“Amii Stewart”, pseudonym of Amy Paulette Stewart, is an American singer born in Washington on January 29, 1956. She began her career taking dance lessons when she was nine. He studied acting and singing in Washington under the guidance of Mike Malone, Lewis Johnson, Debbie Allen, Charles Augins, Robert Hooks and Bernice Regan. After graduation he joined a Miami theater company and in 1975 he moved to New York. After various experiences as a theater actress, choreographer and assistant director, in 1977 she began her recording career with the single "You Really Touched my Heart". In 1979 she became famous with the single "Knock On Wood" (cover of a sixties song by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper), a song that climbed all the world charts, selling 8 million records. This resounding success earned Amii Stewart a Grammy Award nomination. Amii was also appreciated for his album cover of "The Doors" "Light My Fire" and for the song "Paradise Bird". In 1983, Amii Stewart did not renew his contract with producer Barry Lang, he moved to Italy and signed with the “RCA Italiana”. In that same year he took part in the Sanremo Festival with the song "Working Late Tonight". In 1984 he returned to the top of the world charts with Mike Francis'song "Friends". The collaboration with Mike Francis will continue in 1985 with "Together" and in 1988 with the album "Time For Fantasy". She is credited as one of the leading exponents of the "easy listening" genre and duetted with established artists of the caliber of Eros Ramazzotti and Gianni Morandi, with whom she recorded the famous song "Grazie perché". In 1993 she was one of 12 artists chosen to sing at the first Vatican Christmas Concert. With her were also Randy Crawford and Lucio Dalla. She was the only one who was also requested for the reply the following year. Amii Stewart is also romantically linked to Italy. On 27 July 1994 she married the entrepreneur Pietro Cappa but they never had children. In 2013 he collaborated with DJ Gabry Ponte on the single "Sunshine Girl", and the same year he took part in Gianni Morandi's "Live in Arena" event.
Album
1979 - Knock on Wood
1979 - Paradise Bird1981 - Images
1981 - I'm Gonna Get Your Love (only USA)
1983 - Amii Stewart
1984 - Try Love
1986 - Amii
1988 - Time for Fantasy
1990 - Pearls - Amii Stewart Sings Ennio Morricone
1992 - Magic
1994 - Lady to Ladies
1995 - The Men I Love
1996 - Love Affair
1998 - Amii in Black
1999 - Unstoppable
2004 - Lady Day
2010 - Caracciolo Street
2012 - Intense
1978 - You Really Touched My Heart/Closest Thing to Heaven
1979 - Knock on Wood/When You Are Beautiful1979 - Light My Fire (137 Disco Heaven)/Bring It on Back to Me
1979 - Jealousy/Step into The Love Line
1980 - The Letter/Paradise Bird
1980 - My Guy, My Girl/Now (with Johnny Bristol)
1981 - Rocky Woman/Busy Busy Man
1981 - Where Did Our Love Go/Premiere
1982 - Great Balls of Fire/Love Is Bad
1982 - Why'd You Have to Be So Sexy/I'm Gonna Get Your Love
1983 - Working Late Tonight/You to Me
1983 - Grazie Perché/Magari (with Gianni Morandi)
1984 - Friends
1984 - Try Love/That Loving Feeling
1984 - I Gotta Have You Back/That Loving Feeling
1985 - That Loving Feeling/Fever Line
1985 - Together/Do It All Again (with Mike Francis)
1985 - Knock on Wood/Light My Fire (137 Disco Heaven)
1985 - You Really Touch My Heart/You Really Touch My Heart (Instrumental)
1985 - Megamix/Jealousy (12")
1985 - My Guy, My Girl/Bring It on Back to Me (with Deon Estus)
1986 - Love Ain't No Toy/Lover to Lover
1986 - Time Is Tight/Love Ain't No Try
1987 - It's Fantasy/It's Fantasy (Instrumental Version)
1988 - I Still Believe/You Are in My System
1991 - Knock on Wood (1985 Remix)/Light My Fire (1985 Remix)/My Guy, My Girl (with Deon Estus)
1992 - Don't Be So Shy
1992 - Extralarge
1993 - Don't Stop (Pushin')
1993 - Desire
1998 - Knock on Wood '98
1999 - Knock on Wood '99
2013 - Sunshine Girl (with Gabry Ponte)