Melanie Fontana
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Years active | 2011–present |
Melanie Joy Fontana (born October 3, 1986)[1] is an American singer, composer and songwriter signed to Universal Music Group.
Early life
Fontana was born in Newington, Connecticut.[2] She moved to New York City when she was 18, after spending seven years commuting to Manhattan, where she would audition for singing roles and work as a demo singer, recording songs for writers to pitch to record companies.[1]
Career
Fontana co-wrote the 2011
On April 5, 2013, the song "Nothing Really Matters" by tyDi, which Fontana was featured on and was co-written by STIX of Fly Panda, debuted on Billboard.[6][7] It reached number 39 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2013.[8] Also in 2013, Fontana worked as a songwriting consultant on Norway's Idol television show, co-writing Astrid S's single "Shattered", which went Gold in Scandinavia.[9] In 2015, Fontana, alongside tyDi, topped the Mediabase dance charts at Number 1 with their EDM track "Redefined", co-written by Priya J. Geddis.[7] The song was Sirius XM's top song of 2015 on its BPM station. She also collaborated with tyDi and Col3man on the 2017 single "That's How You Know".[10]
In 2016,
Production credits
Year | Artist | Album | Song |
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2011 | Justin Bieber ft. The Band Perry | Under the Mistletoe | "Home This Christmas" |
2013 | Astrid S | "Shattered" | |
Sverre Eide | "Chain Reaction" | ||
Eirik Søfteland | "Lust or Love" | ||
Girls' Generation | Girls & Peace | "Stay Girls" | |
Becky | Gyu | "Gyu" | |
2014 | Steffen Jakobsen | Six String Love Affair | "Set in Stone" |
Alex Marshall | "Si Je Pars" | ||
Charlie | "Hit Me Up" | ||
f(x)
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Red Light | "Boom, Bang, Boom" | |
Koda Kumi | Walk of My Life | " Dance In The Rain "
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Andreas Varady | Andreas Varady
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"Don't Stop the Music" | |
Constant Flow ft. Immortal Technique | "Moment Of Peace"[20] | ||
Thomas Newson & Otto Orlandi | "Bells At Midnight"[21] | ||
2015 | Shawn Hook | Analog Love | "Relapse" |
Edurne | Adrenalina | "One Shot" | |
Lace Up | "Dripping Gold" | ||
2016 | I.O.I | Chrysalis | "Crush" |
Produce 101 | "Fingertips"[22] | ||
"Yum Yum" | |||
AOA
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Runway | "Cherry Pop" | |
Fiestar | "Apple Pie"[citation needed] | ||
Tiffany Hwang
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I Just Wanna Dance | "Yellow Light"[23] | |
Los 5 | Meet Los Five | "Do For Love"[24] | |
Britney Spears | Glory | "Mood Ring" | |
The Chainsmokers | Collage | "Setting Fires" | |
Daya | Sit Still, Look Pretty | " Words "
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"All Right" | |||
Hyolyn feat. Jay Park | It's Me | "One Step" | |
Hatty Keane | "In Your Arms" | ||
Sammi Sanchez | "Girls Talk" | ||
"Deeper" | |||
2017 | Aaron Carter | LøVë | "Fool's Gold"[25] |
"Let Me Let You" | |||
"Sooner of Later" | |||
"Same Way" | |||
"Dearly Departed" | |||
"Don't Say Goodbye" | |||
Minzy | Minzy Work 01: Uno | "Ni Na No"[26] | |
"Superwoman"[26] | |||
RaNia
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Refresh 7th | "Breathe Heavy" | |
Kayef | "Paradies" | ||
"Wir Sind Okay" | |||
Fabian Mazur ft. Dia Frampton | "Young Once" | ||
Melody Day
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Kiss On the Lips | "Kiss On the Lips" | |
R3hab ft. Krewella | "Ain't That Why" | ||
ILLENIUM ft. Dia Frampton | Awake | "Needed You" | |
2018 | Kayef | "Irgendwann Jetzt" | |
BTS
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Love Yourself: Answer | "Euphoria" | |
AOA | Bingle Bangle | "Parfait" | |
Juan Magan & Lena
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"Sólo Contigo" | ||
Felix Sandman | EMOTIONS | "TONE IT DOWN" | |
Drake Bell | "Fuego Lento" | ||
Loren Gray | "Kick You Out" | ||
DeathbyRomy | Monsters | "No More" | |
2019 | DeathbyRomy | Love u - to Death | "Diamond Tears" |
"Problems" | |||
"Love U to Death" | |||
"Sleep at Night" | |||
TXT
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The Dream Chapter: Star | "어느날 머리에서 뿔이 자랐다 (CROWN)" | |
"Cat & Dog" | |||
