Amel Larrieux
Amel Larrieux (born March 8, 1973 in Philadelphia ) is an American pop, hip-hop and rhythm & blues singer and singer-songwriter.
life and career
Larrieux grew up in Greenwich Village . Her mother Brenda Dixon Gottschild was a professor and dance critic. She attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (fellow students included Christian McBride , members of Boyz II Men , Joey DeFrancesco , Questlove and Kurt Rosenwinkel ).
In 1991 she met producer Bryce Wilson , with whom she founded the pop / R & B duo Groove Theory . With Tell Me from the debut album Groove Theory (Epic Records) they had a big hit in 1995. Larrieux but left Groove Theory and pursued a solo career. In 1999 her debut single Get Up was released . In 2000 her solo album Infinite Possibilities was released on Epic Records. Soon after, she left the label and founded her own label BlissLife Records with her husband Laru Larrieux . Her album Bravebird was released there in 2004 and Morning in 2006 . An album with jazz standards, Lovely Standards, followed in 2007 .
In 1996 she sang on the album Sweetback by members of the band of Sade Adu ( Sweetback ). In 2002 she recorded the album What´s come over me? With singer Glenn Lewis . and both sang on the Grammy -nominated album 1.2 to the Bass by Stanley Clarke ( Where is the love ).
In 2010 Groove Theory reunited with Bryan Wilson in Japan. In 2013 she sang at the Blue Note Jazz Festival .
She is married and has two daughters.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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 US
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| 2000 | Infinite Possibilities | - |
US79 (9 weeks) US |
First published: February 15, 2000
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| 2004 | Bravebird | - |
US166 (1 week) US |
First published: January 20, 2004
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| 2006 | Morning | - |
US74 (2 weeks) US |
First published: April 21, 2006
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| 2007 | Lovely standards | - |
US195 (1 week) US |
First published: May 22, 2007
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more publishments
- 2013: Ice Cream Everyday
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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US
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| 1997 | You Will Rise Sweetback |
UK64 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: March 1997
with Sweetback |
| 1999 | Get Up Infinite Possibilities |
- |
US97 (3 weeks) US |
First published: October 1999
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Web links
- Blisslife Records
- Amel Larrieux at Allmusic (English)
swell
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Larrieux, Amel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and singer-songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |