Ameerah (singer)
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Astrid Roelants known professionally as Ameerah[1][2] (born 18 April 1983), is a Belgian singer-songwriter.
Career
Ameerah started her career as Astrid quoted in her songwriting credits at various times as Ameerah A. Roelants and Astrid Roelants. Her first chart success was in Belgium with her song "Don't Stop the Music" released as Astrid.[3]
Ameerah is known mostly for her 2009 international dance hit "The Sound of Missing You"[4] which reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in the United States. A version by Wildboyz featuring Ameerah also was a big hit in Europe in 2010 charting in Belgium, the Netherlands and Romania.[citation needed]
Another release, "Freaky Like Me" by Norwegian duo Madcon featuring Ameerah, was a hit in a number of countries, most notably in Norway where it peaked at number one, but also charting in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Romania and appeared briefly in the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed] She was also featured in songs by Regi, Turbo B and Schiller.
Discography
Singles
- As Astrid
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) | ||
| 2004 | "Don't Stop the Music" (as Astrid) |
20 (Ultratop) |
| "However" (as Astrid) |
7 (Ultratip) |
- Solo
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Hot Dance Airplay | ||
| 2009/ 2010 |
"The Sound of Missing You" | 3 |
- As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) |
AUT |
FIN |
GER |
NED |
NOR |
ROM |
SWI |
UK |
UK R&B Chart | ||
| 2010 | "The Sound of Missing You" (Wildboyz featuring Ameerah) |
22 (Ultratop) |
11 (Ultratip) |
– | – | – | 44 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| "Freaky Like Me" (Madcon featuring Ameerah) |
12 (Ultratip) |
– | 11 | 9 | 9 | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 14 | |
| "Tears to Dust" (Regi and Ameerah) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "We Be Hot" (Regi & Turbo B featuring Ameerah) |
9 (Ultratop) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2012 | "Dancing in the Dark" (Schiller with Ameerah) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
References
- ^ Zangtalent: Astrid Roelants over haar toekomst als Ameerah (in Dutch)
- ^ CinéTéléRevue: Une belge à la conquête des USA (in French)
- ^ Eurosong.be: Astrid Roelants: prinses in L.A. en N.Y. (in Dutch)
- ^ HairDreams: Ameerah draagt Hairdreams in "The Sound of Missing You" Archived 1 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
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