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Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1980),[1] known professionally as Amerie, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model.

Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Music career
2.1 All I Have
2.2 Touch
2.3 Because I Love It
3 Discography
3.1 Albums
3.2 Singles
4 Filmography
5 Awards/Nominations
5.1 2003
5.2 2005
5.3 2006
6 References
7 See also
8 External links



Early life
Rogers was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to an African father and a Korean mother. Her father was in the United States military, so Amerie traveled to and lived in many different places, including Alaska, Texas, Germany, and South Korea. She has a younger sister, Angela Rogers, who is now her lawyer. She finally settled in Washington, D.C., which she considers her hometown. In 1996 she started studying at Georgetown University for a degree in English and Fine Arts and graduated in 2000[1].

Amerie's first language is Korean. However, after the family left Korea, Amerie's mother made a conscious effort to limit the use of Korean with her daughters out of fear that it would impede their development of English proficiency. In an interview with KoreAm Journal, Amerie stated that she is now only "conversational" in the Korean language and speaks it at home with her mother, Angela, and extended Korean family members.[2] Amerie also bears a tattoo featuring her given name in Korean script on her lower back, which can be seen in the music video for "1 Thing". The tattoo does not directly translate to Amerie, but "Emeuri" (에므리) while the Korean media pronounces her name "Eimeori" (에이머리) however. Amerie is noted for signing her name in both English and Korean when giving autographs.


Music career

All I Have
Main article: All I Have (album)
Amerie received her big break in 2001 when she was featured on a track from rapper Nas' fifth studio album Stillmatic entitled "Rule". Throughout early 2002, Amerie's single, "Why Don't We Fall in Love", from her debut album All I Have, received much urban radio airplay. Producer Rich Harrison wrote and produced All I Have in its entirety, except for the track "Outro", which Amerie co-wrote. Amerie's album was released amid the success of "Why Don't We Fall in Love", and the media immediately began to judge her success against those of other recent female R&B artists such as Tweet and Ashanti.

The album's next single, "Talkin' to Me", did not hit nearly as big at urban radio, yet its video still enjoyed strong support from MTV2. VH1 Soul has been known to play both of Amerie's videos with regularity since their debuts, and MTV Jams still occasionally spins "Why Don't We Fall in Love". The album was surprisingly a success, going Gold with 623,000 units sold in America.

In the fall of 2002, she once again continued solo and released a cover of Diana Ross' 1980 classic "I'm Coming Out" as a single for the soundtrack to the 2002 film Maid in Manhattan. Afterwards, in 2003, Amerie returned to the music scene briefly as a featured vocalist, first on LL Cool J's "Paradise" (a top twenty entry in the UK and a top forty in the U.S.) and later on DJ Kayslay's "Too Much for Me" singing background. Although their videos received attention from digital music video channels, none of the singles went on to become hits.

Around this time, Amerie also spent some time as the host of a brand new show on BET called The Center. However, she left the show before her contract was up because she had been offered a supporting role as Mia Thompson in the 2004 romantic comedy First Daughter alongside Katie Holmes, Michael Keaton, Lela Rochon, and Marc Blucas.


Touch
Main article: Touch (Amerie album)
On April 26, 2005, Amerie released her second album, Touch. Once again, the album was primarily 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 her first album, Amerie co-wrote every track except "Come with Me", which Rich Harrison wrote. It debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album was certifed Gold by the RIAA in August of that year. The album received two Grammy Award nominations in 2006: "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" for "1 Thing" and "Best Contemporary R&B Album".

Along with Touch, Amerie's biggest hit came with the first single "1 Thing". The track 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!" by funk group The Meters. The song was later certified Platinum (200,000+ downloads) and became her first top ten hit in the U.S., where it peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. "1 Thing" also earned several awards and nominations: two nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards — "Best Female Video" and "Best Choreography" — and four nominations for the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards — "Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo", "R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year", "Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video", and "Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut". At the 2005 VIBE Awards, Amerie took home "Club Banger of the Year" for her hit. "1 Thing" also spawned into a variety of remixes by rappers such as Eve, Fabolous, and Jay-Z.

