Ameerah (singer)
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]
Ameerah | |
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| Birth name | Astrid Roelants |
| Born | 18 April 1983 |
| Origin | Leuven, Belgium |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
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 was eliminated before the live shows. 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.[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
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 | — | — |
As featured artist
| 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
- Schamp, T. (24 March 2008). "Astrid Roelants over haar toekomst als Ameerah". Zangtalent.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.
- "Hunter Falls en Ameerah". Eurosong 2023 (in Dutch). 11 January 2023. Eén.
- 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.
- "Eurosong 2023 : portrait d'Ameerah". L'Eurovision au Quotidien (in French). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- 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.
- "Astrid Roelants". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- "Ontdek de nummers van Eurosong 2023". Eén (in Dutch). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- "Ameerah met 'The Carnival' in finale 'Eurosong 2023'". Songfestival.be (in Dutch). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.