Melanie Martinez is a 21-year-old singer and songwriter. She was born in Astoria, United States. She is Puerto Rican and Dominican, but she doesn’t know how to speak Spanish. She became famous by auditioning for an American television vocal talent show called the Voice. Ever since her audition she has had many support from fans and her popularity has gotten bigger. Melanie is an amazing performer and singer. In her childhood she always said that she wanted to be a singer, she started to write poetry in kindergarten. She also gave lots of credit to her teacher Mr. Nadien for giving her lessons for singing. At the age of 14 she had taught herself how to play the acoustic guitar. Melanie had won the talent show at her school because she sang
a song she wrote on her own, and in 2014 she had released her first song “dollhouse.” Melanie is a very proud and successful person and successful singer and songwriter. She released her first album “cry baby” in 2015 and released one more album in 2016. Her album was very successful and all of her fans loved it. The album is about a person named Crybaby, it’s a character that was like her when she was a child. It is like a story of things that has happened in her life. The song cry baby is referred to a person that is being teased for her feelings. She got teased by the way she colored her hair and how she was different from her friends. Melanie loves to tell stories by her lyrics of her songs. Melanie is a very successful person and is making many more songs to come.
Melissa Barthelemy was born in April of 1985. She went missing, and presumably died at age 24 in July of 2009. She grew up in Buffalo, lived with her dad in Texas for several years, and then moved back to Buffalo with her mom and younger sister in order to finish high school. She received her license in cosmetology and and worked at a Supercuts in Buffalo until she moved to the Bronx in 2007. Her mother stated that she wanted to save up enough money to open up her own salon and that she claimed she was working at a salon when she moved to the Bronx. Looking back at it now, her mother believes that Melissa’s job at the salon was just a cover-up for her actual ‘career’. While she put on the façade of an innocent girl to her parents and sister,
The author Jane Yolen said, “Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.” This disease she referenced I never seemed to contract. My experiences with literature, both reading, and writing, have been dull, to say the least. There was never anything that stuck out to me or had a changing impact on my perception of literature. Literature was a job that I had to show up to and pay attention to when I was told This was true until I began reading a biography about one of my favorite artists. It was a book about Selena, who's full name is Selena Quintanilla Perez, and was written by her husband, Chris Perez. As I was reading this book, I experienced the first time that a piece of literature can have an impact on
Selena is a very well known name in the Latin-American community. She started her music career while she was still a child with her dad’s group Los Dinos. Selena married her lead guitarist and ended up being killed by her “biggest fan.” After her death Selena became even more popular.
Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25, 1917. When alled “The First Lady of Song” by some fans. She was known for having beautiful tone, extended range, and great intonation, and famous for her improvisational scat singing. Ella sang during the her most famous song was “A-tiscket A-tasket”. Fitzgerald sang in the period of swing, ballads, and bebop; she made some great albums with other great jazz artists such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong. She influenced countless American popular singers of the post-swing period and also international performers such as the singer Miriam Makeba. She didn’t really write any of her own songs. Instead she sang songs by other people in a new and great way. The main exception
Dusten Brown proposed to Christina Maldonado in December of 2008. At that time, they did not know they were going to be expecting their first child together. In January of 2009, Christina informed Dusten of her pregnancy. Dusten asked Christina if they could move the date of marriage closer so they could be married before the birth of their new baby. Dusten refused to support Christina financially until after their marriage, which never happened. Soon after, their relationship spiraled into disaster and the couple split up. Left to take care of herself in addition to her unborn child, Christina had a tough decision to make.
Her lasting career was not given to her easily, therefore, creating an inspiring story full of hardships and success. Ever since she was a little girl, her dream was to become a successful and famous dancer. In New York City, when she was trying to fulfill her dream, she was unable to find a job in the theatre department. Instead of being discouraged, she decided to make something good come from it. She choreographed her own routines, created her own costumes, and organized solo recitals for audiences to enjoy. This event led her to the biggest adventure in her life that would later impact the world. She was invited to return back to London to pursue her education in the performing arts, so that she could further improve her talents that would make up her entire career.
(Let me start by telling you a little information about when she was a little girl.)
