Amie Comeaux
Encyclopedia
Amie Noelle Comeaux was an American country music
singer who gained fame in her teens. Her debut album, Moving Out, was released on Polydor Records
in 1994, and it produced the single "Who's She 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.
game in the Louisiana 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.
had been working with Comeaux since she was ten years old, helping her with her singing skills.
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.
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. Comeaux died only several weeks after her twenty-first birthday.
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 album had to be repackaged and was re-released twenty days later. Comeaux had co-written some of the songs on the album. A second posthumous album, Memories Left Behind, was released in 2007. This album was dedicated to Comeaux's mother, who died in August 2006.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer who gained fame in her teens. Her debut album, Moving Out, was released on Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
in 1994, and it produced the single "Who's She to You", a #64 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts. Two posthumous albums, A Very Special Angel and Memories Left Behind, were issued in 1998 and 2007, respectively.
Early life
Comeaux first began singing as a child. When she was nine years old, she sang the Star-Spangled Banner at a New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
game in the Louisiana Superdome
Louisiana Superdome
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, previously known as the Louisiana Superdome and colloquially known as the Superdome, is a sports and exhibition arena located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA...
, and continued to do so throughout her teenage years. Amie was also chosen to play the lead role in Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
at the Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
Little Theater.
Career
Record producer Harold SheddHarold Shedd
Harold Shedd is a music industry executive and producer, best known for his role as producer of the country group Alabama as well as Reba McEntire, Shania Twain and Toby Keith...
had been working with Comeaux since she was ten years old, helping her with her singing skills.
In 1993, she was signed to Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
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
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
, 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 ChristmasChristmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
family gathering in Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. 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. Comeaux died only several weeks after her twenty-first birthday.
Comeaux's post-death album A Very Special Angel was released March 6, 1998 by Rival Records of Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, but due to printing errors, the album had to be repackaged and was re-released twenty days later. Comeaux had co-written some of the songs on the album. A second posthumous album, Memories Left Behind, was released in 2007. This album was dedicated to Comeaux's mother, who died in August 2006.
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Moving Out |
|
| A Very Special Angel |
|
| Memories Left Behind |
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1994 | "Moving Out" | — | — | Moving Out |
| "Who's She to You" | 64 | 58 | ||
| 1995 | "Blue" | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video |
|---|---|
| 1994 | "Moving Out" |
| "Who's She to You" |
External links
- The Amie Comeaux Music Site
- Amie Comeaux at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...