Amel Larrieux

Amel Larrieux
Larrieux in San Diego on October 30, 2008
Larrieux in San Diego on October 30, 2008
Background information
Birth nameAmel Eliza Stowell
Born (1973-03-08) March 8, 1973 (age 51)
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
Years active1991–present
Labels
Websitewww.amellarrieux.com

Amel Eliza Larrieux (née Stowell; born March 8, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and keyboardist. Larrieux rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a founding member of the duo Groove Theory along with Bryce Wilson. After leaving the group in 1999, she released her debut solo album, Infinite Possibilities, the following year on Epic Records.

In late 2003, Larrieux and her husband, producer Laru Larrieux, founded the independent label Blisslife Records, on which she has released four albums so far. Larrieux cites Ella Fitzgerald, Prince, Sade, Rickie Lee Jones, Stevie Wonder, Shawn Colvin, Chaka Khan, John Lennon, Patrice Rushen, Jimi Hendrix, and Joni Mitchell as her musical influences.[1]

  1. ^ "Brave Bird Amel Larrieux Soars with Another Eclectic Set". Barnes & Noble. January 30, 2004. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2006.