Melanie Fiona
Offering a throwback sound to complement her rich voice, Melanie Fiona is a Grammy-winning R&B artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Born Melanie Hall, the singer grew up in inner-city Toronto to Guyanese parents. Fiona developed a passion for music at an early age, influenced by groups and artists such as the Ronettes and Whitney Houston. Though she has been active as a performer since 2002 -- she was a member of the groups X-Quisite and the Renaissance, the latter of which featured Drake -- her first recording didn't arrive until 2008. "Somebody Come Get Me," a reggae single issued under the alias Syren Hall on the Black Chiney label, was featured on the Reggae Gold 2008 compilation, and it helped her get signed to Universal Motown. The same year, she was an opening act on Kanye West's European tour, which was especially notable because she had yet to release an album.
In 2009, Fiona released her debut single, "Give It to Me Right," which sampled "Time of the Season" by the Zombies years before Miguel referred to it. Fiona's melismatic and dynamic vocal propelled the single to the Top 20 on the Canadian Hot 100, in addition to a placement on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart. Her debut album, The Bridge, was released in May 2009, and went Top Five R&B/Hip-Hop. Its greatest success was the follow-up to "Give It to Me Right," "It Kills Me," which topped the R&B chart and earned Fiona her first Grammy nomination. Subsequent collaborations included a featured role on John Legend and the Roots' update of "Wake Up Everybody" (which was nominated for a Grammy) and a co-written duet with Cee Lo Green, "Fool for You" (which was nominated for two Grammy Awards and won one of them). Fiona's second album, The MF Life, was released in March 2012. It debuted in the Top Ten of the Billboard 200, highlighted by the RIAA-certified gold single "4 AM," one of the era's best ballads. "Gone and Never Coming Back," another song of heartache, won a Juno Award. Her third album, Awake, was scheduled for 2015.
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15 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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The Bridge (Acoustic EP)
R&B - Editado por SRC Records el 22 jun. 2009
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Fool for You
R&B - Editado por Radiculture - Elektra el 19 jul. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The MF Life (Deluxe Version)
R&B - Editado por SRC Records el 1 ene. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Don't Explain
Soul - Editado por Ghetto Youths International el 18 mar. 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Remember U
Soul - Editado por BMG Rights Management (US) LLC el 22 sept. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Natural (Bass & Bars Edition)
R&B - Editado por Bass & Bars Records el 19 sept. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
4 AM (Explicit Version)
R&B - Editado por SRC Records el 1 ene. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bite The Bullet
R&B - Editado por BMG Rights Management el 12 may. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
It Kills Me (The Remixes)
R&B - Editado por SRC Records el 18 ago. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
La Vie En Rose (Melanie Fiona Rosato Mix)
Pop - Editado por SRC Records el 1 ene. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
It Kills Me (Ghostface Remix)
R&B - Editado por SRC Records el 18 ago. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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It Kills Me (Mike D. Remix)
R&B - Editado por SRC Records el 18 ago. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
It Kills Me (E. London Mega Mix)
R&B - Editado por SRC Records el 18 ago. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo