(Photo from the video clip "Doll House" by Melanie Adele Martinez)
Born on April 28, 1995 in New York - USA, Melanie Adele Martinez, better known as Melanie Martinez, is an American singer, songwriter, director and actress. Her musical works and even a film she created, called "K-12", express various social criticisms. His impactful career in the music industry began at the age of 14, writing song lyrics, participating in talent contests at his school, as well as participating in several covers and the TV Show "The Voice Challenge". His first album was released on August 14, 2015: "Crybaby", with 16 songs, where he expresses social criticism based on her fictional personality: Cry Baby; relating to themes such as bullying (Cry Baby), aesthetic procedures (Mrs. Potato Head), emotional dependence (Training Wheels), child kidnapping (Tag, You're it), social personality patterns (Mad Hatter), family problems (Doll House), alcoholism and drug use (Sippy Cup), among others. Within this album, her success in the music industry was assured with "Soap", "Cry Baby", "Doll House" and "Pacify Her".
(Photo of scenes from the 2019 film "K-12", by Melanie Adele Martinez)
After his triumphant entry into the music industry, in 2019, she released the film "K-12", a 1 hour and 36 minute musical, where her character Cry Baby is in the final years of elementary school, and addresses topics such as standards beauty (Orange Juice), false friendships (Lunchbox Friends), machismo built in society (Drama Club), pedophilia (Teacher's Pet), harassment (Strawberry Shortcake), inability to express feelings and judgment from society (Show and Tell) , abuse of school authority (The Principal and Detention), racism and misogyny in scenes from the film, among other themes, gaining even more fame as one of the only singers to debut in a musical film.
(photo from a Melanie Adele Martinez concert, in "PORTALS Era")
Recently, in 2023, Martinez approached a "mystical aesthetic", bringing the death of her character Cry Baby and along with her rebirth on another plane, with her release of "PORTALS", also addressing social themes, such as specific male interests (TUNNEL VISION), substance abuse (FAERIE SOIRE), abusive relationships (EVIL), periods of psychological problems (VOID), among other songs. In conclusion, Melanie currently has more than 13 million monthly listeners on the Spotify music platform with just 9 years of career, and mainly with her impactful themes covered in her music and cinematographic work.
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