Tha ish: Melanie Fiona

I’m slowly becoming a Melanie Fiona fan. She has definitely demonstrated that she has the voice and talent to become a great singer. And the fact that she's from Toronto doesn't hurt either : )

I first heard about her after the insane amount of buzz that she received after she released, “It Kills Me.” Damn, that song is one of the most powerful, emotionally charged songs I’ve ever heard in my entire life! It is sooo good it hurts! I knew that anyone that could release such a strong single was definitely talented, but being the sceptic that I am, I still wanted to hear more.

She released her second single, A yo, which was good. It’s not as powerful as It Kills Me, but her raspy voice sounded gorgeous on this track. I also liked the reggae-ish vibe of the single.

It was about two weeks ago when I knew I would ultimately become a fan. While I was as work, I heard a song on the radio that made me tune out everything going on around me. Seriously, the office could have been on fire, but I didn’t care. I had to hear the song. It had a motown-y, Lauryn Hill –ish feel, so I was hooked from the first few notes.

All I could remember was Monday morning, so I googled “Monday morning” and found out that it was the title to Melanie Fiona’s latest single.

When I realized that she released yet another hot song, I knew then and there that I had become a bona fide Melanie Fiona fan.

Big up to Miss Melanie Fiona! I know you’ll have a successful career!


p.s I think I love her even her more after I found out that she sang a song on the Reggae Gold 2008 compilation CD that I had always liked. She sang "Someone Come Get Me" (wicked tune!!!) , but had no idea who sang it (she used a pseudonym to record the song- Melanie ‘Syren’ Hall).