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Amanda Perez
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Background information
Birth name	Amanda Nicole Perez
Born	1980
Origin	Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Genre(s)	R&B, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter
Years active	2001 - present
Label(s)	Powerhowse Records, Universal Records, Powerhowse/Virgin/Capitol Records, EMI Music, A-Hype/Upstairs Records
Website	amandaperezmusic.com

Amanda Perez (b. 1980, Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a R&B/Hip-Hop artist.

In 2001, she released her first single titled "Never". "Never" became Perez's first charting single of her career, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 sales chart. In April 2002, she released her first album titled 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 4 music videos for Perez. The videos 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.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 Singles 1.3 Videos 1.4 Music video coverage 2 References

Discography

Albums

• Where You At? (2002) — #73 U.S.¹
• Angel (2003) — #63 Australia²,
• I Pray (2004) — #90 U.S.¹
• Hand Of Fate (2007) — October 30, 2007³

Singles

From Where You At?:

• "Never" (2002) — #79 U.S.⁴

From Angel:

• "Angel" (2003) — #2 Australia⁵ (platinum), #20 U.S.⁴
• "I Like It" (2003) — #54 Australia⁶

From I Pray:

• "Dedicate" (2004)
• "I Pray (Never Forget)" (2004) — #94 Australia⁷

From Hand Of Fate:

• "Candy Kisses" (2007)

Videos

• "Never" Director: Mike Quinn and Andrew Little (CanAmerican Films) (2001)US, Canada
• "Angel" Director: Mike Quinn (2001)US, Canada, Mexico, Spain, South America, France, UK, Aus, China, Japan
• "Angel" Producer: Quinn/Powerhowse (2002)US, Canada, Mexico, Spain, South America, France, UK, Australia, China, Japan
• "I Pray" Producer: Quinn/Powerhowse (2003)US, Canada, Mexico, Spain, South America, France, UK, Australia, China, Japan

Music video coverage

• MTV, MTV2, Mun2, VH1, Much Music, XDTV, heShuTV, PoLu Le France

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Amanda Perez - Artist Album Chart History". Allmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
2. ^ "ARIA Report, 18 August 2003". ARIA Charts. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
3. ^ "Amanda Perez Hand Of Fate CD". CD Universe. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Amanda Perez - Artist Singles Chart History". Allmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
5. ^ "AMANDA PEREZ - ANGEL (SINGLE) (74431)". Australian-charts. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
6. ^ "ARIA Report, 9th February 2003". ARIA Charts. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
7. ^ "ARIA Report, 31st January 2005". ARIA Charts. Retrieved July 11, 2007.