lawsuit was settled between the parties the following year.Blind Melon Settles "Insane" Copyright Lawsuit The Hollywood Reporter (Feb. 9, 2017)