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From 1975 to 1978

"Bubbling Brown Sugar" : Miami, New York and London companies playing leading roles and assistant cheorographer and assistant director.

"Toby Time" : Leading role in the New York Company.

"All God's Children" : An award winning BBC Television Network special. Assistant cheographer and lead dancer.

AWARDS : "Top European Disco Artist Award", Grammy Nomination, "Best Performance Award" for "The letter" in the "Tokyo Music Festival" .




From 1978 to 1980

Promotion Tours: U.S., Europe, Mexico, South America, Japan, Canada.

Television:
in the U.S. - Guest host of the "Midnight Special", "The Merv Griffin Show", "The Dinah Shore Show" and "Solu Train";
in the U.K. - "The Terry Woogan Show", "Top Of The Pops" and "The Royal Command Performance" for the Her Majesty the Queen.

Videos: Knock On Wood, My Girl my Guy, Jealousy.




From 1981 to 1984

Soundtracks:
"The Winner take All"; title song for the soundtrack "Killer fish";
"It's Fantasy", song for the Campari Soda commercial;
"Saharan Dream", title song for the tv mini series "Secrets of The Sahara".

Tours: 40 concerts

Television: Guest star for the "Sanremo Music Festival"; co-star of the tv variety show "Tasto Matto".




From 1985 to 1988

Concerts: 106 concert tour of Italy and France, a 'sold out'; 40 concert tour of Russia.

Videos: "It's Fantasy", "Saharan Dream", "Secrets of the Sahara", "Grazie perché" with Gianni Morandi and "My Girl My Guy" with Dionne Estus.

Awards: "The Joseph Streller Award" for 'outstanding achievement and artistic versatiliy'.




From 1989 to 1991

Soundtracks: "My Heart and I", the title song for the award winning tv series "La Piovra 5", "Could Heaven Be", from the film "Sequestro dell'Achille Lauro".




From 1992 to 1995

Soundtracks: "Extra Large", from the tv series "Extra Large", "Once You fall in Love", from the mini series "La figlia del Marajah", "temptation" from the tv mini series "Il Barone", "A Song for You" for the tv soap opera "Zingara".

Television: Guest star at the "Festival di Sanremo" with Didi Bridgewater in '93 and with Gilbert Becaud and Randy Crawford in '94.
"Christmas at the Vatican", a tv special in '93 and '94.




From 1995 to 1998

Recordings : "Love Affair".

Theatre Tour : 12 concert tour for the Red Cross.

Television : "Fantastico '97", the prime-time Saturday night variety show. Amii was the guest singer for 12 weeks and received critical aclaim for her timeless elegance and ability to personalize the musical repertory.


Soundtrack : "Bulworth", a Warren Beatty Production. Soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.


Tour : Guest star for the 'Mediolanum Tour' 1996-1998.


Theatre tour : 'Amii in Black' - a 'sold out' 12 concert tour, sponsored by Mediolanum and Rotary Club International for the fight against Polio.


World Premier of 'Stabat Mater' : Written by Vincenzo Cerami and arranged and conducted by Nicola Piovani exclusively for her voice. Amii sings the roll of a third world mother who's child dies of hunger. The production was recorded live for RAI 3 Italian Television at the Mancinelli Theatre in Orvieto and also featured Gigi Proietti and Rita Camerano.