Melissa M
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.
Melissa M | |
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Birth name | Melissa Merchiche |
Born | August 21, 1985 |
Origin | Marseille, France |
Genres | R&B Pop Hip-Hop Soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Universal Music France, Wagram Music, Up Music, Kilomaitre Productions, Music Art Production[1] |
Associated acts | Kery James, Pras, Akhenaton |
Website | melissa-lesite |
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 years 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
Year | Information | Chart | ||
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FR | FR (DD) | BEL (WA) | ||
2007 | Avec tout mon amour
|
19 | 46 | 78 |
2009 | Melissa M
|
? | ? | – |
DD = Digital downloads
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Album | ||
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FR | FR (DD) | BE (WA) | |||
2006 | "Avec tout mon amour" (with Akhenaton) |
– | – | – | Avec tout mon amour |
2007 | "Benthi" (with Khaled) |
– | – | – | |
"Elle" | 1 | 23 | 24 | ||
2008 | "Cette Fois" | 4 | 28 | – | |
"Le Blues de toi" (with Pras) |
- | - | – | ||
2009 | "Quoi Que Tu Dises" | - | - | – | Melissa M |
"Les Mots" (with Kery James) |
- | - | – | ||
2013 | "Jump" (with JMI Sissoko) |
- | - | – | Unknown |
DD = Digital downloads
Awards/Nominations
Année | Récompenses | Nomination | Résultat |
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2008 | Francophone Revelation of the Year | NRJ Music Awards | Nominated |
2008 | Best R&B Artist | L'année du hip-hop | Nominated |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)