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Amy Loftus is a Chicago-born singer/songwriter, now resident in Los Angeles. She worked as an actress in Los Angeles in the late 1990s, appearing in ''Days of Our Lives'', HBO's ''Tracey Takes On...'' and in the films ''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' and ''The 13th Floor''. She later moved to Nashville as part of a musical duo, before going solo and beginning to tour on her own. Her first solo record ''Straight to Amy'' was produced by Will Kimbrough and released in 2005. Loftus was named "Best New Singer/Songwriter" by ''Nashville Scene'' magazine in their October 27, 2005 "Best of Nashville" edition,〔 and she placed third in the ''Folk/Singer-Songwriter'' category in the International Songwriting Competition in 2006 for the song "Work to Do" written with Will Kimbrough.〔 In 2011 she signed with Lakeshore Records, and in 2012 her song "Surrender" was written for the ''One For The Money'' soundtrack. She continues to tour and perform in the Los Angeles area. ==Early life, education== Amy Loftus was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.〔 Loftus sang in private throughout her youth, and began writing poetry around the age of six. As a child she avidly listened to musicians such as Bob Dylan, Shawn Colvin, and Joni Mitchell,〔 and also loved Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals. Other early influences included Annie Lenox, Stevie Wonder, Kate Bush, and Peter Gabriel.〔 While in Chicago she was an alumnus of the improv acting group The Second City.〔 She also was a member of a professional dance company.〔 She began to focus as well on singing at age 21, after an experience where she was invited on stage to sing "Revolution" by Tracy Chapman, after the male singer of the band the Cartoon Gypsies couldn't reach the notes. She later showed the band samples of her journals and poetry, and became their lead singer from 1994 to 1997, cutting one album.〔 In 1996〔 Loftus earned a degree in painting and art history from the University of Kansas, and then went on to study acting, all while writing songs.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amy Loftus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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