Melanie Adele Martinez is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, Martinez rose to fame in 2012 after appearing on the American television vocal talent show The Voice.
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Following the show, she released her debut single “Dollhouse”, followed by her debut EP of the same name (2014), through Atlantic Records.
Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby (2015), which went on to be certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Martinez’s songs “Sippy Cup”, “Mad Hatter”, “Mrs Potato Head”, “Cry Baby”, “Pacify Her” and “Soap”, were all certified gold in the U.S., and her songs “Dollhouse” and “Pity Party” received platinum certification from the RIAA.
Martinez released her second studio album, K-12 (2019), alongside its accompanying film, as a follow-up to the storyline of Cry Baby. Her EP was released a year later in 2020, called After School.
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What Happened To Melanie Martinez?
In 2017 Melanie Martinez was accused of rape by her former best friend and musician Timothy Heller, who detailed her memory of the harrowing incident on Twitter. Martinez has since shared a statement in response to the allegations.
“I am horrified and saddened by the statements and story told tonight by Timothy Heller,” she began. “What she and I shared was a close friendship for a period of time.
We came into each other’s lives as we were both starting our careers as artists, and we tried to help each other.
We both had pain in dealing with our individual demons and the new paths we were forging, but I truly felt we were trying to lift each other up.”
Martinez finished her statement with, “She never said no to what we chose to do together. And although we parted ways, I am sending her love and light always.”
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