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1 Early life  





2 Career  





3 Personal life  





4 Discography  



4.1  Albums  





4.2  Singles  





4.3  Other  





4.4  Featuring work  







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Amanda Blank
Blank in 2006
Blank in 2006
Background information
Birth nameAmanda Mallory McGrath
Born (1983-03-10) March 10, 1983 (age 41)
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
  • Baltimore club
  • Years active2004–present
    LabelsDowntown Records
    Spouse(s)

    (m. 2023)
    Websitewww.amandablank.com

    Amanda Blank (born Amanda Mallory McGrath;[1][2] March 10, 1983) is an American singer,[3] rapper and member of the performance art band Sweatheart based in Philadelphia.[4]

    Early life

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    Amanda Blank was born in Germantown, a neighborhood in northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1983. Amanda and her sisters were raised in a row house in Germantown by artist parents.[5] Blank based her stage name on Strangers with Candy character, Jerri Blank, played by Amy Sedaris.[1][6]

    Career

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    She frequently collaborates with rapper Spank Rock, most notably on the track "Blow" on the mix CD Bmore Gutter Music and later "Bump" on the album YoYoYoYoYo, released in 2006. Her songs have appeared in HBO's Life Support and the CSI: NY episode "Buzzkill". In 2007, she was featured on the official Eli Escobar and Doug Grayson remix for Britney Spears's hit single "Gimme More". In early 2008, Blank was described as being part of "a new crop of young, multicultural, female hip-hop acts in the wake of MIA causing a stir on the internet and in indie-label conference rooms."[3] Blank's song "Supafreak" appeared in the movie Observe and Report in 2009. She was featured on the song "Loose" on the Spank Rock and Benny Blanco are Bangers & Cash EP, which appeared in the ABC show Castle episode "Lucky Stiff". Blank's song "Make It Take It" appeared in a commercial for McDonald's in 2010.[7]

    Blank signed to Downtown Records in 2007.[5] Her first solo album, I Love You, was produced by XXXChange of Spank Rock, Diplo, and Dave Sitek in August 2009, with her first single being "Might Like You Better".[8]

    Amanda Blank has opened for Canadian electroclash musician Peaches,[9] the Yeah Yeah Yeahs,[10] and label mate Santigold.[11]

    On May 16, 2019, she released a song called "Put Me Out." In 2020, she had a feature in the track "WooWooWoo", on Spank Rock's album Startisha.

    Personal life

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    Blank married Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders in 2023.[12][1]

    Discography

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    Albums

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    Singles

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    Other

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    Featuring work

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    References

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    1. ^ a b c "The Return of Amanda Blank". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  • ^ "MC-singer-songwriter Amanda Blank has a growing rep". The Pantagraph. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  • ^ a b Shepherd, Julianne (January 27, 2008). "Hip-Hop's Newest Faces: Indie, Fierce and Female". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  • ^ "RWD article". Rwdmag.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  • ^ a b "Downtown Music – Amanda Blank". downtownmusic.com. May 21, 2009. Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  • ^ "Amanda Blank: A charming chatterbox". In the Mix. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  • ^ "Retrieved 28 April 2010". Restaurantnews.com. March 5, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  • ^ "Amanda Blank – I Love You". discogs. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  • ^ Fragassi, Selena. "Retrieved 28 April 2010". PopMatters. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  • ^ "Retrieved 28 April 2010". Brooklynvegan.com. July 21, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  • ^ "Retrieved 28 April 2010". Boston Globe. November 13, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  • ^ https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1111439-arctic-monkeys-matt-helders-secretly-ties-knot-with-beau-amanda-blank
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