The Dream Chapter: Magic | "Angel Or Devil" | ||
"9와 4분의 3 승강장에서 너를 기다려 (Run Away)" | |||
"Can't We Just Leave the Monster Alive?" | |||
BETWEEN FRIENDS | "affection" | ||
"u can still come over" | |||
Everglow
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Arrival of EVERGLOW | "Bon Bon Chocolat" | |
Hush | "Hush" | ||
BTS
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Map of the Soul: Persona | "Boy with Luv" | |
"Mikrokosmos" | |||
Twice | Feel Special | "Trick It" | |
Hyolyn | "니가 더 잘 알잖아(youknowbetter)" | ||
Jay Ulloa | "Perdóname" | ||
Brian Justin Crum | "I & U" | ||
Gavin Haley | Long Game | "Show Me" | |
Jakob Delgado | "Lie" | ||
Wengie | "Empire" (featuring Minnie of (G)I-dle) | ||
2020 | Little Glee Monster | Bright New World | "SPIN" |
"move on" | |||
BTS
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Map of the Soul: 7 | "On" (featuring Sia) | |
Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | "Good In Bed" | |
Secret Number | Who Dis? | "Who Dis?" | |
Hyolyn | Say My Name | "Say My Name" | |
CLC | Helicopter | "Helicopter" | |
"Helicopter - English Version" | |||
Everglow | -77.82X-78.29
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"No Good Reason" | |
Blackpink | The Album | "Bet You Wanna" (featuring Cardi B) | |
Twice | Eyes Wide Open | "I Can't Stop Me" | |
Enhypen | Border: Day One | "Given-Taken" | |
Twice | "Cry for Me" | ||
2021 | Dove Cameron | "LazyBaby" | |
Enhypen | Border: Carnival | "Drunk-Dazed" | |
Everglow | Last Melody | "Don't Ask Don't Tell" | |
TXT | The Chaos Chapter: Freeze | "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" (featuring Seori) | |
Loona | [&]
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" Dance On My Own "
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Sunmi | 1/6 | "You Can't Sit with Us" | |
Twice | Formula of Love: O+T=<3 | "Scientist" | |
"Icon" | |||
2022 | Tomorrow X Together | Minisode 2: Thursday's Child | "Good Boy Gone Bad" |
Seventeen | Face the Sun | "Don Quixote" | |
BTS | Proof | "Run BTS" | |
fromis 9 | From Our Memento Box | "Blind Letter" | |
J-Hope | Jack in the Box | "Equal Sign" | |
Seventeen | Sector 17
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"_World" | |
Hyolyn | Ice | AH YEAH | |
Twice | Between 1&2 | "Brave" | |
2023 | Ready to Be | "Set Me Free" | |
Everglow | All My Girls | “Make Me Feel” | |
Jihyo | Zone | "Killin' Me Good" | |
"Talkin' About It" (featuring 24kGoldn) | |||
Blackpink | "The Girls" | ||
(G)I-dle | Heat | "I Want That" | |
2024 | Twice | With YOU-th | "One Spark" |
"Bloom" |
Discography
As featured artist
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Credit |
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2012 | Melanie Fontana | Shelter Me Season 1 theme | "Love Is Everything (Shelter Me)"[27] | Writer, vocals |
Rod Stewart | Merry Christmas, Baby | Choir/backing vocals | ||
2013 | Rhema Soul ft. Gawvi | "Party, Sleep, Repeat" | Writer, vocals | |
tyDi ft. Melanie Fontana | "Nothing Really Matters"[28] | Writer, vocals | ||
2014 | tyDi ft. Melanie Fontana | Redefined | "Redefined"[29] | Writer, vocals |
Krysta Youngs ft. Laganja Estranja | "Gold Grill BBQ"[30] | Writer, backing vocals | ||
John Dahlbäck | "Fireflies" | Writer, vocals | ||
2015 | Daya | Daya | Backing vocals | |
2016 | Simple Plan | Taking One for the Team | Backing vocals | |
Burak Yeter | "Go" | Writer, vocals | ||
"Go 2.0" | Writer, vocals | |||
Feider, Dzasko & Melanie Fontana | Protocol Presents Miami 2016 | "Crashed" | Writer, vocals | |
2017 | Otto Orlandi & ManyFew ft. Melanie Fontana | "Don't Miss You"[31] | Writer, vocals | |
tyDi with Col3man ft. Melanie Fontana | "That's How You Know" | Writer, vocals | ||
John Dahlbäck | Color In My Heart | "Catch Me If You Can" | Writer, vocals | |
Otto Orlandi ft. Melanie Fontana | "Seven Days"[32] | Writer, vocals | ||
2019 | Jason Ross ft. Melanie Fontana | 1000 Faces | "Shelter"[33] | Writer, vocals |
2020 | ARMNHMR ft. Melanie Fontana | The Free World | "Forever Young"[34] | Writer, vocals |
2021 | Serhat Durmus ft. Melanie Fontana | Arres | "Arres"[35] | Writer, vocals |
Television and voice over
- Vocals for all songs on Nickelodeon's Shimmer and Shine animated TV series (2015–2020)
References
- ^ New York Times, December 26, 2004.
