Melanie Laine

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Melanie Laine
Birth nameMelanie Laine Wunsch
Born (1975-11-30) November 30, 1975 (age 48)
Origin Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2002 Present
Labels Royalty Records
Website www.melanielaine.com

Melanie Laine is a country music singer from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, best known for her cover of Juice Newton's "Queen Of Hearts." Her first album, Time Flies , was released in 2005.

Contents

Discography

Albums

TitleDetails
Time Flies

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
CAN Country
[1]
2002"Time Flies"Time Flies
"Jump Right In"
2005"If Love Is a Weakness"
"Is Goodbye the Best You Can Do"
2006"Queen of Hearts"16
"One Night at Home"
2007"Til Love Makes Up Its Mind"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2005"If Love Is a Weakness"Antonio Hrynchuk
2006"Queen of Hearts"

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