Ameerah (singer)
Belgian singer and songwriter (born 1983)
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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, 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 | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |