Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in

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, Ontario.Melanie Fiona: Priceless
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for the group's self-titled album. She went on to be part of The Renaissance (with rapper

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), and under the name Syren Hall, recorded some reggae songs. Fiona's debut solo album '' The Bridge'' was released in 2009, having collaborated with Future Cut,

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, J. Phoenix and Peter Wade Keusch. Her debut single, "

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", was sent to radio stations on February 28, 2009, and peaked at number 20 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and number 41 on the

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. The second single, "

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", became her breakout song on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 where it entered the Top 50, along with topping the

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chart. The song earned Fiona a

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nomination for

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. The song " Monday Morning" is her biggest hit in Europe to date. ''The Bridge'' also earned her a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist. In 2012, Fiona won two Grammy Awards for

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and

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for the song " Fool for You" with

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Life and career

1983–2006: Early life and career beginnings

Melanie Fiona Hallim (who goes by Melanie Fiona professionally) was born on July 4, 1983, in

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, Canada. She is the daughter and second child of Guyanese immigrant parents, who immigrated to Canada in the late 1970s. Her parents are of

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, and Portuguese descent. Her father was a janitor before working in finance, and her mother worked in banking. Fiona began writing songs at age 16. Living in a music-filled household, Fiona says she always knew music was her passion. Her father was a guitarist in a band and would allow her to sit on the stage when she was younger as he would play. In 2002, Fiona was part of a girl group called X-Quisite alongside

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and

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. Signed to

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, the group released their self-titled debut studio album ''X-Quisite'' in 2003. At the

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, the group was nominated as one of five finalists for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for the album ''X-Quisite''. The group had a number of singles from the album, notably "Bad Girl" and "No Regrets". The group disbanded in 2005. She was also in a group called The Renaissance with rapper

. Early in her career, she would perform at

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s in Toronto. In 2005, Fiona traveled to

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, in search of a recording contract. According to Fiona, record labels "loved" the way she looked and sung, but she "knew that the minute I worked with them or would have signed with them, they would have tried to change me into someone else completely different. That was something that I didn't want to do." She went on to co-write songs for recording artists Rihanna and

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, working with, amongst others, super producer

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. Fiona also recorded the

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song "Somebody Come Get Me" under the stage name Syren Hall, which was included in the ''Reggae Gold 2008'' compilation album.

2007–2010: ''The Bridge''

Entrepreneur Steve Rifkind discovered and signed Fiona to SRC Records and

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through Title 9 Productions in 2007. She went on to tour with

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in his

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Prior to completing her debut album, Fiona met with recording artist Jay-Z and his friend Tyty. She played them some of her music and was then signed to be managed by

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. She released her debut album, '' The Bridge'', in June 2009, which has sold 248,000 copies in the United States. ''

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'' ranked Fiona among "50 Emerging Artists" of 2009. Several singles were released from the album, including "

", which topped the '' Billboard''

chart for 10 weeks and earned her a

nomination at the

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for

. Other singles that were released were "Sad Songs" was released in April 2009 in the UK only as a digital download, with the reggae-tinged songs "Somebody Come Get Me" and "Island Boy" as B-sides. "Sad Songs" did not chart in the UK. "Give It to Me Right" was the first official single from ''The Bridge''. The song peaked at #41 in the UK but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. It did, however, reach #57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and at #41. "Monday Morning" charted in Switzerland and Poland at number 1 and in Austria at number 5. It was released as the third U.S. single, however, " Bang Bang" was sent to radio as the second Canadian single for Canadian top 40 & hot AC play. Due to "Priceless" not being released in Canada, "Monday Morning" will serve as the fifth single in Canada due to hot adult contemporary radio station CKZZ-FM (Virgin Radio 953) in Vancouver having the song on its playlist. "Ay Yo" was released as the fourth official single from ''The Bridge'', according to Fiona's website and Twitter. The music video premiered on April 12, 2010. "Priceless" will be the fifth U.S. single due to airplay on urban adult contemporary stations. Due to "Priceless" not being released in Canada, "Monday Morning" will be released to Canadian stations as the fifth single, even though "Monday Morning" appeared as the third American single. Fiona participated in "

