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Amerie Information
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'Amerie Rogers' (born January 12, 1980 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts), known professionaly as 'Amerie', is an American female R&B singer.
Roots
Rogers was born to an African-American father and South Korean mother. As a result of her father being in the United States military, Amerie traveled to and lived in many different places, including Alaska, Texas, Germany and South Korea. She graduated from Georgetown University in 2000 with a degree in English and Fine Arts. She considers Washington D.C. to be her home and has a younger sisted named Angela.
Why Don't We Fall In Love
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 outro which Amerie co-wrote. Amerie's album was released amid the success of her "Why Don't We Fall In Love" single, and the media immediately began to judge her successes 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".
Paradise
Amerie returned to the music scene briefly in 2003 as a featured vocalist, first on LL Cool J's "Paradise" (Which got to #18 on the UK Charts) and later on DJ Kay Slay's "Too Much For Me". Neither single, although their videos received a lot of attention from digital music video channels.
Around this time Amerie also spent some time as the host of a brand new show on BET called The Center, Amerie left the show before her contract was up because she had been offered a movie role.
1 Thing / Touch
The biggest hit of her career came in 2005 with the single "1 Thing" from her sophomore album Touch. The single was also featured on the soundtrack to Hitch, a romantic comedy film. 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.
"1 Thing" earned two MTV Video Music Award nominations, for Best Female Video of the Year and Best Choreography in A Video", the single also earned 4 Lady Of Soul Soul Train Award nominatations , for 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. "1 Thing" also spawned into a variety of remixes by rappers such as Eve, Fabolous, and a newcomer named Redhead.
At the 2005 Vibe Awards, Amerie took home Club Banger of the Year for her hit 1 thing. Touch was certified Gold (500,000 copies) on August 2005 and her single 1 Thing was later certified Platinum (1,000,000)Amerie is nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for R&b Vocal Performance(1 Thing) and R&B Comtempary Album (Touch)
Flim Career
In 2004 Amerie made her motion picture debut alongside Michael Keaton, Katie Holmes, Lela Rochon and Marc Blucas in the movie First Daughter.
Discography
Albums
*2002: All I Have (#9 US, (US Certification: Gold) )
*2005: Touch (#5 US, (US Certification: Gold) , #28 UK, Silver)
Singles
*2002: "Why Don't We Fall In Love" (#23 US, #9 US R&B, #40 UK)
*2002: "Talkin' To Me" (2002) (#51 US, #18 US R&B)
*2002: "Too Much For Me" (DJ Kayslay) (Foxy Brown) (Nas) (Baby)
*2002: "I'm Coming Out" (Maid In Manhattan) (Soundtrack)
*2002: "Paradise" (LL Cool J featuring Amerie) (#36 US, #18 UK - 2003 release)
*2005: "1 Thing" (#8 US, #4 UK, #5 CAN, '#1' US R&B;)* (US Certification: Platinum)
*2005: "Touch" (featuring T.I.) (#95 US R&B, #19 UK)
*2005: "I Don't Care" (Ricky Martin feat. Amerie & Fat Joe) (#65 US, #11 UK. #3 US Dance)
Awards & nominations
2002
*2002 'Won' Soul Train Award for Best New Soul/R&B, Rap Artist ("Why Don't We Fall In Love").
*2002 Nominated for Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Female ("Why Don't We Fall In Love").
*2002 Nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist
2003
*2003 Nominated BET Award for Best Female R&B Artist.
*2003 Nominated for 2 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards for Top R&B/hip-hop female artist, and Top R&B/hip-hop new artist.
2005
*2005 'Won' Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for "Entertainer Of The Year"
*2005 Nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best Choreography in a Video ("1 Thing").
*2005 Nominated for 2 BET Awards for Best Female R&B Artist and Video Of The Year ("1 Thing").
*2005 Nominated for 4 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best R&B/Soul Single Solo, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut, R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year ("1 Thing").
*2005 Nominated for MOBO Music Award for Best Single ("1 Thing").
*2005 'Won' for Vibe Music Award for Club Banger of the Year ("1 Thing").
*2005 Nominated for Kiss Award for Best Newcomer
*2005 Nominated for UK Record Of The Year
*2005 Nominated for 4 Online Urban Music Awards for Urban Music Song of The Year,Best R&B Performance-Female,Best R&B Video,and Best R&B Mixtape Single
*2006 Nominated for Groovolt & Fashion Award for R&B Song Performance (1 thing)
*2006 Nominated for People Choice Award for Best Song in a Movie (1 Thing)
*2006 Nominated for 2 Grammys Best R&B Vocal Performance (1 Thing) & Best R&B Contemporary Album (Touch)
Filmography
* First Daughter (2004) as Mia Thomson
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