Amii Stewart

The Profile

American singer and dancer best known for the 1979 disco cover of Knock on Wood, with subsequent success across Europe and later projects including tributes to Ennio Morricone.

Born 1956 in Washington, D.C., USA; rose to fame in 1979 with the disco cover of Eddie Floyd’s Knock on Wood; active from the 1970s to the present; notable releases include Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven and Pearls: Amii Stewart Sings Ennio Morricone.

One lively review dives into Amii Stewart’s late-’70s disco moment, spotlighting the worldwide success of Knock on Wood and her strong vocal presence. The piece praises the kitschy, chroma-key video vibe and notes the soul-leaning album cuts. Light My Fire gets a nod among the covers, alongside tracks like You Really Touch My Heart. Publicly, Stewart is known as an American disco/soul singer famed for the 1979 Knock on Wood cover.