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Melanie Thornton was an American singer who performed in the genres of pop music and house music. She possessed a contralto voice type and utilized her voice as her primary instrument. Her professional career began in 1992 and concluded in 2001. She recorded for the record labels Sony Music and Epic Records.
Thornton was born in Charleston in 1967 and died in Bassersdorf in 2001. Her death was caused by an aviation accident, classified as accidental. She spoke English.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Germany
- Active from
- 1967
- Active to
- 2001
Discography
Member of
- La Bouche1995–2000
- Le Click
- 100%
- Orange Blue
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 171,906
- Total plays
- 930,174
Tags
May 13, 1967---November 24, 2001 Melanie Janene was born in Charleston, South Carolina and began studying voice from the age of six, as well as learning to play the piano and the clarinet. Growing up her mother would listen to Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack. Melanie would mimic the female vocalists she saw on television or heard on radio. Later on she financed her college studies with appearances in talent shows and smaller band concerts. She frequented a club called The Peacock Lounge <a href=
Key facts
- Born
- Melanie Janene Thornton , ( 1967-05-13 ) May 13, 1967, Charleston, South Carolina , U.S.
- Died
- November 24, 2001 (2001-11-24) (aged 34), Bassersdorf , Canton of Zurich , Switzerland
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Years active
- 1991–2001
- Spouse
- Christian Thornton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2001 )
- Origin
- Mount Pleasant, South Carolina , U.S.
- Genres
- Eurodance , Dance pop , R&B
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Labels
- X-Cell Music, Sony Music , Epic
- Formerly of
- La Bouche , Le Click
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Thornton
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Charleston
- Place of death
- Bassersdorf
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- house music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Official website
- www.melaniethornton.de
- Image
- Melanie Thornton at Leipzig, Germany, November 2001.jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
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- Commons category
- Melanie Thornton
- date of birth
- 1967-05-13
- date of death
- 2001-11-24
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- aviation accident
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- different from
- Melody Thornton
- end of work period
- 2001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Melanie Janene Thornton (May 13, 1967 – November 24, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she first gained recognition as a session singer after relocating to Germany to pursue a music career. Her work attracted the attention of production team Ulli Brenner and Gerd Amir Saraf, who enlisted her vocals on the songs "Sweet Dreams" and "Tonight Is the Night". After being signed to MCI Records by German record producer Frank Farian, she formed a music duo called La Bouche with Lane McCray. The duo released their debut album Sweet Dreams in June 1995, which spawned the top-charting US Billboard Hot 100 singles "Sweet Dreams" and "Be My Lover". She departed from La Bouche after the release of their less-successful second album A Moment of Love (1997) to pursue a solo career, respectively.
After signing with Germany-based label X-Cell Records in 2000, she released her debut solo album Ready to Fly in May 2001. The album peaked in the top-five in Germany and Switzerland and earned gold-certifications in both countries. Shortly after, she embarked on the Christmas Coca-Cola Tour to promote her album.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melanie Thornton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.