Amerie Mi Marie Nicholson is an American singer, songwriter and author.
30 Facts About Amerie
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Amerie is best known for her 2005 smash hit single "1 Thing".
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Amerie's father was a chief warrant officer in the US military, so the family lived in many different places, including Alaska, Texas, Virginia and Germany.
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Amerie has a younger sister, Angela Rogers, who is her lawyer.
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Amerie has described her parents as conservative, protective, traditional Christians.
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Amerie recorded the chorus for the 2001 single "Rule", performed by Nas.
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Amerie was featured on DJ Kayslay's "Too Much for Me", on his 2003 album The Streetsweeper Vol.
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Amerie appeared on Bow Wow's third album, Unleashed, singing the hook on the song "To My Mama".
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Amerie was featured on the Rodney Jerkins-produced track "When I Think of You" from the soundtrack to the Jessica Alba dance film Honey.
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Amerie gained additional recognition from her first acting role, in the 2004 film First Daughter, in which she starred alongside Katie Holmes.
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Unlike her first album, Amerie co-wrote every track but one, "Come with Me", which Harrison wrote.
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In 2005, Amerie released the album's lead single, "1 Thing".
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Later in 2005, Amerie was featured alongside Fat Joe on "I Don't Care", the lead single from Ricky Martin's album Life.
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At the 2005 VIBE Awards, Amerie won Club Banger of the Year for her hit.
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In 2006, Amerie returned to the studio to work on her third album, Because I Love It, with producers such as The Buchanans, One Up, and Mike Caren.
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Amerie spoke of her difficulties with Columbia Records in a late 2007 interview, stating that the label was not promoting Because I Love It adequately.
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In 2011, it was reported that Amerie was in the studio working on her fifth studio album, titled Cymatika Vol.
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In 2012, Amerie announced a forthcoming "mini-LP" titled The Prelude.
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In 2015, Amerie collaborated with producer Rich Harrison on a new single, "Out Loud".
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In 2016, Amerie appeared on the radio show The Breakfast Club, 105.1 and announced an EP titled Drive, a second untitled EP due later in the year, and that she was still at work on her album Cymatika.
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In 2017, Amerie released the single "REDRUM", which was set to be featured on an upcoming album titled MA3.
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In 2018, Amerie simultaneously released two albums, 4AM Mulholland and After 4AM; this was her first full-length album since 2009 and her second independent release.
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Since the start of her career, Amerie has been heavily involved within the creative process of her music, receiving not only writing credits but production and instrumentation credits as well.
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Amerie cited film score as an inspiration, describing them as "that very surround-sound, immersive experience".
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In 2004, Amerie earned her first acting role, portraying the role of Mia Thompson, a college student who rooms with the president's daughter, in the film First Daughter, alongside Katie Holmes.
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In 2014, Amerie launched a YouTube video blog titled "Books Beauty Ameriie" and said that she was writing two novels, one young adult and one fantasy.
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In 2017, Amerie published an anthology book via Bloomsbury Publishing titled Because You Love to Hate Me and a sci-fi trilogy novel series.
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In 2019, Amerie started her own Book Club, "Amerie's Book Club" where she highlights diverse and unique perspectives and voices.
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In 2019, Amerie performed on tour with other artists such as Ashanti, Keri Hilson, and Monica for the Femme It Forward movement.
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In 2004, Amerie began dating her manager, Sony Music executive Lenny Nicholson.