Melissa M

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Melissa M
Birth nameMelissa Merchiche
Born (1985-08-21) August 21, 1985 (age 39)
Origin Marseille, France
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active2006–present
Labels Universal Music France, Wagram Music, Up Music, Kilomaitre Productions, Music Art Production [1]
Website melissa-lesite.com/home.html

Melissa Merchiche (born August 21, 1985, in Marseille), better known by her stage name Melissa M or simply Melissa, is a French R&B singer of Algerian origin. Her debut album entitled Avec Tout Mon Amour and two successful singles, "Elle" and "Cette Fois" was on April 23, 2007. Avec Tout Mon Amour was ranked in the French Top 50. Her second album entitled Melissa M was released in 2009. In November 2013 the single "Jump" was released to help promote her upcoming third album, which is still untitled. She currently lives in Gardanne, France.

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Biography

Melissa M was born on August 21, 1985, in Marseille, in the southern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Her parents are from the Algerian city of Bejaia.

Passionate about music since her childhood, she began singing at the age of 10. She participated in various competitions in her hometown and while taking singing lessons. Her big sister entered a day at the age of 14 at issuance Seeds star 4, but lost in the final. At 18 while preparing for her CAP salon, she met the French production duo Kilomaitre. Originally she wanted to use the stage name Melissa but that name had already been taken by another singer. So she added the letter M, which is the first letter of her last name (Merchiche).

Discography

Albums

YearInformationChart
FR FR (DD) BEL (WA)
2007Avec tout mon amour
  • First album studio
  • Date of release : April 2007
194678
2009Melissa M
  • Second album studio
  • Date of release : April 2009
--
2017Inachevé
  • Second album studio
  • Date of release : June 2017
--

DD = Digital downloads

Singles

YearSingleChartAlbum
FR FR (DD) BE (WA)
2006"Avec tout mon amour"
(with Akhenaton)
Avec tout mon amour
2007"Benthi"
(with Khaled)
"Elle"12324
2008"Cette Fois"428
"Le Blues de toi"
(with Pras)
--
2009"Quoi Que Tu Dises"--Melissa M
"Les Mots"
(with Kery James)
--
2013"Jump"
(with JMI Sissoko)
--Inachevé

DD = Digital downloads

Awards/Nominations

AnnéeRécompensesNominationRésultat
2008Francophone Revelation of the Year NRJ Music Awards Nominated
2008Best R&B ArtistL'année du hip-hopNominated

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References

  1. "Mélissa M". Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2014.