Coordinates | 54°47′″N32°03′″N |
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Name | Amerie |
Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Amerie Mi Marie Rogers |
Alias | Amerie, Ameriie |
Birth date | 1980/1/12 |
Birthplace | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States |
Origin | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Instrument | |
Genre | R&B;, pop, new wave, hip hop soul, funk, soul, hip hop |
Occupation | Singer, songwriter, producer, actress, model |
Years active | 2001–present |
Label | Columbia,Feeniix Rising Entertainment, Island Def Jam |
Website | }} |
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1980), known professionally as Amerie or Ameriie, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and actress. She debuted in 2002 with the album All I Have, primarily co-written and produced by Rich Harrison, and was well-received in the urban market. In 2005, Ameriie released her biggest hit to date, "1 Thing", the lead single from her second album, Touch, which garnered her crossover recognition and earned two Grammy Award nominations. Her third album, Because I Love It, achieved moderate international success in 2007, although it was not released in North America, and she subsequently left her label Columbia Records. Ameriie released her fourth studio album, In Love & War, in 2009, her first album under Island Def Jam.
Amerie describes her parents as conservative, protective, traditional Christians. Growing up, she and her sister were forbidden to leave the house or use the phone on school days. Amerie enrolled at Georgetown University to study literature, and was in Navy ROTC: "I was in the Navy ROTC. My dad didn’t force me into it or anything. I joined so I could afford an education." She quit ROTC after her sophomore year, and graduated with a BA degree in English and Fine Arts minor in design.
Ameriie's first language is Korean.
In the spring of 2002, Rise/Columbia released Ameriie's debut single, "Why Don't We Fall in Love". The single reached number twenty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a top ten hit on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs. Ameriie's debut album, All I Have, was certified gold by the RIAA and has sold 657,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The second and final single was "Talkin' to Me", a top twenty entry on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs. Also in 2002, Ameriie covered the song "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross for the soundtrack to the film Maid in Manhattan. In 2003, Ameriie won the Soul Train Award for Best R&B;/Soul or Rap New Artist and was also nominated for Best Female R&B;/Soul Single ("Why Don't We Fall in Love") and Best Female R&B;/Soul Album (All I Have). She received a BET Award nomination for Best Female R&B; Artist and an Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist.
Ameriie was featured on LL Cool J's "Paradise", which peaked at number fourteen on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs. She was also featured on DJ Kayslay's "Too Much for Me", on his 2003 album StreetSweeper Vol. 1. Ameriie appeared on Bow Wow's third album Unleashed singing the hook on "To My Mama". She was also featured on the soundtrack to the Jessica Alba dance film Honey in the Rodney Jerkins-produced track "When I Think of You".
In April 2005, Ameriie released her second album, Touch. As with All I Have, the album was co-written and produced by mentor Rich Harrison, who contributed seven (new) tracks to the record; additional productions came from Lil Jon, Bryce Wilson, Red Spyda, and Dre & Vidal. Unlike on her first album, Ameriie co-wrote every track but one, "Come with Me", which Harrison wrote. Touch debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums, and it was certified gold by the RIAA in August that year; according to Nielsen SoundScan, it has sold 404,000 copies. It received two Grammy Award nominations in 2006: Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance for its lead single, "1 Thing", and Best Contemporary R&B; Album.
Along with Touch, Ameriie's biggest hit came with "1 Thing", which was also featured on the soundtrack to Hitch, a romantic comedy film starring Will Smith and Eva Mendes. Producer Rich Harrison sampled the distinctive main drum-and-guitar loops of the song from a 1970 version of Oh! Calcutta!
In late 2005, Ameriie released Touch
"Take Control", which was co-produced by Mike Caren, Ameriie and Nicholson and co-written by Ameriie and Cee-Lo Green, was the first single from the album and was released in the U.S. in late 2006. It failed to chart on the Hot 100, and peaked at sixty-six on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's North American release was pushed back several times, before being cancelled altogether after the failure of the second single, a remixed version of "That's What U R" featuring Fabolous and Slim Thug, to garner significant radio play. The single and album made greater impact in Europe: in the UK, "Take Control" became Ameriie's second top ten hit following "1 Thing", and Because I Love It entered at number seventeen on the UK Albums Chart upon its release in May 2007, eventually receiving a silver certification from the BPI for more than 60,000 copies issued. "Take Control" was nominated for Best Song at the MOBO Awards. Second single "Gotta Work" reached the top forty and was parlayed into an Asia-wide advertisement campaign for cable provider AXN's tenth anniversary. Ameriie was reportedly paid £750,000 for appearing in the accompanying television commercial, which was broadcast to just under a billion viewers across Asia. A third single, "Crush", was pulled from release amid reports that Ameriie had left her label Columbia Records.
