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Biography
Multiple issues| cleanup = February 2009| BLP sources = February 2009Infobox musical artist| name =Amber| image =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =Marie-Claire Cremers| Born = birth date and age|1970|5|9 Ubbergen , Netherlands | origin = Germany | genre = Eurodance , House music|house , Urban contemporary|urban , pop rock , adult contemporary | occupation = Singer-songwriter , Record producer|producer | years_active = 1990present| label = Tommy Boy Records (1994-2002), Rhino Entertainment|Rhino , Ada (record label)|Ada , Jmca Enterprises (2004present)| associated_acts =| website = http://www.dance-music-space.com Official website Marie-Claire "Amber" Cremers (born May 9, 1970; Ubbergen , Gelderland , Netherlands ) is a Netherlands|Dutch - Germany|German singer , songwriter , label owner and executive producer. She is best known for her hits "This Is Your Night," "If You Could Read My Mind," and "Sexual (Li Da Di)."
Career
Amber's music career took off when one of her demos, "This Is Your Night" gained interest from Tommy Boy Records. Soon after its release as a single, it became one of the most successful songs of 1996 and 1997. A full length album soon followed. It included two more hit singles, "Colour Of Love" and "One More Night."
In 1999 Amber released her second (self titled) album which garnered the most mainstream attention thus far. The first single "Sexual (Di Da Di)" achieved success in the US Billboard charts as well as charting across Europe. The album also included the single "If You Could Read My Mind" by Stars On 54 (a collaboration with Ultra Natι and Jocelyn Enriquez) which was featured on the soundtrack to the movie '54'.
In 2000, Amber released the album 'Remixed', which contained remix es of all her previous singles, including "If You Could Read My Mind." It also included a non-album track "Taste The Tears" which had previously appeared on the TV soundtrack for " Sex and The City ".
In 2001, she received a Grammy nomination as the writer of 'Love One Another' for Cher's cover version and also co wrote for Bette Midler.
Amber's third album "Naked" was released in early 2002. It was her first album not produced by the Berman Brothers but with her longtime collaborator and producer Wolfram Dettki, as she bought out her contract. Musically, Amber continued the path she had started with: she continued to write her own lyrics and attempted even more of a departure from her original Eurodance sound. Amber parted ways with Tommy Boy Records after her third album because of creative differences.
Amber's fourth album, "My Kind Of World" was the first to be released on her own label, and was more personal and moodier than her previous releases. The album did not gain mainstream attention. Three singles were taken from the album, "You Move Me", "Voodoo" and "Just Like That".
In 2006 Amber released a new single " Melt With the Sun " and an album Undanced II which included unreleased tracks/remixes.
In 2008 she re-released her debut single "This Is Your Night" with new remixes. The song had not been made available digitally due to legal issues regarding distribution. In August 2008 she collaborated with Zelma Davis of C& C Music Factory fame on a cover of No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) , the classic duet by Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand . Both songs were accompanied by new music videos.
In 2009 Amber was the closing act at Baltimore's Gay Pride festival on Saturday, June 20, 2009. http://www.baltimorepride.org/performers/index.shtml In 2010 she was the closing act at Pittsburgh's Gay pride festival on Sunday, June 13, 2010. She was also the closing act at Providence Gay Pride on June 19, 2010. She is the scheduled headliner at SC Pride on September 3, 2011.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
US Electr
US Indie
NZ
1997
This Is Your Night
Released: January 28, 1997
Label: Tommy Boy Records
Formats: CD
44
1999
Amber (Amber album)
Released: September 21, 1999
Label: Tommy Boy Records
Formats: CD
2002
Naked (Amber (performer) album
Released: August 20, 2002
Label: Tommy Boy Records
Formats: CD
7
20
2004
My Kind of World
Released: October 5, 2004
Label: JMC Enterprises
Formats: CD
Compilation albums
Remixed (Amber album)|Remixed (2000)
Undanced II (2007)
Singles
Year
Title
Peak chart positions
Album
US
US Dance
UK cite book
GER
NED
NZ
AUS
FRA
SPA
1996
"This is Your Night"
24
10
14
40
11
3
This Is Your Night
"Colour of Love"
74
5
31
1997
"One More Night"
58
9
1998
" If You Could Read My Mind " (Stars on 54: Ultra Natι , Amber, Jocelyn Enriquez )
52
3
23
6
3
82
1
Amber
1999
"Sexual (Li Da Di)"
42
1
34
87
94
24
40
2000
"Above the Clouds"
1
"Love One Another"
1
2001
"Yes!"
1
Naked
2002
"The Need to Be Naked"
1
2003
"Anyway (Men are From Mars)"
12
2004
"You Move Me"
4
My Kind of World
2005
"Voodoo"
13
2006
"Just Like That"
9
" Melt With the Sun "
5
Non-album single
2008
"This is Your Night 2008"
" No More Tears (Enough is Enough) " (Amber and Zelma Davis)
2009
"I Don't Believe in Hate (Drip Drop)"
"" denotes releases that did not chart
See also
List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
Mononymous persons
References
External links
http://www.myspace.com/ambersings Amber's Myspace
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