Keeping up with Mandisa

After releasing a debut album in 2007, Mandisa has kept up a steady stream of musical endeavors to help cement her standing on the Christian music scene. Mandisa has received much support since placing ninth on the fifth season of Idol.

Already setting airwaves on fire with her singles "Only the World" and "God Speaking," Mandisa was able to sell more than 100k copies of her debut album True Beauty. She is shooting for an April 7, 2009 release for her sophomore album Freedom.

Last year Mandisa also added "author" to her resume, as her book "IdolEyes" was published. The book is an account of her "new perspective on faith, fat & fame."

And after putting out a Christmas EP last November called Christmas Joy, Mandisa released an album full of Christmas songs on Oct. 14 titled It's Christmas, but the album failed to make Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart.