Rap-Up.com || Ameriie Goes Blonde: ‘I Just Went for It!’

Not only did Ameriie throw an extra “i” in her name to switch things up a bit, but the “1 Thing” singer took her image overhaul one step further. She recently debuted her new look at a Grey Goose event in Dallas, Texas, dying her luscious dark locks platinum blonde.

“I’ve always wanted to go platinum blonde, and I figured I’d finally just do it,” Ameriie exclusively tells Rap-Up.com of her new ’do. “One of the things that inspired me are photos I’ve seen of children in the Solomon Islands. They are very brown-skinned, and a lot of them grow white-blonde hair naturally. The contrast in dark skin tone and extremely light hair is really beautiful to me. So I just went for it!”

The Grammy nominee is currently in the studio recording Cymatika Vol. 1, the follow-up to last year’s In Love & War, which will showcase a more “international, worldly” sound.

Photo by DJ M Knight

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57 Comments

Ashling
September 6th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
oh no :( bad move…along with the random i in her name.

keep your hair brunette/black!!

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Dave
September 6th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
It looks good on her. I remember her did saying she wanted to go for that some years ago. she can do no wrong in my eyes

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OKAY
September 6th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
OMG SHE LOOKS LIKE BEYONCE #justsayinh

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silken_floss
September 6th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Gurl bye

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49ers160
September 6th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
She lookin hotter than before. Just her smile alone makes me wanna go out with her. But the extra”I” in her name was not needed.

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Aight i guess
September 6th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
its kinda cute. i am her complexion and was going to get mines like that.

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yo_rill
September 6th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
I like it on her she can’t do any wrong in my eyes

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Orlando
September 6th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Ameriie that is so not a good color 4 ur hair. Maybe its just alil fasz

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Orlando
September 6th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
and it washes you out on ur skin color…..

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julissa
September 6th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
y do pretty girls always gotta fuck up dhere look by changing the hair completely (i.e. rihanna)

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harvey
September 6th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
aww thatz true she looks like a true Solomian in that pic she’s hotter than before.

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Phoenix_Wright
September 6th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
At 1st I thought it was wth

But this is a great picture of her, I like it a lot. Looks nice A!

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Dillon_68
September 6th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
I don’t like it. I thought it was Ashanti at first.

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~AALEXISR~ THE SUMMER KING (THE BAHAMAS)
September 6th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Hmmmmmmmmmm… IDK… It doesn’t look as terrible as the earlier pics but I know home girl wasn’t gon just surprise me (thinking about her fiancé here) like this. Anyways, Brunette with red highlights would have been nice…

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noway
September 6th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
international, wordly sound is the right direction to go. more european and pop. nowadays thats the sound that sells. only ciara doesn’t know that.

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myke757
September 6th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
its not even all one color Christina Milian looked better when she did it.

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jarvis
September 6th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
She still look gud but she will do anything for attention

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AAA
September 6th, 2010 at 7:58 pm
Stop hatin, she looks good, but I did thought it was Keyisha Cole

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Jayden
September 6th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Thats dope. I like that she always put her own twist to things. She is def looking like Marilyn Monroe here & I love it. She looking sexier than ever! I can’t wait for Cymatika

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Joyams
September 6th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Most-beautiful-women-i-know.

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zoocoos
September 6th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
Agreed the extra i was not necessary, it’s just confusing!
But bottom line is she’s still gorgeous, and she’s an artist so yeah all the power to her to just go for it and change things up!!!

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superman
September 6th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
I’m not a big ameriie fan! But she just went to far she looks a mess with this she lightened it to much and its not a good dye job #imjustsaying

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ponyo
September 6th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
not bad

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Austin
September 6th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
i like it :)

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ASH
September 6th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Lemon Cotton Candy hair.

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Nait Phoenix
September 6th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
a little darker and it wouldn’t be so bad.

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Tell'em
September 6th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
Its actually growing on me. I can’t wait for the music because she is wildin’ this era. Give me “Because I Love It” part 2 on steroids.

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From Tokyo
September 6th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
She looks good but it looks like extreme bleach – if she goes for a more natural blond it’ll look much better. (This from someone who LITERALLY bleaches/dyes their hair EVERY few weeks). It’s a good look!

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Ankka
September 7th, 2010 at 1:25 am
as long as she gives us amazing music, I don’t really care what color her hair is! she’s always HOT!

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Jordyn
September 7th, 2010 at 2:29 am
Omg wowzer the Queen is back & she looks amazing! I’ve been waiting for some Ameriie updates and I finally got them! Yay lol but I love the new look, I hope this is the new look for Cymatika era because its so fresh and she could style it 100 different ways! Love Ameriie, I can’t wait to see her on tour in Brazil!

