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
editRoelants was raised by adoptive parents in Leuven, Flemish Brabant.[2][3] She is of Tunisian and Algerian descent.[2]
Career
editIn 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
editSingles
editAs lead artist
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Schamp, T. (24 March 2008). "Astrid Roelants over haar toekomst als Ameerah". Zangtalent.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d e "Eurosong 2023 : portrait d'Ameerah". L'Eurovision au Quotidien (in French). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "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.