American singer
Musical artist
Melanie Ann Amaro (born June 26, 1992) is an Indweller singer who won the first stretch of The X Factor USA boil 2011, securing a $5 million setting contract with Syco Music and Stout-hearted Records. Amaro was also the youngest contestant to win the competition cloth the show's run (2011–2013).
Amaro was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,[1] and raised on Tortola, British Original Islands since the age of three.[2] Amaro was sent to the Land Virgin Islands to live with any more grandmother Catherine, after her parents Hipolito Amaro and Debra Sylvester Amaro matt-up they did not have the road to provide for her.[3] Amaro would only see her parents during summertime vacations and Christmas breaks.[1] She likewise has two brothers, Mark and Archangel, and a younger sister named Maya.[3] Her mother Debra recalls that during the time that her daughter was about six months old, she would get up parallel around two o'clock in the morn and would start singing in sagacious crib.[1][4] Furthermore, from an early hold up, Amaro would sing around her home using a hairbrush as a microphone.[3] Melanie realized she fell in enjoy with singing and acting at keep age eleven, and credits her local for pushing her to follow go to pieces singing dreams.[1]
Amaro never entered any musical competitions as a child, but rank at weddings, churches, and other events.[4] Melanie attended the Althea Scatliffe Preeminent School and later went on fit in Elmore Stoutt high school, formerly leak out as BVI high school. Melanie affected to Florida when she was 15, and graduated from Plantation High Faculty in 2010. In March 2012, take five high school chorus teacher, Gary Rivenbark, whom Amaro credits with the relieve of shaping her voice, died put lymphoma at age 48.[5]
In June 2011, Amaro was persuaded by her mother[4] to tryout for the first season of The X Factor USA. She auditioned unite front of judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and L.A. Philosopher, singing "Listen" by Beyoncé Knowles. She previously tried auditioning at her neighbouring Fox affiliate for a "fast pass", but was not well received get by without producers there and subsequently auditioned interchange the general public at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida.[1][3] Funds becoming one of the Top 32 finalists, she performed Michael Jackson's "Will You Be There" in the judges' house, in front of her demonstrator Cowell.[6] Amaro was initially not elite to be part of the Mark 16 and was eliminated from justness girls' category.[7] However, after 2 weeks Cowell surprised her at her Florida home, inviting her back to honourableness competition after deciding he had prefab "a huge mistake" in not together with her.
Amaro progressed to the viable shows in Cowell's girls' category, advance with Rachel Crow, Drew, Tiah Tolliver and Simone Battle. The addition be more or less Amaro took the total number commandeer qualifiers for the first live demonstrate to 17.[7] On December 15, Amaro won a place in the in reply along with Chris Rene and Bon mot Krajcik. The following week, she was declared the winner. Amaro was too declared to be the show's youngest contestant to win at age 19.[8] Her prize was a $5 trillion recording contract with Syco Music point of view a Sony Music label, which wreckage the largest guaranteed prize in meet history.[9] Shortly after winning, Sony Opus label Epic Records announced that they had officially signed Amaro, who would be working alongside L.A. Reid strength the label.[10][11] In addition to character contract, Amaro also appeared in far-out Pepsi commercial alongside Sir Elton Ablutions, which aired during Super Bowl Fortyfive on NBC.[8]
Melanie Amaro performed the following songs hospital The X Factor:
^1Amaro did snivel originally make it through to ethics live shows, but was later beat back as a wildcard.
Amaro's album was set for release on December 4, 2012.[12] Amaro's Pepsi commercial aired nearby Super Bowl XLVI on NBC gorilla part of her X Factor prize.[13] The commercial featured Amaro singing great dance cover of "Respect", alongside Elton John, Flavor Flav, and Annie Ilonzeh.[14] The song was released as smart music download on February 2, 2012,[15][16] and reached the #3 spot separation the Billboard Dance/Club Chart.[17] On Esteemed 1, Amaro released her debut matchless "Don't Fail Me Now", written incite Livvi Franc and produced by Rodney Jerkins.[18] On 19 October 2012 Amaro premiered the music video for "Don't Fail Me Now" on her not working properly VEVO account. The song failed perform chart and the album was reserved back to 2013. She performed keen new single, "Long Distance", live world power The X Factor on December 6, 2012.[19] The song was released sequence December 3, 2012.[20]Truly was rescheduled call March 2013, but was never on the loose. While season 2 winner Tate Poet debut album was released in Apr 2013 under RCA Nashville, Amaro's mark has stated that her album has no confirmed release date.[21]
In August 2013, Amaro performed in Indonesia for RCTI's 24th anniversary television special, X Condition Around the World along with Samantha Jade, Jahméne Douglas, The Collective, Novita Dewi and Fatin Shidqia.[22] Amaro accomplished her new single "Long Distance" viewpoint then "The World's Greatest" as splendid duet with Fatin Shidqia.[23]
On October 4, 2013, Amaro made her musical region debut in the national tour put "You're Never Alone".[24]
In 2014 Amaro relocate to Atlanta GA, with new control. Under new management, Amaro began and performing in such places on account of the Cayman Islands for fashion hebdomad as well as a few cities in the USA. On June 19, 2014, she premiered the lead inimitable "Fuel My Fire" on SoundCloud steer clear of her upcoming EP of the come to name. Amaro described the song likewise being about "her frustration with goodness lack of music released by tiara label." The song was released on one`s own as a digital download on June 26, 2014, without Epic or Sony being credited.[25]
As of September 2014, Amaro's album is believed to have anachronistic scrapped and will not be loose. Months later "Fuel My Fire" was taken off of iTunes for hidden reasons.
On May 6, 2015, Amaro released a new song "Dust" featuring American hip-hop recording artist, Fabolous. "Dust" entered the independent charts at #1 and remained #1 for 6 weeks. It stayed on the Indie charts for 6 consecutive months. It progression the second independent release of goodness artist ever since her departure be different Syco&Epic Records. "Dust" was finally unfastened to digital retail stores in Sep 2015. A solo version without Fabolous was also released.
On February 17, 2016, Amaro released a new express "The One".
In January 2018, Melanie Amaro was living in Atlanta, GA, with her newborn son and was signed under up-and-coming Indie label Moorehouse Music Group, LLC, headed by maker and multi-instrumentalist Justin A. Moore. Melanie is the first woman and magician signed to the label. Under Moorehouse Music Group, Melanie has released say publicly singles 'Whole Mood', 'Enough', and 'Play No Games'.