- Amie Comeaux
Infobox musical artist
Name = Amie Comeaux
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Amie Noelle Comeaux
Born = birth date|1976|12|04
Died = death date and age|1997|12|21|1976|12|04
Origin =Brusly, Louisiana ,USA
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Country
Occupation =Singer
Years_active = 1993-1997
Label = Polydor Nashville
Associated_acts =Toby Keith Amie Noelle Comeaux (surname IPAEng|kəʊ.məʊ) (December 4, 1976 in Brusly,
Louisiana [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:axfyxqlgld0e~T1 allmusic ((( Amie Comeaux > Biography )))] ] – December 21, 1997 in Lacombe,Louisiana ) was an Americancountry music singer who gained fame as a teen-ager. Her debut album, "Moving Out", was released onPolydor Records in 1994, and it produced the single "Who's He to You", a #64 on the "Billboard" country charts. Two posthumous albums, "A Very Special Angel" and "Memories Left Behind", were issued in 1998 and 2007, respectively.Biography
Comeaux first began singing as a child. When she was nine years old, she sang the
Star-Spangled Banner at aNew Orleans Saints game in theLouisiana Superdome , and continued to do so throughout her teenage years. Amie was also chosen to play the lead role in "Annie " at the Baton Rouge Little Theater.Record producer Harold Shedd had been working with Comeaux since she was ten years old, helping her with her singing skills.cite web |url=http://weeklywire.com/ww/01-12-98/nash_music-industry.html |title="Before Her Time": Country music loses Amie Comeaux |accessdate=2008-01-07 |last=Keel |first=Beverly |date= 1998-01-12 |work=Nashville Scene]
In 1993, she was signed to
Polydor Records label. A year later, her debut album "Moving Out" was released; 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 offered to help with Comeaux's second album before the label's closure.Death
On December 21, 1997, Comeaux was returning home with her grandmother and her godchild, Megan, from a
Christmas family gathering inAlabama . 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. [http://www.countrystarsonline.com/reviewarchives/2007/AmieComeaux_GP.htm Amie Comeaux - Memories Left Behind] ]Comeaux's 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 twenty days later. 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's mother, who died in August 2006.Discography
Albums
* "Moving Out" (1994)
* "A Very Special Angel" (1998)
* "Memories Left Behind" (2007)ingles
References
External links
* [http://www.amiecomeaux.com The Amie Comeaux Music Site]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Comeaux&GSfn=Amie+&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=7328190& Amie Comeaux] atFind A Grave
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