Amerie Biography
Amerie
Background information
Birth name Amerie Mi Marie Rogers
Born January 12, 1980
Origin Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States
Genre(s) R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active 2002–present
Label(s) Columbia Records
Sony Urban Music
Website Amerie.net
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1980), known professionally as Amerie, is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress.
Early life
Rogers was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, to an African-American father and a South 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 graduated from Georgetown University in 2000 with a degree in English and Fine Arts.
Amerie's first language is Korean. However, after the family left Seoul, where they had lived for several years, 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. Amerie also bears a tattoo featuring her given name in Korean script on her lower back. Amerie is noted for signing her name in both English and Korean when giving autographs.
Nominations
* MTV Video Music Awards: "Best Female Video" and "Best Choreography" ("1 Thing")
* BET Awards: "Best Female R&B Artist" and "Video of the Year" ("1 Thing")
* Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards: "Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo", "Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video", "Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut", and "R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year" ("1 Thing")
* MOBO Awards: "Best Single" ("1 Thing")
* Kiss Awards: "Best Newcomer"
* Virgin.net Music Awards: "Best Single" ("1 Thing") and "Babe of the Year"
* Billboard Music Awards: "Top Soundtrack Single of the Year" ("1 Thing")
2006
Wins
* ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards: "Top Soundtrack Song of the Year" ("1 Thing")
Nominations
* Groovevolt Music & Fashion Awards: "Best R&B Song Performance" ("1 Thing")
* People's Choice Awards: "Best Song in a Movie" ("1 Thing")
* Grammy Awards: "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" ("1 Thing") and "Best Contemporary R&B Album" (Touch)
