Stott was born in 1982 and grew up working on a family farm. Music came as second nature to her, as her father is a musician, equally capable on the piano, banjo, saxophone, and even the accordion. In addition to singing in her community church from the time she was three years old, Amanda received incredible musical encouragement from her family. Her first taste of playing in a band was alongside her older brother on drums, with their father accompanying them on a variety of instruments like banjo, accordion, piano and saxophone. Her mom always had the radio tuned to the local country station. Branching out from home and family, she sang at many Manitoba fairs and festivals, winning her first singing contest in 1993 when she was only 11. She began showcasing the following year to standing ovations, and was the youngest ever main stage attraction at the 1994 Dauphin CountryFest.

In 1999, at the ripe old age of 17, Stott was put under contract by Warner Music Canada. Live shows kept her fan base at a steady growth rate, while she went to work on her first album. Music videos on television stations like CMT put the young star in front of country music fans in the United States. Award nominations and wins began to roll in, like the Rising Star Award, Outstanding Video of the Year for "Black Is Black," Outstanding Country Recording and Outstanding Album for her self-titled debut, Entertainer of the Year, and a coveted Juno for Best New Solo Artist. Some of the tunes Stott performs are "Reachin' for a Star," "I Just Believe That I Can," "All Along," "He Loves Me Like That," "To Keep From Missing You," "Every Time the Phone Rings," and "Magic." Other standouts from her album included Somebody To Love and the tender, moving ballad You're Not Alone.