Melanie Martinez

At 29 years old, Melanie Martinez has this physical status:

Melanie Adele Martinez (born April 28, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and director.

Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, she subsequently rose to prominence in 2012 after appearing on the American television vocal talent show The Voice.

Following the show, she released her debut single titled "Dollhouse".

Signing to Atlantic Records, she released her debut EP, also named Dollhouse (2014).

Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby (2015) which went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in February 2017.

The album went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in February 2017.

Martinez's songs "Sippy Cup", "Mad Hatter", "Mrs.Potato Head", "Cry Baby", "Pacify Her" and "Soap" all songs featured on Cry Baby, were all certified gold in the U.S by RIAA, and her songs "Dollhouse" and "Pity Party" received platinum certification from RIAA. Martinez released her second studio album, K-12 (2019), alongside its accompanying film, as a follow up to the storyline of Cry Baby.

Early life

Melanie Adele Martinez was born on April 28, 1995 in Astoria, Queens, to parents Mery and Jose Martinez, who are of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent. Her family moved to Baldwin, New York, on Long Island, when Martinez was four. She listened to Brandy, Britney Spears, Shakira, The Beatles, Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls and Christina Aguilera growing up, and wanted to be a singer from a young age.

Martinez attended Plaza Elementary School, crediting her teacher Mr. Nadien with teaching her how to sing, and in kindergarten, Martinez began writing poetry. Martinez says she had few friends growing up and was a homebody, as she was "very emotional" and found it difficult to explain her feelings, crying when overwhelmed. She practiced photography and painting. Due to her emotionality as a child, she says that others referred to her as a "cry baby", which sparked the creation of the titular character of her debut album, Cry Baby.

Martinez grew up in a "traditional Latin household" where she was made to feel shameful about talking about her sexuality and felt as if she would not be accepted if she came out as bisexual. She says that her family is now fully accepting of her sexuality.

At fourteen, Martinez taught herself how to play guitar by studying chord diagrams of songs she enjoyed, which she found online, and wrote her first song by adding her poetry to one of the chord diagrams, but says that playing guitar "eventually got stale". Martinez graduated from Baldwin High School.

Personal life

Martinez is bisexual.

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Career

Martinez participated in the MSG Varsity Talent Show, a televised talent competition, in 2012, during her junior year of high school. "Money" by Barrett Strong and "Shake Me, Wake Me" by The Four Tops performed by her. She was disqualified in the second round of the competition.

Martinez auditioned for the third season of The Voice in 2012. She had not watched the program before being able to vote. The first, untelevised audition at Javits Center was an open call. She recalls that as she and her mother were driving to the audition, her mother's car broke down right before they reached the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, and the two women were forced to "hitchhike" a taxi in order to get to the Queens–Midtown Tunnel, and the two were forced to "hitchhike" a taxi taxi in order to get to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Martinez learned she had advanced to the "second round" several months after the initial audition while at Roosevelt Field Mall. She got several calls back before being invited to audition on the show itself.

Martinez auditioned for Britney Spears' "Toxic" on television. Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, and Blake Shelton, three of the four judges, hit the "I Want You" button for her. Martinez selected Adam Levine to be her coach.

Martinez faced Caitlin Michele in the Battle Round. They performed a duet to "Lights," by Ellie Goulding. Martinez triumphed and advanced to the Knockout Round. Cee Lo Green stole Michele and then moved on. Martinez was paired with Sam James in the Knockout Round of the Knockout Round. She opted to sing "Bulletproof" by La Roux. As one of Team Adam's five remaining members, Levine defeated James and Martinez advanced to the Live Rounds. Martinez performed "Hit the Road Jack" in week one of the Live Rounds this week. Amanda Brown and Bryan Keith, who were saved by a public vote, were saved by Team Adam and Bryan Keith.

Martinez was then selected over Loren Allred and Joselyn Rivera to remain in the tournament. Martinez's appearance of "Seven Nation Army" in week three topped the voting period on the iTunes Top 200 Single Chart for the second week, causing her iTunes votes to be multiplied by ten. This occurred again in week four, when "Too Close" came to an end the voting period at #6. Martinez and her colleague Amanda Brown were disqualified by the audience vote in week five, leaving Levine with no performers. "I never intended to get this far, and this is way beyond what I've ever imagined," Martinez said in reaction. I'm just so glad I got to express myself as an artist and touch people's hearts because that was the ultimate aim."

