Amanda Perez
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Amanda Nicole Perez is a female American
R&B singer-songwriter
and record producer
of Mexican
descent.
In 2001, she released her first single "Never", which became Perez's first charting single of her career, peaking at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100
sales chart. In April 2002, she released her first album, Where You At?, headed by Los Angeles radio DJ and A&R music producer Mighty Mike Quinn (Mike Q.) under the label Powerhowse Records Beverly Hills, California. Co-production of LP included Los Angeles based producer Tony P. (Palacios). Perez scored her biggest hit in 2003 with the single "Angel", which peaked at #20 on the Hot 100 sales chart and #3 at radio. This single helped the album (also called Angel) to become a hit.
Quinn also directed and produced four music videos for Perez, which made MTV and charted Perez on TRL (Total Request Live) at #7 on the MTV show. The album was a hit in the United States, and made her a celebrity in her hometown, inking a deal with Universal Records. It also summoned the attention of other major record companies. And she also lost her dad Rob Vasquez.
Her father and mother owned a restaurant in Ft. Wayne.
United States
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R&B singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
of Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
descent.
Biography
Amanda Perez was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana and grew up in the Waynedale community of Fort Wayne, where she attended North Side High School.In 2001, she released her first single "Never", which became Perez's first charting single of her career, peaking at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
sales chart. In April 2002, she released her first album, Where You At?, headed by Los Angeles radio DJ and A&R music producer Mighty Mike Quinn (Mike Q.) under the label Powerhowse Records Beverly Hills, California. Co-production of LP included Los Angeles based producer Tony P. (Palacios). Perez scored her biggest hit in 2003 with the single "Angel", which peaked at #20 on the Hot 100 sales chart and #3 at radio. This single helped the album (also called Angel) to become a hit.
Quinn also directed and produced four music videos for Perez, which made MTV and charted Perez on TRL (Total Request Live) at #7 on the MTV show. The album was a hit in the United States, and made her a celebrity in her hometown, inking a deal with Universal Records. It also summoned the attention of other major record companies. And she also lost her dad Rob Vasquez.
Her father and mother owned a restaurant in Ft. Wayne.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||||||||||
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| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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New Zealand Albums Chart | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Where You At? Where You At? Where You At is an album written by Amanda Perez. It was released on April 30, 2002 on Universal, and featured the hit singles "Never" and "Angel" .-Reception:...
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| 2003 | Angel Angel (Amanda Perez album) Angel is the second album by American R&B singer-songwriter Amanda Perez, released by Virgin Records on February 11, 2003. It featured the hit single "Angel", which reached number 3 on the Billboard Pop 100.-Tracklisting:... |
73 | 36 | — | 39 | ||||||||
| 2004 | I Pray
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90 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2007 | Hand of Fate
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38 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2011 | My Life
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| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 2002 | "Never" | 79 | — | Where You At? | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | "Angel" | 20 | 57 | Angel | |||||||||||||
| "I Like It" | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Dedicate" | — | — | I Pray | |||||||||||||
| "I Pray" | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Candy Kisses" | — | — | Hand Of Fate | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | "This Time" | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Rain" | — | — | "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Never" | Mike Quinn and Andrew Little |
| 2001 | "Angel" | Mike Quinn |
| 2003 | "Angel" | Mike Quinn and Powerhouse |
| 2004 | "I Pray" | Mike Quinn and Powerhouse |