Amerie

Ameriie in 2010, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Amerie Mi Marie Rogers

Place of Birth: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 12, 1980

Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Korean (mother)

Amerie, also credited as Ameriie, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and author. She is known for her song “1 Thing.”

Her father, Charles Rogers, is African-American. Her mother, artist Mi Suk, is Korean, from South Korea. Her father was a chief warrant officer in the U.S. military, and the family lived in Alaska, Texas, Virginia, South Korea, and Germany. Her first language is Korean and she often signs her name in both English and Korean when giving autographs.

Amerie is married to Sony music executive LG Nicholson, with whom she has a son.