Aimee Mayo (born September 28, 1971) is an American author and songwriter from Gadsden. She has written songs recorded by artists such as

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, The Backstreet Boys,

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, and

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. She co-wrote the American country band

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's 1999 single ' Amazed', which was nominated for Best Country Song at the

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.. She has received multiple awards, including BMI Foundation's Country Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year awards. Mayo has also received over a dozen BMI Country Awards and BMI Pop Awards.

Personal life

Mayo grew up in Gadsden. Her father, Danny Mayo, was a songwriter known for ' Feed Jake' and ' Keeper of the Stars', and her brother Cory Mayo wrote ' You'll Be There' for

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in 2005. Mayo moved to

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at the age of 20, where she signed a songwriting contract with BMG. Mayo is married to fellow songwriter Chris Lindsey; they have three children.

Career

Songs written or co-written by Mayo have collectively spent twenty-six weeks at the #1 spot on the charts, and albums featuring her songs have sold over 155 million copies worldwide.''

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'' Mayo was named BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2000. She has commented on her early career, saying, "I lived in many basements where we had to share a laundry room. It took about seven years before I could afford my own house with a real bathtub." ' Amazed', recorded by

in 2000, is a notable song written by Mayo. In 2004, it received a Million-Air award from BMI. It won

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(ACM) Song of the Year, BMI Song of the Year, and NSAI Song of the Year, and was nominated for a

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. 'Amazed' crossed over to the pop charts, spending two weeks at the top of the Hot 100, becoming the first country song to reach number one on that chart since ' Islands in the Stream' by

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and

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in 1983. Mayo's song ' This One's for the Girls', recorded by

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, reached #1 on the ''Billboard''

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chart for eleven weeks, in addition to reaching number three on the country chart. The song was used as a theme song for the morning show. Mayo co-wrote the song ' Wheel of the World' on

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's second studio album with husband Chris Lindsey and collaborator Hillary Lindsey. Mayo was a judge on the CMT reality competition show, ''

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''. In 2020, Mayo released a memoir titled ''Talking to the Sky''.

Songwriting credits

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

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Academy of Country Music Awards

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Country Music Association Awards

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References

External links

Official Website
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