Amie Comeaux
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| Amie Comeaux | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Amie Noelle Comeaux |
| Born | December 4, 1976 |
| Origin | Brusly, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | December 21, 1997 (aged 21) |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1993-1997 |
| Label(s) | Polydor Nashville |
Amie Noelle Comeaux (surname IPA: /kəʊ.məʊ/) (born December 4, 1976, Brusly, Louisiana[1], died December 21, 1997 in Lacombe, Louisiana) was an American country music singer who gained fame as a teen-ager. Her debut album, Moving Out, was released on Polydor Records in 1994. Two posthumous albums, A Very Special Angel and Memories Left Behind, were issued in 1998 and 2007, respectively.
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[edit] Biography
Amie first began singing as a child. When she was nine years old, she sang the Star-Spangled Banner at a New Orleans Saints game in the Louisiana Superdome, and continued to do so throughout her teenage years.[2] Amie was also chosen to play the lead role in Annie at the Baton Rouge Little Theater.[2]
Record producer Harold Shedd had been working with Amie since she was ten years old, helping her with her singing skills.[1][2][3]
In 1993, Amie was signed to Polydor Records label. A year later, her debut album Moving Out was released;[1] however, Polydor closed its doors soon afterward, and Comeaux was left without a record deal. Toby Keith, who was also on Polydor at the time, had also offered to help with Comeaux' second album.[3]
[edit] Death
On December 21, 1997, Comeaux was returning home with her grandmother and her godchild, Megan, from a Christmas family gathering in Alabama. As Comeaux passed a car, her car hydroplaned due to severe rain weather and struck a tree, and she was killed on impact. Comeaux's grandmother and godchild were injured in the crash and were hospitalized for some time, but both survived.[4][5]
Comeaux post-death album A Very Special Angel was released March 6, 1998 by Rival Records of Nashville, Tennessee, but due to printing errors, the CD had to be repackaged and was re-released March 26, 1998. Comeaux had co-written some of the songs on the album herself. A second posthumous album, Memories Left Behind, was released in 2007. This album was dedicated to Comeaux' mother, who died in August 2006.[4]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Moving Out (1994)
- A Very Special Angel (1998)
- Memories Left Behind (2007)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Moving Out" | Moving Out | |
| "Who's She to You" | 64 | ||
| 1995 | "Blue" |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c allmusic ((( Amie Comeaux > Biography )))
- ^ a b c Amie Comeaux biography
- ^ a b Keel, Beverly (1998-01-12). "Before Her Time": Country music loses Amie Comeaux. Nashville Scene. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ a b Amie Comeaux - Memories Left Behind
- ^ The Official Amie Comeaux page