Martinez started working as a result of the show and claims she spent the majority of 2013 writing on original content. "Dollhouse," She began her debut on February 9, 2014.

Later, she compared the song's tale to Edward Scissorhands, saying, "It's] the perfect house with the beautiful lawn and they all look the same." However, each house is backed by a jumbled group of people who are hiding behind wealth and perfection." Martinez also released a music video for the song, which was supported by an Indiegogo page created by Martinez, as well as hair, makeup, and shooting were all done by her friends. Kinetics & One Love, a NYC songwriting team, produced and co-written the album.

Martinez signed to Atlantic Records on April 7, 2014, announcing her tour. On May 19, 2014, she released Dollhouse, her debut EP. The only EP song "Carousel" was also awarded gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and it was included in a preview for FX's American Horror Story: Freak Show. The album debuted at number nine on the Alternative Digital Songs chart. A video for the track was also posted.

Martinez unveiled the single "Pity Party," which was rated gold by the Royal Institute of British Agricultural Studies (RIAA), and the chorus of which samples Lesley Gore's "It's My Party" on June 1, 2015. Martinez released "Soap," the album's second single on July 10, 2015. On YouTube, the official music video has over thirty million views. It ranked twelve on the Alternative Digital Songs chart and in the Top Tendency chart, at number sixteen. On July 31, "Sippy Cup" was released first, followed by the album 14 days later. Cry Baby was launched on August 14, 2015, to moderate critical acclaim. The album debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200. In December 2015, Martinez released "Gingerbread Man," a Christmas-themed single. On December 21, 2015, she first released the song as a "gift to her followers," but then it was released on iTunes in January 2016. On March 14, 2016, she and her song "Cry Baby" were released in a music video. On June 2, 2016, Martinez produced "Alphabet Boy," a karaoke-style music video directed by Martinez. Martinez produced double feature videos for "Soap" and "Training Wheels," as well as "Tag, You're It" and "Milk and Cookies."

Martinez finished recording her second album, referring to the lives of characters from people living in Cry Baby's neighborhood. She launched Cry Baby Perfume Milk in October 2016, adding that the "idea for this fragrance has been simmering in my brain since the time I finished writing my book." It was the first fragrance to be distributed by Martinez's record label, Atlantic, making them the first fragrance manufacturer to offer a fragrance. Martinez' third EP, Cry Baby's Extra Clutter, appeared on Cry Baby's Extra Clutter, as well as Martinez's single, "Gingerbread Man," on November 29, 2016. In December 2016, she unveiled a music video for her song "Pacify Her" followed by a video for "Mrs." Potato Head" is a play on the potato head. "Mad Hatter" was released on September 23, 2017. On February 24, 2017, Cry Baby was rated Platinum.

Martinez announced in March 2017 that she wants to produce a film based on each song from her second album. "I'm currently writing a film..." I'll be spending the year on it, directing, shooting, make up, and all. Martinez unveiled the first teaser trailer for the album naming the K-12 on September 6, the album's front cover was revealed the next day via Instagram. Although the film was limited to theaters around the world, Martinez later posted the film on YouTube and included it in a downloadable K-12 collection. Melanie said in an interview with PeopleTV that she has two sequels and two graphic albums planned to follow on from the K-12 album and film. "I have planned my next film as far as what I want to do," she said, and the film after that will be shorter this time because I've done it at least once and figure out."

Martinez revealed After School, an EP in January 2020, a celebrity who revealed the name on Instagram. The EP will be released as a special version of K-12, but it is not linked to K-12 in terms of timeline. Martinez's leadership released the first single from After School, "Copy Cat," on February 10, 2020. Tierra Whack, an American rapper and songwriter, appears on the album. This is the first time Whack has performed in a professional capacity with Melanie Martinez, and it is the first time Melanie Martinez has featured another artist in one of her songs. On June 26, 2020, Martinez will debut "Fire Drill," his second single from the EP. The song had appeared in her film K-12's credits sequence.

After gaining success on Spotify's premium version of Cry Baby in 2015, her song "Play Date," originally released on the deluxe version of Cry Baby in 2015, became one of the top ten most popular songs on Spotify in the United States, according to her. TikTok is one of the top 100 most popular songs on Spotify in the United States.

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