Nothing can stop Amanda Stott when she gets rolling.

The 18-year-old Canadian country sensation -- who played two well-attended shows at Nashville North yesterday -- has an infectiously bubbly personality that enabled the crowd to warm up to her immediately.

Stott led off her hour-long set with Black is Black, the first single from her debut self-titled CD.

She was the epitome of today's fashion-conscious teen, wearing a hot pink tank top, black capri pants and a pair of chunky sandals.

During her afternoon show, a gaggle of similarly clad girls sang along and took pictures as Stott performed a mix of sweet ballads like her new single I Just Believe That I Can and upbeat foot-stompers such as Joy in My Heart and Testify to Love.

Stott -- who gained national attention when she performed at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards ceremony in 1996 -- also threw in a couple of covers about halfway through the show.

Her soaring, crystalline vocals did justice to Marc Cohn's 1990 hit Walking in Memphis and Dobie Gray's southern rock classic Drift Away. The Beatles' Help was also given quite a lively redoing as the Merseybeat sound turned into a two-steppin' country hoedown.

Stott's band -- guitarist Murray Pulver, bassist Darcy Labiuk and drummer Steve Broadhurst -- don't look much older than she is, but they were in top form yesterday, playing everything from honkytonk and gospel country to more rock and pop numbers with ease.

During Somebody to Love, Stott urged the crowd to sing along. Although quiet at first, people eventually got in the groove and joined Stott in what turned out to be a fitting finish to an impressive show.