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Amel Larrieux Biography
Amel Larrieux is one of the most popular and richest Singer-Songwriter who was born on March 8, 1973 in Manhattan, New York, United States. Collaboration together with Stanley Clarke and Glenn Lewis and Glenn Lewis, which was a cover of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway’s 1972 hit song “Where Is the Love” from Clarke’s 2003 album, 2, To the Bass, won a nomination for the Best R&B performance by a duo or Group with Vocals at 2003 Grammy Awards.
in 1996 Larrieux was a guest on the debut self-titled album by Sade’s backing group Sweetback and produced the hit song “You Will Rise”, which peaked at number 42 at the top of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
In 2001, Larrieux covered “Sophisticated Lady” with artist Clark Terry for the Red Hot Organization’s compilation album Red Hot + Indigo, a tribute to Duke Ellington, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease.
In late 2003, Larrieux and her husband, producer Laru Larrieux, founded the independent label Blisslife Records, on which she has released four albums so far. Larrieux cites Ella Fitzgerald, Prince, Sade, Rickie Lee Jones, Stevie Wonder, Shawn Colvin, Chaka Khan, John Lennon, Patrice Rushen, Jimi Hendrix, and Joni Mitchell as her musical influences. The Japanese star vocalist Utada Hikaru cites Larrieux as her musical influence.
In 1991, Larrieux met Mantronix member Bryce Wilson at Rondor Music. Wilson who was seeking to start his own career as a musician and producer was looking for someone to collaborate with. Wilson and Larrieux began producing demos in the same time and then came up with the band Groove Theory. Their first release, Groove Theory, spawned numerous radio hits, including “Tell Me”, “Keep Tryin'””Keep Tryin'” and “Baby Luv”. The duo was also featured in numerous motion picture soundtracks that had a great success like the 1996 film Sunset Park and 1997’s Love Jones. Larrieux was who was pursuing a solo career was not involved in the group’s second album, which was eventually relegated to The Answer. Makeda Davis would take over as the group’s lead singer in 1999 and remained in the role until Groove Theory officially disbanded in 2001. Larrieux stated of his decision to leave the groupthat “You have to make a bunch of compromises and .. you know, I just couldn’t go on forever. We wanted different things and a combination of that and the label wanting different things from us just made me decide that it was time to move on.”
| Name | Amel Larrieux |
| First Name | Amel |
| Last Name | Larrieux |
| Occupation | Singer-Songwriter |
| Birthday | March 8 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place of Birth | Manhattan |
| Home Town | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Esty Stowell |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Laru Larrieux |
| Children(s) | Sky Larrieux, Sanji-Rei Larrieux |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Larrieux’s third album Morning was released in April 2006 and features the single “Weary”, which reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay chart in May 2006. Morning is her highest-charting album to date, peaking at number 74. The song “No One Else”, written for Mike Shaunessy, was featured on the soundtrack to Tyler Perry’s 2007 film Why Did I Get Married?.
Amel Larrieux Net Worth
Amel Larrieux is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Amel Larrieux's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Larrieux was born Amel Eliza Stowell on March 8 1973. She was born in New York City. She was raised as an all-inclusive girl living in Greenwich Village, a Manhattan neighbourhood that is known as Greenwich Village. Her mother, an African-American, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, is a dance critic, writer and college instructor. His father hails from French, English, and Scottish descent. Larrieux was raised in a creative environment and was often surrounded by talented and inspirational artists. Larrieux was a student at Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. She attended her senior prom with Questlove. A lot of her inspirations are derived from blues and rhythm, folk, jazz, soul hip hop, gospel, with hints from Middle Eastern, West African as well as Indian traditional styles. She is often praised for her description of the music she sings in the form of “Amel’s music”. Larrieux currently lives with her family in New York City with her husband, Laru, and their two daughters, Sanji Rei and Sky. Her first name Amel signifies “hope” in Arabic.
