Season 2 of BET Rising Icons featured Grammy Nominated Singer/Song Writer Melanie Fiona. In 2009 Guyanese Canadian born singer released her debut LP “The Bridge” with Motown/SRC/Title9 to critical acclaim. To the enjoyment of real music lover’s everywhere, helping bring back the long lost art of real vocalist and honest no hold lyrics. It produced hit’s such as “Give It To Me Right” and “It Kills Me” that held the #1 spot on Billboards R’n’B charts for 10 weeks.
This isn’t the first time Melanie has been featured in BET’s Rising Icons, this is her second year running and is the only artist that has been asked back for a second season. This season Melanie shares songs from “The Bridge” including Monday Morning, Give It To Me Right, It Kills Me and Somebody Come Get Me (which was featured the Reggae Gold). Melanie strips down her songs down and shares some of the life experiences that inspired album baring her purple heart. During her acoustic version on “It Kills Me” she shows of her vocals and passion she portrays through her music in a story that anyone who has been in love and lost love can relate to.
Every song on “The Bridge” provides a different musical style with a track to fit everybody providing a blend between genres; Melanie’s next LP could go in any direction. With influences that list Sam Cook, Roberta Flack, Whitney Houston proves she’s invested in the quality of her music and a co-sign from Stevie Wonder shows the Grammy Nominated Vocalist is here to stay.
Any time you get a chance to see Melanie Fiona live it’s a show not too miss. I had the pressure to see Melanie live and meet her at the Jazz Cafe London this past July (shout out ThatGrapeJuice.com and @MelonHeads). The venue was packed with an audience that included Tinchy stryder, Lovers Rock Singer Janet Kay and a crowed that sung along to every word with Melanie whose voice sounded better Live than on CD. She also made in clear that she was a west Indian Woman with her performance of “Somebody Come Get Me (before I kill this man)”.
Melanie has just released an Acoustic EP “The Bridge (Acoustic) – EP” that is available on itunes and Amazon now, her album “The Bridge” should already be in your collection. Melanie is currently in the studio working on her second album “The MF Life” that is set to be released in 2011.
Click The Link Below Too See Melanie Fiona's Rising Icon's ep. via BEThttp://www.bet.com/video/1326380
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