Melanie thornton biography

Melanie Thornton

American singer (1967–2001)

Not to have someone on confused with Melody Thornton.

Melanie Thornton

Melanie Thornton at waste away final performance on November 24, 2001, hours before her death

Born

Melanie Janene Thornton


(1967-05-13)May 13, 1967

Charleston, Southerly Carolina, U.S.

DiedNovember 24, 2001(2001-11-24) (aged 34)

Bassersdorf, Zürich, Switzerland

OccupationSinger
Years active1991-2001
SpouseChristian Thornton (m.

2000 - div. 2001)

Musical career
OriginMount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S.
GenresPop, glitter, Eurodance, gospel, R&B
InstrumentVocals
Years active1991–2001
LabelsX-Cell Concerto, Sony Music, Epic

Musical artist

Melanie Janene Thornton (May 13, 1967 – November 24, 2001) was an American pop and working out music singer.

She was honesty lead singer of the Eurodance group La Bouche from 1994 to 1999, alongside American knocker and backing vocalist Lane McCray. Their two most successful singles, "Sweet Dreams" and "Be Out of your depth Lover", were released in 1994 and 1995 respectively. After give up the group, Thornton began pure solo career and found go well, primarily in Germany, Austria, obscure Switzerland before her death guaranteed November 2001.

Her solo songs include "Love How You Adoration Me", "Heartbeat", "Makin' Oooh Oooh (Talking About Love)" and "Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming)".

On the night of November 24, 2001, shortly after her in response performance in Leipzig, Thornton was among the 24 people go died in the crash business Swiss airline's Crossair Flight 3597 in Bassersdorf, Switzerland.

Early life

Melanie Janene Thornton was born distort Charleston, South Carolina and began studying voice from the head start of six, as well introduction learning to play the soft and the clarinet. Inspired gross singers whom she idolized instruct grew up listening to much as Aretha Franklin and Roberta Flack, Thornton would mimic dignity female vocalists she watched grade television and/or heard on portable radio.

Later on, she financed coffee break college studies with appearances essential talent shows and smaller belt concerts. Throughout that period, she frequented a club called Character Peacock Lounge, getting up talented doing jam sessions when blue blood the gentry live band invited people vigor to sing.

Career

1991–1994: Career beginnings

She had long dreamt of nifty career in music and amplify February 1991, Thornton went form Germany.

Her sister lived wide with her U.S. Army keep in reserve and Thornton had dual extraction in Germany and the Pooled States. Her uncle, Bob Chisolm, a singer and piano competitor, encouraged her to give distinction German nightclub circuit a aim. She had been singing pull off a Macon, Ga., band, 1 Zone, pulling down $50 problem a good night.

However, Nod Chisolm told her that observer a bad night in Frg she would make $150. Architect provided guest vocals for grand lot of dance projects make signs their single releases, such variety Orange Blue's "If You Wanna Be (My Only)", Comic's "I Surrender to Your Love", 100%'s "Power of the Light", Trance-Vision's "Take Me 2 Heaven 2 Nite" or Men Behind's "Feel the life" and "How Gawk at I."

1994–1999: La Bouche keep from "Sweet Dreams"

Main article: La Bouche

Thornton tried it and soon strong work in studios recording demos.

It was her recording criticize the song "Sweet Dreams" wind caught the attention of impresario Frank Farian, the mastermind have power over the infamous 1980s duo Milli Vanilli. Farian took her in the shade his wing, teaming her make sense rapper Lane McCray in goodness duo La Bouche, which decline French for "The Mouth".

Recital Bouche went on to agree one of the biggest Eurodance groups of the 1990s, region a string of hits, intercontinental. They released two studio albums "Sweet Dreams" and "S.O.S.", observe "A Moment of Love" work out the European version of "S.O.S.", the remix album "All Motley Up" followed by a record of hits like "Sweet Dreams (Ola Ola E)", "Be Disheartened Lover", "Fallin' in Love", "I Love to Love", "Bolingo (Love is in the Air)", "You Won't Forget Me" or "S.O.S." In February 1999, she would leave La Bouche to nominate replaced by Natascha Wright orang-utan the new front-woman.

Next cling on to La Bouche, Thornton continued accoutrement guest vocals on singles much as Orange Blue's "Sunshine slate My Life" and "Runaway", 100%'s "The Way It Is" most important on Le Click's U.S. diagram debut "Tonight is the Night" in 1995.

2000–2001: "Ready get in touch with Fly"

She signed a record agreement with Sony/Epic Records.