In the fall of 2005, Amerie went on with the second single "Touch" and "I Don't Care", the lead single of Ricky Martin's album Life in collaboration with Fat Joe. While latter one was able to enter the top twenty in several European countries and Australia, the album's title track failed to reprise the success of "1 Thing". It didn't even enter the Billboard Hot 100, though peaking at number nineteen on the UK Singles Chart. "Talkin' About" was planned to be released as a third single but wasn't.


Because I Love It
Main article: Because I Love It
Currently, Amerie is completing her third album, Because I Love It. She stated in an interview with VIBE magazine that the album was originally to be titled None of the Above. This will be her first album that will not feature production from her long-time collaborator, friend, and producer Rich Harrison. Other producers have been brought in to work with Amerie, such as Bryan Michael Cox, The Buchanans, Tim & Bob, and DJ Premier, to name a few. The album is set to be released in the summer of 2007. Tracks that have leaked to the Internet are "Some Like It", "Take Control", "That's What You Are", "Paint Me Over", and "When Loving You Was Easy". "Take Control", which was produced by Mike Caren and written by Amerie herself and Cee-Lo Green, is the first single from her upcoming album. The video for "Take Control" was released online on December 4 and was aired to the television stations in the third week of January.

In early December 2006, it was reported that South Korean singer Se7en would collaborate with Amerie on her new album.[3] 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 confirmed that the re-worked version of “Take Control” will be featured on the Asian editions of the album “Because I Love It”. A limited amount of promotional albums that were released in Japan and Korea (in late April) included the remix featuring Se7en. The release of Because I Love It made the Blender magazine's list of 25 Reasons to Love '07, ranking at nineteenth[4]


Discography
Further information: Amerie discography

Albums
2002: All I Have
2005: Touch
2007: Because I Love It

Singles
Year Title Chart Positions Album
U.S. U.S. R&B UK AUS DE R&B DE NZ LT LT R&B
2002 "Why Don't We Fall in Love" 23 9 40 70 — — — — — All I Have
2003 "Talkin' To Me" 51 18 — — 6 — — — —
"I'm Coming Out" — — — 66 — — — — — Maid in Manhattan OST
2005 "1 Thing" 8 1 4 13 8 34 12 5 1 Touch
"Touch" — 95 19 — 11 — — 7 2
2006 "Take Control" (featuring Cee-Lo) — 66 10 — 6 64 40 8 1 Because I Love It
2007 "Gotta Work" — — — — 9 — — 22 1
"That's What U R" (U.S. Single) — — — — — — — — —
"Crush (Amerie song)" (US Single) — — — — — — — — —


Filmography
2004: First Daughter — Mia Thompson

Awards/Nominations

2003
BET Awards: Best Female R&B Artist (Nominated)
Soul Train Music Awards: Best Female R&B/Soul Single "Why Don't We Fall In Love" (Nominated)
Soul Train Music Awards: "Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist" ("Why Don't We Fall in Love") (Winner)
Soul Train Awards: Best Female R&B/Soul Album, All I Have (Nominated)
Image Awards: Outstanding New Artist (Nominated)

2005
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards: "Entertainer of the Year" (winner)
VIBE Awards: "Club Banger of the Year" ("1 Thing") (winner)
BET Awards: Video of the Year "1 Thing" (Nominated)
BET Awards: Best Female R&B Artist (Nominated)
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards: Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year "1 Thing" (Nominated)
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards: Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut "1 Thing" (Nominated)
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards: Best R&B/Soul Single "1 Thing" (Nominated)
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards: Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video "1 Thing" (Nominated)
MOBO Awards: Best Song "1 Thing" (Nominated)

2006
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards: "Top Soundtrack Song of the Year" ("1 Thing") (winner)
Grammy Awards: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance "1 Thing" (Nominated)
Grammy Awards: Best Contemporary R&B Album, Touch (Nominated)


Background information
Birth name Amerie Mi Marie Rogers
Born January 12, 1980 (1980-01-12) (age 27)
Origin Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
Genre(s) R&B, funk
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, model
Years active 2001 to present
Label(s) Columbia, Sony Urban Music
Website http://www.amerie.net