- ^ Maurice Timothy Reidy, "Local Girl's One Request: To Be A Pop Star," Hartford Courant, July 14, 2002.
- PopCrush, November 21, 2014.
- ^ Jennifer Robinson, "Shelter Me," KPBS, August 20, 2012.
- ^ "Meet the Norwegian artists – Part 2," Eurovision.tv, January 31, 2014.
- ^ "tyDi, 'Nothing Really Matters': Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b Cailey Lindberg, "tyDi keeps us dancing on 'Redefined (feat. Melanie Fontana)'," Earmilk, October 2, 2014.
- ^ "Nothing Really Matters," Billboard, September 28, 2013.
- ^ "Astrid S: An Underrated Female Artist Who Deserves More Recognition," Affinity Magazine. Accessed February 1, 2018.
- ^ Kat Bein, "tyDi, Col3man, and Melanie Fontana Dug Deep into Their Truest Selves on 'That's How You Know'," Billboard, March 3, 2017.
- ^ a b Bradley Stern, "Britney Spears' 'Mood Ring': Songwriter Melanie Fontana on the Making of the 'Glory' Track," Popcrush, September 9, 2016.
- Vulture.com, March 8, 2017.
- ^ Dale Anthoni, "Daya's 'Sit Still, Look Pretty': An Inspiring Debut From a Pop Star With Promise," PopCrush, October 7, 2016.
- ^ Bradley Stern, "2NE1's Minzy Announces Debut Solo Album 'Uno'," PopCrush, April 11, 2017.
- ^ Tamar Herman, "BTS Tease Next Album In 'Love Yourself' Series With 'Euphoria' Theme Video," Billboard, April 5, 2018.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff. "BTS Breaks Their Own Record for Most Simultaneous Hits on World Digital Song Sales Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Dahir, Ikran. "Meet One Of The Songwriters Behind The Record-Breaking BTS Song "Boy With Luv"". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Hicap, Jonah. "Melanie Fontana praises BTS for 'breaking boundaries between masculinity and femininity'". Metro UK. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview with Melanie Fontana and Michel 'Lindgren' Schulz: The Unique Songwriters Behind the Universal Sound of BTS". allkpop.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Ascension by CF on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Bells At Midnight (feat. Melanie Fontana) - Single by Thomas Newson & Otto Orlandi on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Kpop Video: [PRODUCE 101 - 35 Girls 5 Concepts] Pinkrush - FingerTips". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "[Official] Tiffany Sales & Charts Thread - Charts and Sales". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Exclusive! Los 5 Tells Us What They'd Do For Love In This Acoustic Performance!". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Polanco, Luis. "Aaron Carter Premieres 'Fool's Gold' Music Video: Exclusive". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Minzy drops track list for upcoming solo album 'UNO'". allkpop. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Love Is Everything (Shelter Me) - Single by Melanie Fontana on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Nothing Really Matters (feat. Melanie Fontana) - Single by tyDi on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Redefined (feat. Melanie Fontana) - EP by tyDi on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Gold Grill BBQ (feat. Laganja Estranja & Melanie Fontana) - Single by Krysta Youngs on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ Don't Miss You (feat. Melanie Fontana) - Single by Otto Orlandi & ManyFew, 2017-02-27, retrieved 2018-07-06
- ^ Seven Days (feat. Melanie Fontana) - Single by Otto Orlandi, 2017-07-24, retrieved 2018-07-06
- ^ Shelter (feat. Melanie Fontana) by Jason Ross & Melanie Fontana, 2019-05-17, retrieved 2019-05-21
- ^ Forever Young (feat. Melanie Fontana) by ARMNHMR, 2020-02-27, retrieved 2020-02-27
- ^ Arres (feat. Melanie Fontana) by Serhat Durmus, 2021-06-25, retrieved 2020-07-22