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Northshore October 2025
When eight-year-old Amanda Mena first walked into the music studio at the Lynn YMCA, she was just a little girl in an after-school program. But she wouldn’t be for long. From performing on Broadway to getting a “golden buzzer” on America’s Got Talent to singing with Queen Latifah and the Boston Pops on the Fourth of July, she’s had no shortage of highlights in her music career—and she’s only 18. Born in Salem, the singer-songwriter spent her first four years in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, before moving to Lynn, where she currently lives with her family. “I grew up listening to merengue, bachata, salsa, that k
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