Mélanie René (born 1 September 1990), also known as Meylz, is a Swiss singer and songwriter. She
represented Switzerland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...
with the song "
Time to Shine".
René is from a
Mauritian
Mauritians (singular Mauritian; ; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a melting pot of multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious peoples. Mauritian is made up ...
origin.
René gained recognition by winning the Swiss final for the 2015
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
with her composition "Time To Shine." This victory earned her the opportunity to represent Switzerland in
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
. René, hailing from a family with a musical background, developed her passion for music from a young age.
She underwent training in performing arts and songwriting at the Funambule Theatre in
Nyon
Nyon (; historically German language, German: or and Italian language, Italian: , ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Nyon District in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometer ...
, Switzerland. René's talent was acknowledged at various competitions, including the George Grigoriu Festival in
Braila, Romania, where she received the grand prize in 2009.
Seeking to further her musical education she pursued studies at the ACM (
Academy of Contemporary Music
The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) is a music academy in with campuses in Guildford, Surrey, Birmingham, and London, England providing contemporary music-based courses.
The school of music has a focus on rock, pop music, electronic da ...
) and the BIMM (
Brighton Institute of Modern Music
BIMM University (BIMM) is a private university specialising in music, film, performing arts and creative technology. The university is principally based in the United Kingdom with other centres in Ireland and Germany.
It is organised into five ...
) in the
United Kingdom
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, where she composed her
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
entry.
Singles
See also
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Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
References
External links
1995 births
Living people
Musicians from Geneva
21st-century Swiss women singers
Swiss people of Mauritian descent
Swiss singer-songwriters
Swiss women singer-songwriters
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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