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September 7th, 2010 at 2:31 am
Nooo dye your hair back!!!!!

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Will
September 7th, 2010 at 2:53 am
I dont care if she goes bald, I’d give up the game for her lol jk but yea she MAD CUTE in blond.

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harvey
September 7th, 2010 at 4:01 am
@Will naw man…she super sexy and look like she ready to take the game by storm.

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YesBooBoo
September 7th, 2010 at 4:52 am
that bytch look like an oompa loompa and STILL slayin bytches..WERK AMERIE!

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cubevision
September 7th, 2010 at 5:00 am
career is officially dead for her to pull this

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Julie
September 7th, 2010 at 5:33 am
I remember liking her because she stayed with black hair while everyone was going blonde back in 2003/2004. She finally did it and it is okay…she needed change in appearance.

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Bri
September 7th, 2010 at 6:25 am
I love Amerie, but what is she doing to herself. She is obviously bleaching her skin. Her face and neck is 10 shades lighter than her chest and arm. The hair color looks okay on her though.

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Phoenix_Wright
September 7th, 2010 at 9:40 am
Guess Bri never heard of make up. Check Amerie’s other pics before you speak.

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Bri
September 7th, 2010 at 10:15 am
It may very well be make-up but I’ve seen her other pictures and she just gets lighter and lighter.I guess she wants to be light skin now.

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Diamond
September 7th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Gettin that color hair screams “attention”.

If she wants attention, tell her to drop a hit thats actually GOOD, re-do ‘One thing’ or somethin. Her hair was fine before that…that sht looks washed/bleached up

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Mimi
September 7th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
i think. shes doing it for attention….

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BeeDaGurl
September 7th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Idk I actually think she looks cute… if Beyonce, Monica, Rhianna and Christina can go blond y cant she its only HAIR….

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drtash
September 7th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
uhhhh, no she looks a mess.but whatever sells…you gotta pay the bills somehow right????lol

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Kev
September 7th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Y’all know I gotta add my two cents when it comes to my booski… she can do whatever she wants that woman is the baddest in the land! Straight up sexy she’s such an individual I love her swag

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Jay
September 7th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
One word. NO!!!!!!!!!

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D.I
September 8th, 2010 at 1:37 am
I love it.
The colour
Ameriie if your reading to complete the look, you should dye your eyes brows the same colour & add some darker tones to the blonde!

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MiGi
September 8th, 2010 at 8:15 am
she looks like beyonce i actually like it ;)

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youamuseme
September 8th, 2010 at 9:13 am
I don’t like it :(
She looks weird. I have to get used to it first

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Godiva
September 8th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
NOOO! Please don’t get caught in the hype…you are beautiful the way you are. NO blonde hair or name change!

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Rasheedah
September 8th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
She looks JUST LIKE Keyshia Cole with that hair. Love Amerie but that color doesn’t flatter her skin tone or eyes at all. Distracts from her natural beauty. :( Hope it’s just a phase.

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Mike
September 10th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
If she would stop making subpar music, she wouldn’t have to do dumb shyt that screams “I NEED ATTENTION”, like adding an extra ‘i’ to her name or going hooker blonde…

Amerie needs to invest in some voice lessons, stick with modeling or sit the hell down somewhere!!

She lost so many points after the nose job…self-hate is a bitch!!

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Julian
September 10th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
I absolutely LOVE her new blonde hair. She looks way better with BLONDE hair than with gross brown hair. BLONDE HAIR IS THE BEST HAIR COLOR. BLONDES ARE THE BEST.

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TheBigPicture
November 1st, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Amerie looks real good with blonde hair. It’s cool to see her looking different. She looks like Storm for X-men which is pretty badass. I think it’s going to fall in line well with her new pop sound.

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TheBigPicture
November 1st, 2010 at 10:45 pm
More Amerie stories please, especially when her new single drops. I want a preview of the album and/or single graphics if you can get them in advance. She always thinks graphics out really well so they fit with the album’s ideas.

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maya
January 25th, 2011 at 6:06 am
she looks cute but I prefer the black on her & her new single “out your body” whatever the fuck it’s called SUCKS! Sounds like some shit Ke$ha’s lame ass would do.

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Jasmen
March 24th, 2012 at 5:52 am
Ik vind allebei halmeeal niets. Kelly ging juist de goede kant op met lang, golvend haar met een pony en Amerie heeft van nature prachtige lokken en dan maakt ze er een bosje stro van. Nee, not my cup of tea’

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