I’ve been mostly doing bands lately so I think it’s time to switch things up a little bit and introduce a new solo act for once. She is the brand new R&B sensation Amerie. Amerie grew up on many military bases while she was young as her father was in the military. She learned different styles of music from her parents with classical influences from her mother and R&B influences from her father. She studied dance early on and entered herself into many different talent contests along the way.
Her family eventually settled back down in the United States and she attended Georgetown University where she received a degree in English and Fine Arts. While living in Washington D.C , she met producer Rich Harrison , who had worked with acts like Mary J. Blige and started to make some demos with him. She was eventually signed to Columbia Records in 2002. Her first single , ‘Why Don’t We Fall In Love’ reached the top 20 in its first week and her debut album went gold. She then headlined two successful tours and also had a role in a successful Hollywood film, ‘First Daughter’ which starred Katie Holmes.She also helped develop and star in the hit BET show ‘The Center ‘ which reached the highest ratings for its time slot on BET. Amerie’s new album features a more sexier version of Amerie than her previous album and also features a more empowering message to her fans about many issues. Her new album also has appearances by such favorites as Carl Thomas,Lil’ Jon, Nas and Eve to add to her successful resume of collaborations. Critics have described her new album has the most anticipated R&B album of 2005 so let’s hope you check out her new album ‘Touch’ which is in stores now.
Thanks to http://music.yahoo.com/ar-294353-bio–Amerie for some biographical information.
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