About
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers, known as Ameriie is an R&B artists known for hits such as “1 Thing”.
She was born on January 12, 1980 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Under the nurture of her Korean mother (who is a painter and singer, and classical pianist), she had developed an interest in music, thus started to learn singing as well as dancing. Determined to be a singer, she then began to enter various talent shows in third grade.
Her first songs were “Rule” and (debut) “Why Don’t We Fall In Love”, which were minor hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Her 2002 debut album All I Have reached the top-ten in the Billboard 200 and is certified gold by the RIAA. She released her second album Touch in 2005, which reached the top-five on the Billboard 200 and is certified gold. It included the ‘Hot 100 top-ten hit “1 Thing”, which helped Amerie break into the mainstream.
Amerie’s third album Because I Love It was a commercial failure in the US, failing to chart in the US (It was certified silver by the BPI, however). Her fourth studio album In Love & War also was a commercial failure and once again failed to reach the Billboard 200. Drive is her sixth studio album and finally became her first album since Touch to reach the Billboard 200 (at number forty-six).
