Born in 1976, Amie Comeaux was a native of the small town of Brusly (population of about 2,000), south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. From the time Amie was a little girl, people knew she had musical talent. When she was only 9-years-old, she sang the national anthem at a Saints' game in the Superdome. This was something she continued to do often throughout her teen years. People said that she loved singing in front of people, even when she was young, and did not mind a crowd. She was chosen to play the lead role in Annie at the Baton Rouge Little Theater. Amie was signed to the major record label, Polydor, when she was only 16.
At age 17, she released her first album "Moving Out" in 1994, that was produced by Harold Shedd and David Briggs with Polygram Records. Polydor-Mercury executive Harold Shedd had been working with her since she was 10-years-old. She was described by people as the "all-American, girl-next-door type" who often sang at nursing homes and football games. Amie was a responsible, giving person whose career had only just begun at the time of her death. It's a shame that she did not live to see the full realization of her dream.
Amie was only 21-years-old when she died after her Dodge Avenger skidded off a wet road near her home on Dec. 21, 1997. Police officials say there was nothing she could have done to prevent the accident. Before her death, Amie was living with her parents in Louisiana and travelled back and forth between there and Nashville. Her first record label Polygram had dropped her before they were to release her next album.
She had completed recording 19 songs for her second album in Nashville and was eagerly awaiting its release before she died. Some of those songs were ones that Amie had co-written herself. This album was to be Amie's second chance at national stardom. The previous summer Amie had been on tour in Europe. While there, she made many fans who not only loved her voice, but her personality as well.
