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Canada Melanie Fiona is a Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, known for her soulful voice and impactful songwriting, who has achieved international chart success and collaborated with industry icons.
GRAMMY Award-winning R&B artist Melanie Fiona partnered with Kick It California to raise awareness about the dangers of vaping and smoking.
After amicably severing ties with her previous label, Melanie Fiona teamed with Pepsi, as she confirmed to Billboard, indicating a collaboration beyond traditional music label structures.
Melanie Fiona launched a motherhood brand, Melly Belly, during her second pregnancy. This initiative serves as a lifestyle resource aimed at mothers, encouraging sharing, shedding, and smiling.
Melanie Fiona signed with Primary Wave and Bite The Bullet to release her third studio album, “Awake”, under the Title 9 Productions/Primary Wave BMG label.
Melanie Fiona participated in a panel discussion in partnership with MusiCares and the Smithsonian Year Of Music, alongside other panelists, to discuss music business and family.
Melanie Fiona Hallim was born on July 4, 1983, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Guyanese immigrant parents of Afro-Guyanese, Indo-Guyanese, and Portuguese descent. Growing up in a musically inclined household, she started writing songs at 16, drawing inspiration from artists like Whitney Houston and The Ronettes. Her professional career began in 2002 as a member of the Canadian R&B trio X-Quisite, which released a self-titled album in 2003 and earned a Juno Award nomination for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year in 2004. Following the group’s disbandment in 2005, Fiona briefly formed the duo The Renaissance with Drake, performing at Toronto nightclubs, and co-wrote songs for artists such as Rihanna and Kardinal Offishall, while also recording under the stage name Syren Hall.
In 2007, Steve Rifkind signed Fiona to SRC Records and Universal Motown, leading to the release of her debut album, “The Bridge,” in June 2009. The album featured the breakout hit “It Kills Me,” which topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 10 weeks and earned her a Grammy Award nomination. Other notable singles from “The Bridge” included “Give It to Me Right” and “Monday Morning,” the latter becoming a significant hit in Europe. Her success continued with her second studio album, “The MF Life,” released in 2012, which peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard 200. That same year, she won two Grammy Awards for Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for her collaboration with CeeLo Green on “Fool for You.”
Throughout her career, Melanie Fiona has demonstrated consistent artistic evolution and maintained a strong presence in the R&B genre. She toured with major artists like Kanye West and Alicia Keys, participated in charitable initiatives such as “We Are the World 25 for Haiti,” and launched her motherhood brand, Melly Belly. Although her planned “Awake” album was ultimately scrapped, she has continued to release new music, including singles like “Bite the Bullet” and, more recently, “Say Yes” and “I Choose You” from her upcoming 2025 EP, “Say Yes.”
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