Melanie Brown
| Melanie Brown | |
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| Born |
Melanie Octavia Brown 3 April 1995 Islington, London, England |
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| Citizenship | British |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
| Television | The MN Factor |
Melanie Octavia Brown (born 3 April 1995) is a British singer and television personality. She was born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, London, where she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. Brown achieved national recognition when she won the fifth cycle of The MN Factor in 2016, winning a $10 million dollar (USD) recording contract with Music Nation Label Group. In 2017, Brown released her debut album, Unison, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Early life
Melanie Octavia Brown was born on 3 April 1995, in Islington, London, England, to a Welsh mother and a father of Guyanese descent. She has an older half-brother named WWayne and a younger brother named Keith. Noticing Brown's passion for singing, her parents enrolled her at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and later at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, the Ravenscourt Theatre School and the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology until they could no longer afford to do so, making cutbacks when necessary in order to help their daughter achieve her aspiration of being a singer. At the age of 12, Brown wrote her first song; she initially trained in opera, before moving into jazz and blues, and eventually into popular and contemporary music, before dropping out to pursue a career in the music industry.
Career
2016: The MN Factor
Brown auditioned for the fifth cycle of The MN Factor in 2016, singing "Over the Rainbow" for judges Picasso, Nicole Jordan, Tom Quincy and Brad Yelchin. After making it to the live rounds, she was placed on Picasso's team. Throughout the course of the show, Brown continued to receive positive praise from the judges, critics and fans, alike. Brown defeated opponent Clay Capehart to win the competition on 28 November 2016, receiving 65% of the record-breaking 7.52 million votes cast for the finale. As a prize for winning, Brown signed a $10 million dollar (USD) recording contract with Music Nation Label Group. Following her win, Brown immediately set out on the MN Factor Live! 2016 concert tour, alongside her fellow competitors.
2017: Debut album
In January 2017, during a press media tour, Brown confirmed to several media outlets that she had begun work on her debut album, under the Music Nation imprint.
Personal life
Since 2011, Brown has been in a relationship with her high school sweetheart. Together, the pair share a flat in the London Borough of Hackney. She has also been a vegetarian since the age of 12.
Discography
- Unison (2017)
External links
- MelBrownMusic on Twitter