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AMIRAH IMAN

ARTIST - ACTOR - SONGWRITER

Seductively sexy Atlanta songstress, “Amirah Iman” Porte’e, knew she was destined to make a name for herself since the days when she was]] belting out perfect melodies on her grandmother’s couch. Her enticing new buzz worthy single, “Love You Down” may have her well on her way to stardom. “I always knew I wanted to be on stage,” says the 20-year-old R&B diva. “I always told my mom I wanted to see my name in lights. This is who I am. I am music.”

Born in small town West Virginia, Amirah began singing as a child manifesting her vocal talent at an early age while singing in her church choir. “To this day, my grandmother has footage of me singing when I was four [years old],” says the vocalist. The gregarious teen began taking her craft serious after moving to Atlanta in 2007. While on an acting casting call in 2009, the budding singer met The Dream and Jazze Pha collaborator, producer, Mozart, who eventually linked her up with vocal coach Joseph Cunningham. The men immediately put the promising young prospect in the studio.

By the end of 2010, Amirah had linked up with burgeoning Atlanta producer Mike Haze and his company Infamous South Inc.,a multimedia firm specializing in marketing, website development, video/music production and artist development. In early 2011, Amirah penned her provocative first single “Love You Down.” The tantalizing tune about a club encounter has been making its way around Atlanta’s music scene and proves AI’s stance as a standout artist. “I try my best not to sound like anybody else,” says the singer. “When people hear my voice, I don’t want them to say I sound like any other artist. I want them to know I sound like Amirah Iman.”

Shortly after the song was released, she performed the track for a blustering crowd at Atlanta’s Primal Night Club in September 2011. Later that year she put on an unforgettable show for thousands at Lovejoy High School’s (Hampton, GA) homecoming halftime show. Atlanta’s next leading lady is currently working on her debut album and a documentary both aptly titled, The Making Of Amirah Iman. “I want my fans to be my family. Before they hear me as an artist, I want them to see my struggle,” she says about the in-depth biography currently in production.

Now, well on her way to living out her lifelong dream, Amirah has high expectations for the future. “I feel like I can be, not the next B[eyonce], but the next me,” says the confident soloist. “I plan to bring my A game.