Amel Eliza Larrieux (nee Stowell; born March 8 1973) is an American keyboardist and singer. Larrieux became famous in the late 1990s when she was one of the founding members of group Groove Theory along with Bryce Wilson. After the duo disbanded in 1999 she released her debut single album Infinite Possibilities, the next the following year through Epic Records.
Larrieux co-wrote and co-produced her debut solo album Infinite Possibilities, released in February 2000 on Epic Records, along with husband Laru Larrieux; the album reached number 79 on the Billboard 200 and number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and produced the hit “Get Up”, her highest-charting solo hit to date.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Singer-Songwriter |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Larrieux was featured on 2Pac’s 2007 greatest hits album Best of 2Pac Part 1: Thug, on the previously unreleased song “Resist the Temptation”.
In May 2007, Larrieux released an album of jazz standard covers titled Lovely Standards. It broke into the top five of the Top Jazz Albums and sold 3,700 units in its first week of release.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Her second album Bravebird was released under Larrieux’s independent label Blisslife Records label on January 20, 2004. While it underperformed on the Billboard 200, it peaked at number 28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number five on Independent Albums. It spawned the midtempo radio single “For Real”, which showcases her ability to utilize the whistle register and inspired Ebony magazine to rave about her “ethereal high-octave vocals that bring to mind Minnie Riperton. A portion of the album’s seventh track, “Giving Something Up”, could be heard in the commercial for BET’s HIV/AIDS awareness campaign Rap-It-Up, in which Larrieux participated in September 2003.
On February 4, 2010, SoulSummer.com announced that Larrieux is currently in the studio with Bryce Wilson working on Groove Theory’s second official album. The duo had their first live show together in years on October 7, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Larrieux said of the show, “Tokyo was too fly, as usual. The audiences just got better and better.” Larrieux said in a November 2010 interview that she and Wilson are currently looking for a label they feel comfortable with. As of August 2011 Larrieux stated Groove Theory have not recorded any new material.
Who is Amel Larrieux Dating?
According to our records, Amel Larrieux married to Laru Larrieux . As of December 1, 2023, Amel Larrieux’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Amel Larrieux. You may help us to build the dating records for Amel Larrieux!In March 2009, Larrieux released the songs “Orange Glow” and “Don’t Let Me Down” from her fifth studio album, Ice Cream Every Day, to iTunes and other online music stores. Larrieux also contributed “Don’t Let Me Down” to the Enough Project. Proceeds from the compilation fund efforts to make the protection and empowerment of Congo’s women a priority, as well as inspire individuals around the world to raise their voice for peace in Congo. Larrieux said on Oct 19, 2010 that she was “dutifully” trying new things for her fifth studio album. In August 2011, Larrieux confirmed through Power Player Magazine the release date for her new album to be late January 2012. When asked about the five-year delay on her fifth album, Larrieux said she wanted to add and delete more songs to perfect the final product. “I stay on the road a lot”, she said. “My experiences inform me as a writer, so then I come back and I have more songs to write, and I keep adding and subtracting, so the editing process made this album take a little bit longer than I expected.”
Facts & Trivia
Amel Ranked on the list of most popular Singer-Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Amel Larrieux celebrates birthday on March 8 of every year.
On November 10, 2010, Larrieux spoke about going independent, saying, “This is the right time [to be independent]. People are more hip to the internet. People are more open to what independent means.” She went on to say that black independent artists are too under the radar.
Where is Amel Larrieux now?
Larrieux currently resides in New York City with her husband, Laru, and their two daughters, Sanji Rei and Sky.
Who are the members of Groove Theory?
Members
Who wrote Tell Me by Groove Theory?
Groove Theory
What genre is Amel Larrieux?
R&B/Soul
What happened to the girl from Groove Theory?
Larrieux left Groove Theory in 1999 to pursue a solo career, being replaced by Makeda Davis. The group signed with Columbia Records and recorded a new album, ‘The Answer’, which was expected for release in 2000.
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