Frank Moffatt had played and sung in rock bands for years, and his wife Darlana had been a well-known country vocalist in Canada. On March 30, 1983, Scott Andrew Moffatt was born to Frank and Darlana Moffatt in Yukon, Canada. Almost a year later on March 8, 1984, three new additions arrived in the Moffatt family. Triplets Clinton Thomas John, Robert Franklin Peter, and David Michael William were born. Frank described himself and Darlana in those early years as "the fastest diaper changers in Canada.". It would be four years before the parents invented the talent their sons are gifted with. In 1988, Darlana was a featured performer at a national Canadian beauty pageant, when Frank and the boys went with her to the rehearsal for the show. It was during a break when 4-year-old Dave decided to take an open mike and sing the popular song from "An American Tail" called "Somewhere Out There" He sang the song "just like the mouse in the movie". The producers of the show were so impressed that they let Dave perform the song on the show, and he brought the house down. Frank and Darlana were surprised and impressed themselves. Soon, they brought the boys to West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, where there was a small "make your own record" recording booth. The Moffatts recorded and sang the Judds' "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Ole Days)" with the boys singing the verses and the entire family joining in on the chorus. The audio was piped out into the mall, and by the time they'd finished, the mall traffic had come to a standstill. People crowded around the studio to see what get a look at what they'd been hearing. Frank and Darlana came to realize how talented their boys were, and began to book them on charity shows throughout British Columbia, Canada. The boys continued their charity work for the next two years, including the local Easter Seal Telethon. Over the years, they taught themselves with only some assistance from their parents. At the same time, each of the four picked his own instrument and taught themselves to play each instrument. Scott plays the guitar, Dave plays the keyboard, Bob plays the drums and Clint plays the bass guitar. In 1990, when Scott was 7 and the triplets 6, they played at several Canadian country music festivals. Always, the kids pleaded to their parents for more opportunities to perform. Frank set up a 40-day tour the next summer, thinking that afterward that the boys would be tired of touring. Much to of Frank's surprise, he realized that the boys were happy just being on stage and singing. In 1992, The Moffatts were nominated for five British Columbia Country Music Association awards, at the award show, they met a Nashville producer Robert Byrne, who brought the boys to Nashville to record several tracks with him. Soon thereafter, they got a job offer to work in Branson, Missouri, at the Osmonds Theater. Frank and Darlana began home-schooling for the boys which allows them to have a full-time musical career. They appeared on Ralph Emery's "Nashville Now," 14 times. Next, they performed a seven month stand at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. In 1994, after receiving interest from numerous record labels, they decided to sign with Polydor Nashville Records (Now A & M Records Nashville), where their friend Robert Byrne is Vice_president. They cut their first major album including songs written by the Moffatt family, particularly, the heart-touching song called, "Don't Judge This Book." "We wrote this song for kids who may not feel like they fit in, and it's also about handicapped people," says Clint. "We think handicapped peoples are just like us in their hearts, and it's not fair to treat them any differently." Another notable song on their first album, is a song written by Garth Brooks, "When God Made You." Overall, the boys had written over 35 songs with their parents. In March 1995. The Moffatts produced three music videos with three of their songs; "Guns Of Love", "Caterpillar Crawl", and "I Think She Likes Me." These videos was put into a home video of the Moffatts which was released at the same time as their cd. In June, 1995, the month that their first album was released, they gained wider exposure, appearing on many morning shows, talk shows, and cable shows. Among their stops: Good Morning America, TNN's Wildhorse Saloon, Sally Jessy Raphael, the list goes on and on. They began touring the United States, performing at fairs, malls. They even sang the National Anthem for may sports events, including their favorite football team, Dallas Cowboys. In July, they performed at the International Special Olympics in Connecticut, along with other country performers, Michelle Wright, and Tracy Byrd, and also The Pointer Sisters. They were also seen in Riders in the Sky's Christmas special, Rider Theater Christmas Special on TNN. Also March 1996, they appeared on TNN's Statler Brothers Show as the young Statler Brothers singing the Statlers' own song, "Class of '57". This song was written twelve years before Scott was even born. In Winter and Spring of 1996, they continued touring the United States, performing mostly at malls and several special events, as well as appearing on television and radio shows. In March, they were nominated for the TNN/MCN Award for Best Vocal Group of the Year. Most notable during the spring of 1996 is work they have done for several charities, including DARE, Feed the Children, and The Rainforest Foundation. They also got the opportunities to perform at the White House, during the Annual Easter Egg Roll and Hunt. In 1997, The Moffatts quite literally changed their tune and switched from doing country music to pop-rock music. They recorded their fourth album - 'Chapter 1: A new Beginning' which became very popular in Canada, Europe and Asia but sadly, was never released in the UK and the USA. The first single from it was 'I'll be there for you', followed by 'Miss you like crazy', 'Crazy', 'If life is so short', 'Girl of my dreams' and 'Until you loved me'. Crazy was released in the UK and got to number 16 on BBC radio 1's top 40 countdown. Until you loved me was taken from the USA version of 'Chapter 1' which contained five new songs and was released in 1999. The Moffatts are now on a huge tour, but plan to record their fith album (Chapter 2?) in early 2000. During their time-off from performing or recording, and after doing their home-schooling for the day, just like regular kids, they keep themselves active, by playing sports. Their favorite sports include football, basketball, hockey, baseball and golf.. All four of them have brown belts in Kung Fu. They also spend time writing songs, reading books, drawing pictures and watching TV. Of course when times allow, they read their fans' letters. Being regular kids, they also do chores at home.