In early 2007, it was reported that Korean pop sensation Seven would collaborate with Ameriie on the album. She has stated several times in interviews that she has been very eager to work with Korean pop/R&B; singers, being a fan of K-pop herself. It was later reported that a re-worked version of "Take Control" featuring Se7en would be featured on the Asian editions of the album Because I Love It.
Ameriie's first album under Island Def Jam, In Love & War, was executively produced by LA Reid, manager LG Nicholson, and Ameriie herself, who described it as a "concept album". It features production from The Buchanans, Warryn Campbell, Bryan-Michael Cox, Sean Garrett, Eric Hudson, Jim Jonsin, Jonas Jeberg, Karma, Rico Love, M-Phazes, Teddy Riley, and TrackNova. For the second time, Rich Harrison did not make any contributions, although Ameriie said that she hoped to work with him on her fifth album. The singles issued from the album were "Why R U" (produced by Ameriie & The Buchanans), "Heard 'Em All", "Pretty Brown" (featuring Trey Songz) and "More Than Love" (featuring Fabolous); only the first two reached the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs, at numbers fifty-five and eighty respectively. With little radio support, and hindered by distribution problems, In Love & War debuted at number forty-six on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums.
In July 2011, it was reported that Ameriie was in the studio working on her fifth studio album, Cymatika Vol. 1, to be released in 2012. The album title is based on the word cymatics, the study of visible sound and vibration. The first single, "Firestarter (Private Dancer)", is to be released in upcoming months, but is subjected to change. In an interview with Billboard, Ameriie discussed two songs, "Sodom & G" & "Run for Cover", both which will be on the album. She states, There's a song called "Run For Cover." It's kind of like a metaphor [for] self suppression. We're suppressing who we really are or our ideas. We're truly not living 100% authentically with ourselves and representing ourselves to the world as who we really are. There's another song I wrote called "Sodom and G," like Sodom and Gomorrah. The song on the surface is about a broken relationship. It's destroyed. I compare that to the fiery destruction the city of Sodom and Gomorrah [faced]. The production lineup consists of an upcoming producer Riley Urick and Andre Harris (of Dre & Vidal), amongst others. Cymatika will also include special guest appearances from Drunken Tiger's Tiger JK and Tasha Reid. In an interview with Rap-Up.com, Ameriie revealed more details about the album, which she was inspired by Electronic dance music. She said that Cymatika would explore freedom, androgyny, and the new world order, stating:
"A lot of the topics are about us as human beings—who we really are on that level, not a physical level. One thing I was experimenting with from a vocal aspect was androgyny and approaching the vocal in an androgynous fashion. To me it represents the dropping away of the veil of what’s physical and on a spiritual level, we’re not really men or women or age, we’re ageless eternal spirits without gender, without sex, so the androgyny symbolizes that—and of course it’s fun. A lot of the songs don’t really sound like me. The theme of [the album] is what it means to be human. I have songs about not being intimidated by society and what people think you should be, not wanting to be chic, kinda wanting to have your own identity and not feel like you have to follow the crowd. I also talk about self-suppression and how sometimes we suppress the feelings that we have or the ideas that we have. The things that inspired me on this album were everything from fire to the color red to any indigenous people, like with the chanting on 'Sodom & G'. Also machines and machinery to ideas of new world order to who we are as spiritual beings."In the article, she also shared further details on a song titled "Intimidation", which will also be included on the album. Described as stark warehouse, people being systematically programmed into doing certain things every day, living in the system and having a big, heavy beat, but it almost feels like machinery. She revealed another song called "Criminal" on her twitter, but it speculated that it may not be the album. Ameriie will appear on Jean-Roch's new album "Music Saved My Life" singing the hook on "Fly Away" alongside rapper Fat Joe.
