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Ameerah (singer)

For similarly named singers, see Amira (disambiguation).

Ameerah
Birth nameAstrid Roelants
Born (1983-04-18) 18 April 1983 (age 41)
OriginLeuven, Belgium
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2003–present
LabelsSony Music

Astrid Roelants (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑstrɪt ˈrulɑnts]; born 18 April 1983), known professionally as Ameerah, is a Belgian singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, United States.[1]

Early life

Roelants was raised by adoptive parents in Leuven, Flemish Brabant.[2][3] She is of Tunisian and Algerian descent.[2]

Career

In 2003, Roelants was a contestant in the first season of Idool, the Belgian version of the Idol franchise.[4][5] She participated in the live shows and got a record deal right after. In 2004, she competed to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Don't Stop the Music", placing seventh in the national final.[4][5] With the song she achieved chart success in Belgium.[4]

In 2009, her single "The Sound of Missing You" became an international hit, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in the United States.[4][5] A remixed version by Wildboyz released in 2010 charted in Belgium, the Netherlands and Romania.[6]

In 2010, Roelants appeared as a featured artist on the single "Freaky Like Me" by the Norwegian duo Madcon.[4] The song charted in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom, and reached number one on the Norwegian singles chart. She achieved a golden record in Germany and went double platinum in Norway. [6] Roelants has also featured in songs by Regi, Turbo B and Schiller.

In November 2022, Roelants was announced as one of seven participants in Eurosong 2023, the Belgian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[5] Her candidate entries "Armageddon" and "The Carnival" were both co-written with American singer-songwriter Zac Poor and produced by Morgan Taylor Reid.[7] She ultimately selected "The Carnival" as her entry for the final, to be held on 14 January 2023.[8]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions
BEL (FL) US (HDA)
"Don't You Stop the Music" (as Astrid) 2004 20 —
"However" (as Astrid) Tip(7) —
"The Sound of Missing You" 2009 — 3
"Tears to Dust" (with Regi) 2010 — —
"The Carnival" 2023 — —
Single Year Peak chart positions[6]
BEL
(FL) 		BEL
(WA) 		AUT FIN GER NED NOR ROM SWI UK UK
(R&B)
"The Sound of Missing You" (Wildboyz featuring Ameerah) 2010 22 Tip(11) — — — 44 — 2 — — —
"Freaky Like Me" (Madcon featuring Ameerah) Tip(12) — 11 9 9 — 1 2 6 46 14
"We Be Hot" (Regi & Turbo B featuring Ameerah) 9 — — — — — — — — — —
"Dancing in the Dark" (Schiller featuring Ameerah) 2012 — — — — — — — — — — —

References

  1. ^ Schamp, T. (24 March 2008). "Astrid Roelants over haar toekomst als Ameerah". Zangtalent.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Hunter Falls en Ameerah". Eurosong 2023 (in Dutch). 11 January 2023. Eén.
  3. ^ Walschaers, Evi (11 January 2023). "Oud-buurjongen van Eurosongkandidate Ameerah start fanclub: "Zijn samen opgegroeid in Leuven"". VRT NWS (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Eurosong 2023 : portrait d'Ameerah". L'Eurovision au Quotidien (in French). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Paelinck, Gianni (8 November 2022). "Nog eens Tom Dice op het Songfestival of wordt het Loredana? Deze 7 kandidaten wagen hun kans in Eurosong 2023". VRT NWS (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Astrid Roelants". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Ontdek de nummers van Eurosong 2023". Eén (in Dutch). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Ameerah met 'The Carnival' in finale 'Eurosong 2023'". Songfestival.be (in Dutch). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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