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Amber Alejo Rowley Davis (born July 29, 1985, Mesa, Arizona), simply known as Amber, is a Filipino-American singer.
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[edit] Early life
Amber was born to Gary and Cecilia Rowley. She has 7 siblings, 2 sisters, Hershey Lyn Rowley Long (married to Brent Long), Misty Blue Rowley Handley (married to Daniel Handley), and 5 brothers Gary James Rowley, Jeffrey Rowley (married to Tegan Rowley), John Rowley, Joseph Rowley, and Jason Rowley. At the age of five, Amber and her parents moved to the Philippines. There she learned more about her mother's heritage and her passion for music. She was featured in commercials for Goya, Hi-C and Aji-no-moto, and was regular visitor in That's Entertainment. She was also regular in "Pen-Pen de Sarapen", a children's show broadcasted on RPN 9.
[edit] 2000s
After high school, she moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue her singing career. She was background vocalist to singers Hilary Duff and Kashiff. In 2004 she signed with W.A.R. Entertainment for two singles for the movie soundtrack Playa's Ball. After that she moved to Osaka, Japan to become lead vocalist of rock and hip hop show "Enwhy" at Universal Studios Japan.
After her contract with Universal, she signed with VIVA Records. Her debut album Feel Good Music was released in June 2006. Her debut album contained her song "Manila", which became a hit in the Philippines. It topped both the radio and video charts.
Amber left VIVA Records and has recently changed her name to Amber Davis. In 2007, she released a self-titled album under Bellhaus Entertainment. Singles from this album include "Radio", a partial cover of Donna Summer's "On The Radio", and a mid-tempo R&B ballad called "Back Into You", both of which has received considerable amount of radio airplay. "Back Into You" became the first OPM song to reach No.1 on mainstream radio in 2007. Amber's videos for both "Radio" and "Back Into You" have been some of the most requested videos in the Philippines, and is also in the top 10 most downloaded ringtones.
Amber was awarded the Awit Award for Best New Female Recording Artist in 2007 and became a host for MYX, ABS-CBN Global's music channel in the United States, hosting their Asian music video show "Music Bang".
Amber is married to her producer Marcus Davis Jr.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Feel Good Music (2006; Viva Records)
- Amber Davis (2007; FMAP Music)
[edit] Singles
- Manila
- Radio
- Back Into You
- Taas Noo with Gloc 9
- Heartbreaker
- Ain't a Crime
[edit] Awards
- 2007 Awit Award- Best Performance By A New Female Recording Artist
- 2007 RX 93.1- Artist of The Year
- 2007 RX 93.1- OPM Song of The Year
- 2010 Urban Music Awards- Best Female R&B Artist
- 2010 Urban Music Awards- Best Original Song
- 2010 Urban Music Awards- Best Remake "Spend My Life With You" Thor feat. Amber
- 2011 Urban Music Awards- Best Female R&B Artist
- 2011 Urban Music Awards- Female Style Icon
