March 08, 2011 12:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time
New Album, The MF Life, Coming Summer 2011
Lead Single “Gone and Never Coming Back” Now available at iTunes
MELANIE FIONA will Co-Host BET’s 106 & Park on March 8 & Debut the World Premiere of the Music Video for “Gone and Never Coming Back”
beautiful songstress, Melanie Fiona teams up with acclaimed celebrity photographer, Derek Blanks for the “Sistory: I am Every Woman” campaign for Women’s History Month. Essence sat down with the Grammy-nominated performer about the photo as she says, “I challenge everyone who views this picture to look a little deeper.” Fiona cites the inspiration behind the project saying, “As an artist, I am inspired by many different things, but the thing I am most honored to be inspired by and to represent is women.” the campaign and photo, which showcases the singer representing women from every era, is a cause Fiona is very passionate about. “I would not be here, able to live my dreams, if it were not for the courageous women of every era and culture who came before me. I hope this image will spark a new generation of women who are proud to represent our history with vigo and optimism,” she says. she goes on to say, “In this portait, I am the face of every woman who ever stood, fought or perished for the rights and strength of a progressive cause.” the R&B sensation also spoke briefly about her sophomore album ‘The MF Life’. the album is a culmination of the ups and downs the singer has experienced as a new artist. “Sometimes life isn’t always so great, but I think that’s the beautiful thing that we need to celebrate. ‘The MF Life’ is that balance, it’s that yin and yang of life. It’s the highs and lows. I’m so excited about it,” she says. ‘The MF Life’ will hit stores this June.
Yesterday’s lackluster NBA All-Star Game was kicked off in style as the national anthems of Canada and the United States were delivered by Melanie Fiona and Josh Groban, respectively. Two-time Grammy nominee Melanie Fiona delivered a rousing rendition of ‘O Canada‘, saluting her home country with her soaring vocals and her impeccable looks. Her rendition has already drawn comparisons to Tamia’s performance back at 2009′s All-Star Game. following her was the incomparable Josh Groban with his rendition of ‘The Star Spangled Banner‘, fairly straightforward as expected with little variation from the original arrangement.
Melanie Fiona is a bright, immature R&B artist and Kanye West protégé from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Born Melanie Hall, the thespian grew up in inner-city Toronto to Guayanese parents. Fiona grown a passion for music at an early age, shabby by groups and artists such as the Ronettes and Whitney Houston. It’s no surprise, then, that she offers a reversion retro receptive to advice to element her unblemished voice. Though she has been active in the music industry given 2002, her initial available recover came with Reggae Gold 2008, in the form of the lane “Somebody come get me.” the lane was now acclaimed as a highlight, as good as a air blower the one preferred upon the album, and it helped her get sealed to Universal Motown. Fiona expelled her entrance single, “Give it to me right,” that samples “Time of the Season” by the Zombies. Fiona’s melismatic and energetic outspoken propelled the singular to the Top twenty upon the Canadian Hot 100, in further to charting upon the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart. her entrance album, the Bridge, was expelled in the tumble of 2009, and was a Top twenty-five manuscript upon the Canadian Album Chart. the manuscript that was spearheaded by Andrea Martin, and the lead singular additionally charted in the U.K. and Italy. She is additionally well known for being the opening act upon Kanye West’s European debate in 2008, that is important since she hadn’t even expelled an manuscript at the time of the tour.
I’m a fan of Melanie and her musicshe has a unique style and sound. Just give her timeshe’ll be on top of the charts soon.