Amie Comeaux

Amie Comeaux
Background information
Birth name	Amie Noelle Comeaux
Born	(1976-12-04)December 4, 1976 Brusly, Louisiana, U.S.
Origin	Brusly, Louisiana
Died	December 21, 1997(1997-12-21) (aged 21) Lacombe, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1993–1997
Labels	Polydor Nashville
Associated acts	Toby Keith

Amie Noelle Comeaux (/ˈkoʊmoʊ/; December 4, 1976 – December 21, 1997) was an American country music singer who gained fame in her teens. Her debut album, Moving Out, was released on Polydor Records in 1994, and it produced the single "Who's She to You", a No. 64 on the Billboard country charts. Two posthumous albums, A Very Special Angel and Memories Left Behind, were issued in 1998 and 2007, respectively.

Comeaux first began singing at nursing homes and weddings as a child. When she was nine years old, she sang the Star-Spangled Banner at a New Orleans Saints game in the Louisiana Superdome, and continued to do so throughout her teenage years. Comeaux was also chosen to play the lead role in Annie at the Baton Rouge Little Theater.

Record producer Harold Shedd had been working with Comeaux since she was ten years old, helping her with her singing skills.

In 1993, she was signed to Polydor Records label. A year later, her debut album Moving Out was released; however, Polydor closed its doors soon afterward, and Comeaux was left without a record deal. Toby Keith, who was also on Polydor at the time, had offered to help with Comeaux's second album before the label's closure.

On December 21, 1997, Comeaux was returning home with her grandmother and her godchild, Megan, from a Christmas family gathering in Alabama. As Comeaux passed a car, her car hydroplaned due to heavy rain and struck a tree. She was killed instantly. Comeaux's grandmother and godchild were injured in the crash and were hospitalized for some time, but both survived. She was buried in Grace Memorial Park Cemetery in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

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