Demi Lovato is a famous singer, songwriter, and actor born in 1992 in New Mexico. Although she was on “Barney & Friends” as a child, most people know her from her years as an actress and an occasional singer on disney channel. She co-starred in the famous movie series “Camp Rock” and also in the television series “Sonny with a Chance.” After these acting positions, Lovato began a career in singing. She has released many albums and has had many hit songs such as “Heart Attack” and “Cool for the Summer.” In 2012 and 2013, Lovato was a judge on “The X Factor” (Wikipedia). Singing is a huge part of Lovato’s life, and she pours her heart and should into her lyrics.
The brilliant composer Clara Schumann was born as Clara Josephine Wieck on 13 September 1819. Even before her birth, her destiny was to become a famous musician. Her father, Friedrich Wieck, was a piano teacher and music dealer, while her mother, Marianne Wieck, was a soprano and a concert pianist and her family was very musically gifted. Her father, Friedrich, wanted to prove to the world that his teaching methods could produce a famous pianist, so he decided, before Clara’s birth, that she would become that pianist. Clara’s father’s wish came true, as his daughter ended up becoming a child prodigy and one of the most famous female composers of her time.
Beyonce Knowles, is one of the most influential woman artist out there, she has empowered women and men with her music all over the word. Beyonce is a Grammy Award-winning recording artist who is known for her thrilling vocals, videos and live shows. She was born on September 4 1981, in Houston, Texas. Beyonce first captured the public’s eye as the lead singer of the R&B group Destiny’s child. After that Beyonce launched her solo career debuting her first album dangerously in love which made her one of music’s top selling artists, with sold out tours and many awards. Beyonce also started in films such as Dream girl, and many more. In 2008 the pop artist married hip-hop recording artist Jay-Z. Later in 2013 she dropped an album called Beyonce,
From her early life, Gabrielle Chanel is born into a life below the poverty line. Soon to grown into the passionate business woman we all know today as, “Coco Chanel.” When you think of Chanel you instantly think of her famous Chanel N°5 or her clothing line, but there is more to her than just her perfume and clothes.
SW met with Maria C. Aguilar to conduct an initial assessment. Maria C. Aguilar is a married Hispanic 60 year old Spanish speaking female born and raised in El Salvador. Up until the age of 5 she lived with her mother and father and 8 siblings. After the age of 5 she was sent to live with her aunt so she could work as a house cleaner. Mrs.
Most people know actress Penelope Cruz for her roles in outstanding films. These films include Vanilla Sky, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Penelope Cruz is the one of the most successful, well known Spanish actresses; however, her life is more than just acting.
Melanie Martinez also was known as “Crybaby” first made an appearance on The Voice in 2012. Her songs and lyrics seem to be inspired by Dr.Seuss and Tim Burton. She sings children song but through her eyes in a sort of twisted way. Her first album was Cry Baby, it told her fans a story of her character named Crybaby. The album was even made into a storybook that explains how the songs fit together in the timeline of the little girl.
Lana (actual name Lizzy Grant) has been around since 2010, but only started being noticed in 2012 with her release of “Born to die”, she instantly flew to number 1 on Billboard and her popularity didn’t end there, in 2014 and even 2015, her albums “Ultraviolence” and “Honeymoon” peaked at numbers 1 and 2 respectively, showing just how much of an influence she has as an artist, especially for an Indie artist. Now moving onto the fairly fresh Halsey. Known before for her YouTube covers (and reimagining of songs to call out T*yl*r Sw*ft) and her previous 2014 EP “Room 93”, she has been making her presence known amongst the likes of the Tumblr scrolling and Starbucks sipping teens (me, minus the Starbucks). But her company is a lot more concrete than that; and by that I mean: Halsey’s (real name Ashley Frangipane) first official album, “Badlands” debuted in the summer of 2015 at number 2 on Billboard. Now, our next contender for “Indie Pop Phenomenon” can’t really be compared to our earlier two, but she should not be overlooked, and she’s also my favorite. Introducing the moody and surreal Melanie Martinez. Arguably known best for her hauntingly raspy voice and artistic aesthetic on season 3 of NBC’s “The Voice” Martinez too has been cementing herself as a serious Indie-act. After being knocked out of the competition, Martinez went on to record her first EP “Dollhouse” in 2013