Amerie R & B Female Singer

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Amerie
Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1980), known professionally as
Amerie, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer,
dancer, actress, and model.










Rogers was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to an African American father and a Korean mother.










Her
father was in the United States military, so Amerie traveled to and
lived in many different places, including Alaska, Texas, Germany, and
South Korea.










She has a younger sister, Angela Rogers, who is now her lawyer.










She
finally settled in Washington, D.C., which she considers her hometown.
In 1996 she started studying at Georgetown University for a degree in
English and Fine Arts and graduated in 2000.











Amerie's
first language is Korean. However, after the family left Korea,
Amerie's mother made a conscious effort to limit the use of Korean with
her daughters out of fear that it would impede their development of
English proficiency.











In an interview with KoreAm Journal,
Amerie stated that she is now only "conversational" in the Korean
language and speaks it at home with her mother, Angela, and extended
Korean family members.










Amerie
also bears a tattoo featuring her given name in Korean script on her
lower back, which can be seen in the music video for "1 Thing".











The
tattoo does not directly translate to Amerie, but "Emeuri" (에므리) while
the Korean media pronounces her name "Eimeori" however. Amerie is noted
for signing her name in both English and Korean when giving autographs.