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" to benefit after the

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. She began touring with

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as an opening act on The Freedom Tour in 2010. The album spawned six singles with one being "It Kills Me" which reached the top spot on US R&B chart. Melanie Fiona was also put on the top 100 charts for her song "it kills me" and "4am". 0

2011–present: ''The MF Life'' and ''Awake''

In 2011, Fiona began recording her second studio album. The lead single was titled "Gone and Never Coming Back." The single peaked at 37 on the US R&B chart becoming her second highest peaking song on the R&B chart so far. Later on that year Fiona released her second single, " 4 AM" was sent to urban stations on August 30, 2011. 4am peaked on the US R&B chart at #8, the song was about a lover who had gone out and was cheating on her. The album was released on March 20, 2012.Rap-Up.com || Fall 2011 Album Release Schedule
Rap-up.com On January 2, 2012, she performed "

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" at the NHL Winter Classic between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers at

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. A newly independent artist, Fiona is currently working on her third album ''Awake''. She released a single "Cold Piece" in 2013. On May 12, 2015, she premiered a new song and lyric video "Bite the Bullet", set to appear on her new album (2016). "I feel like sometimes people know my songs but haven’t gotten the opportunity to know me" Fiona told the

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. "I want to make people feel good and I want people to feel that they are not alone, that this album and me as an artist represent a voice for people to feel like 'Yeah, that is the life we’re living and we’re living it together so let’s do our part to move forward positively, and do some really great things while we are alive here" she added. In September, she announced two more tracks for the album: "I Tried" – the first track written for the album, and "Killing Time" – written when she broke up with her boyfriend. Her album ''Awake'' is set for 2016 release.

Personal life

Fiona and songwriter Jared Cotter have a son born on 14 March 2016. They became engaged on 14 February 2018. Originally they planned to marry on

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forced them to postpone their wedding three times. The couple married privately on 12 December 2020 in Los Angeles. The couple welcomed a daughter in December 2021.

Artistry

Voice

Fiona is a

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/ref> Her voice has been referred to as being both "soulful" and "sassy." Some have praised her vocals for being "very passionate, but clean and controlled, and not over-the-top singing."

Musical style and influences

Fiona cites Mariah Carey,

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, Sam Cooke,

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and

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as her musical influences. Furthermore, she mentioned Brandy as major inspiration, naming her the only artist that had her starstruck next to

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. She also cited Janet Jackson's career as inspirational, who she called an

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. She called

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'' the album that changed her perspective, calling it an "amazing body of work". She attributes her parents for her vintage sound. Her father was a guitarist in a band, while her mother would sing around the house. She explained that " parents were big music lovers and played soul music all the time", who would play

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and Cooke, as well as Caribbean music like soca, calypso and

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as universal as possible, unless I am writing about something very personal, even then the themes are universal". She has received comparisons to

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and Jill Scott.

Discography

* '' The Bridge'' (2009) * '' The MF Life'' (2012)

Awards and nominations

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in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. , - , rowspan="4", 2010 , rowspan="3", Melanie Fiona , Best Female R&B Artist , , - ,

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of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. , - , 2010 , "It Kills Me" ,

, , - , 2011 , " Wake Up Everybody" (with Common,

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, "Wrong Side Of A Love Song" , Best Traditional R&B Performance , ;Juno Award The Juno Award are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. , - , 2010 , ''The Bridge'' , R&B/Soul Recording of the Year , , - ,

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, R&B/Soul Recording of the Year , ;NAACP Image Award An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American

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to honour outstanding person of color in film,

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, and

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. , - , 2010 , Melanie Fiona , Outstanding New Artist , , - , rowspan="2", 2012 , Ceelo Green & Melanie Fiona , Outstanding Duo or Group , , - , "Fool For You" (with CeeLo Green) , Outstanding Song , ;Soul Train Music Awards The

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References

External links

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