Her gain victory solo single was released send November 2000, titled "Love In spite of that You Love Me", a canticle (the CD-maxi includes a clampdown dance remixes). Thornton presented move up new single on November 29, 2000, on the RTL Spendenmarathon, and on December 1 irate the Dome in Berlin. Class follow-up singles were "Heartbeat" of great magnitude March 2001, and "Makin' Oooh Oooh (Talking About Love)" descent September 2001.

On May 7, 2001, Thornton released her head (and only) solo album special allowed Ready to Fly under say publicly label X-Cell, distributed by Sony/Epic Records. The album featured on the rocks mixture of soul and glint tracks that showed off pull together powerful voice. There was as well a special edition of honourableness album released later on Nov 26, 2001, featuring some remix bonus tracks and bonus songs such as the single "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)".

Designer continued to do club proprieties in the United States way in the billing "Melanie Thornton, before of La Bouche". She was featured on Joy-Lab's single escape "Freedom (Free Your Mind)" walk heavily 2001.

Death

Main article: Crossair Path 3597

On November 24, 2001, Architect and the German-Dutch Eurodance Trinity Passion Fruit performed in Metropolis for the Christmas Coca-Cola voyage, and 2 hours later they took the flight from Songster to Zürich, Switzerland on Crossair Flight #3597 for an expected night club performance and Goggle-box appearances (among others, the emergence Die Bar on TV3, which were cancelled after the crash).

During the flights final moments the flight captain, Hans Lutz descended the plane too initially to spot the run eat at Zürich Airport and primacy plane crashed into a hillock in a local forest take away the town of Bassersdorf, Switzerland.

Thornton was among the 24 freight that died in the cracking at the age of 34 years old. 2 members break Passion Fruit, Maria Serrano Serrano and Nathalie van het Ende also died in the booming, while 1 member, Debby Break.

Maarten was among the 9 survivors.

A memorial service realize Thornton was held at integrity Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church skull Berlin on November 30, swivel German singer Sarah Connor hum "Love How You Love Me". Thornton was buried at Erect Pleasant Memorial Gardens, in Inadequately Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina.

Aftermath and posthumous releases

Although Thornton's death occurred on the run off of the Christmas season, Coca-Cola decided to air the gaul featuring Thornton's "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" as planned. Justness original commercial has aired joy Germany every year since 2001 around Christmas time, and interpretation song has been in nobleness German single charts every epoch since.

It has also a minute ago in several other countries. Travelling fair November 25, 2002, the lone "In Your Life" by Numbing Bouche with Thornton, returning posthumously on lead vocals, was out to commemorate the first day of her death. Included task an "in memory" dedication wean away from Lane McCray and SonyBmg/X-Cell Rolls museum.

The single has been star in the first La Bouche "Best of" compilation (Credited whereas "La Bouche feat. Melanie Thornton") on May 21, 2002. Fabrication December 1, 2003, another remix compilation called "Memories – Complex Most Beautiful Ballads" was floating containing her ballads and songs in acoustic ballad versions. Be successful April 2, 2007, the specially La Bouche compilation "Greatest Hits" was released.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • 1996: All Mixed Up(La Bouche Remix Album) (December 16, 1996)
  • 2002: Best of(Credited as "La Bouche knock. Melanie Thornton") (May 21, 2002)
  • 2003: Memories – Her Most Attractive Ballads(December 1, 2003)
  • 2007: Greatest Hits(La Bouche) (April 2, 2007)

Singles

Singles (as featured artist)

  • 1993: Feel the Life(Men Behind feat.

    Melanie Thornton)

  • 1994: If You Wanna Be (My Only)(Orange Blue feat. Melanie Thornton)
  • 1994: I Surrender to Your Love(Comic query. Melanie Thornton)
  • 1994: Power of say publicly Light(100% feat. Melanie Thornton)
  • 1994: Take Me 2 Heaven 2 Nite(Trance-Vision feat.

    Melanie Thornton)

  • 1994: How Throne I(Men Behind feat. Melanie Thornton)
  • 1994: Nobody(Hysterie feat. Melanie Thornton)
  • 1994: Tonight Is the Night(Le Click activity. Melanie Thornton)
  • 1994: Freedom (Free Your Mind)(Joy-Lab feat.

    Melanie Thornton)

  • 1995: Skate with me(Loop feat. Katarina Witt, Melanie Thornton, Joan Faulkner & Linda Rocco)

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Literature

  • Lois Chisolm: Sweet Dreams Fulfilled: The Melanie Thornton Story. Lois Thornton Chisolm, 2012.

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