In an interview "My-Play" she stated "“I’ve always loved creating music. When I was in high school, I used to record songs that I wrote by using two different tape recorders and two separate tapes. I would start by recording myself on the first tape, singing the song down from top to finish. Then, I would play it back, while singing the harmonies and recording them onto the second tape. I’d just keep repeating the process, going back and forth between tapes until I had a final version of the full song on one tape, with stacked harmonies, backgrounds and everything!” she also went on to say "I felt like I had so much music in me, I just had to get it out. In the vocal booth, I was incredibly antsy because I had so many melodies and harmonies—all these parts and different bits—that I just had to get out of my head and onto something tangible! The feeling of hearing something in your head and then actually laying it down is indescribable, it’s amazing.”
Critics often feel that Ameriie is underrated in her own right, in an article from R&B;/Hip Hop blog "Earstyle" wrote "Ameriie may be one of the most underrated chicks in the game. Not only does she writes her own songs, but she assists in the production, the creative process, and plays instruments on her own tracks. Talk about talented.""
Rogers possesses a full lyric soprano, vocal range that spans three octaves. She's known for having an aggressive vocal delivery, incorporated with a soulful and emotive, distinct tone.
During an interview & biography from "My-Play", it reads, "Although the musical inspiration is broad, the arrangement of the material is signature Amerie: strong, aggressive vocals; beautiful melodies, and lush harmonies." & continued to say " With her trademark raw, raspy, heartfelt delivery, and her angelic falsetto, Amerie is one of music's most versatile, vocally honest artists".
Entertainment Weekly said "This young singer may not have the gospel pitch of artists like Beyoncé and Alicia Keys, but when it comes to revitalizing R&B; & Pop, this much is certain: She's definitely got the right Touch".
USA Today says "Amerie's light but supple soprano brings to mind the kind of adjectives you might hear in a commercial for citrus-scented shampoo: silky, tangy, lustrous. It's the kind of voice that a less-savvy singer might have wasted on sappy ballads, but on her sophomore CD, Amerie applies it to more groove-driven material.
Whilst reviewing In Love & War, Hot Press writer, Patrick Freyne gave the album a rating of 3.5/5, writing "Amerie's got the standard range and power of the production line diva but there's also an appealingly raw, in need-of-some-Calpol-edge to her voice which gives everything that little bit more power"
Reviewing her single "Take Control" the BBC compares her voice on "1 Thing" with her 2007 lead single "Take Control": "For starters, Amerie has ditched that over-high squeak from her biggest hit thus far and let rip with her hitherto hidden fiery tonsils."
London's newspaper the Evening Standard marks that Amerie, has a "shrill but soulful voice". The Guardian highly praises Amerie's voice citing "it would be no exaggeration to call Amerie one of the greatest singers in pop music. Her vocal performances are extraordinary: she catches the fleeting thrills and momentary rushes of intensity that permeate otherwise mundane days, and stretches those feelings out across four-minute songs without ever letting up. Every word is delivered as if she is utterly consumed in the moment; the result is heady and intoxicating."
Jimmy Draper of New York Time Out describes her voice as "soulful, consistently controlled vocals." Blender magazine also commented on her "frantic, top-of-her-range vocals." Stylus Magazine writes "Unsurprisingly, the ‘60s-influenced tracks are far and away the more interesting. Much of that has to do with Amerie's vocal performances. "Hate 2 Love U" and "Gotta Work" are on-point rave-ups of James Brown and Stax, respectively, while "Paint Me Over" is vintage Dionne Warwick, complete with drawn-out phrasing. They walk the fine line between homage and imitation, but Amerie's singing is fervent and willing, commanding these songs more than interpreting them." Vibe magazine says "The strikingly beautiful Korean-African American chanteuse doesn't have a flawless voice; like Mary J Blige, Amerie often strains to reach those higher notes, But also like Mary-and a few other today, Amerie sings from the gut."
Finally NME comments that "The sneaking suspicion that every ridiculously aerobic move, or every double-tracked vocal breakdown could have been done better by Ms Knowles are dispelled by Amerie's third album. ‘Because I Love It’ is held together by a nymph-like voice that's whisky soaked one minute and light as candyfloss the next."
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