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Growing up in Germany with a family background that was enriched in classical music -- her dad being an opera singer while her mom being a composer, singer, and piano teacher -- Amber knew that her eventual profession would involve music one way or another. With several years of vocal training that followed and sometime spent as a studio musician, Amber had the chance to collaborate with the Berman Brothers -- aka Real McCoy -- and release the single "This Is the Night," which not only became an international hit, but it also made it to almost every dance party compilation. After her debut full-length under the same name of her hit with Real McCoy, Amber would soon release a handful of additional singles through Tommy Boy Records, this includes 1996's "Colour of Love," 1997's "One More Night," and "Sexual (Li Da Di)" in 1999. Her second self-titled album followed in 1999. A remix album of her works was released in 2000, with remixes by Deep Dish, Junior Vasquez, and Hex Hector. In 2002 she returned with her third full-length album, Naked, and two chart-topping dance hits, "Yes!" and "The Need to Be Naked." ~ Mike DaRonco, RoviRelated Videos:
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| Birth name | Marie-Claire Cremers |
| Born | May 9, 1970 Ubbergen, Netherlands |
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Eurodance, house, urban, pop rock, adult contemporary |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Tommy Boy Records (1994-2002), Rhino, Ada, Jmca Enterprises (2004–present) |
| Website | Official website |
Marie-Claire "Amber" Cremers (born May 9, 1970, Ubbergen, Gelderland, Netherlands) is a Dutch-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)."
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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 (Li Da Li)" 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 Naté and Jocelyn Enriquez) which was featured on the soundtrack to the movie '54'.
In 2000, Amber released the album 'Remixed', which contained remixes 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.[1] 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 | ||
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| US Electr | US Indie | NZ | ||
| 1996 | This Is Your Night
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| 1999 | Amber
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| 2002 | Naked
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7 | 20 | — |
| 2004 | My Kind of World
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Compilation albums
- Remixed (2000)
- Undanced (2004)
- Undanced II (2007)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| US | US Dance | UK [2] |
GER | NED | NZ | AUS |
FRA |
SPA |
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| 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 Naté, 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) |
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| 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
- ^ Performers :: Baltimore Pride 2009 ::. Baltimorepride.org. Retrieved on 2012-05-01.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 21. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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