Melanie Martinez
Introduction
Melanie Martinez's music has been described as pop , alternative pop , art pop , electropop , and dark pop . Martinez describes her alter ego and the protagonist of her debut album, Cry Baby, as a " fairy tale " version of herself. Martinez's songs are often based on personal experiences. Martinez described her own music as "very dark and honest" and "hip hop/trap inspired beats with creepy nostalgic childlike sounds such as baby pianos, music boxes, and toys". Melanie Adele Martinez (born April 28, 1995) is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Astoria, Queens , and raised in Baldwin, New York , Martinez rose to fame in 2012 after appearing on season 3 of the American television talent show The Voice . Following the show, she was signed to Atlantic Records and released her debut single " Dollhouse ", followed by her debut extended play of the same name (2014). Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby (2015), which went on to be certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album amassed numerous commercially successful singles including " Pity Party ", " Soap " and " Mrs. Potato Head ". Martinez released two follow-up albums, K–12 (2019) and Portals (2023), that were released on September 6, 2019 and March 31, 2023 respectively. I admire her because of her music style and it was interesting yet full of meaning. Dark pop with some splash of fantasy fairy tale vibe it is suit to her aesthetic core. Dolly look and vintage makes it perfect when she us “cry baby” as her mascot or persona in her music style. Even right now she is improving her next level inspired from fairy core, her uniqueness will never fail to impress me and her fans too.
Biography
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. 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 .
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Old Achievement
Musically, Cry Baby is primarily an alternative pop , electropop , and indie pop record, and received generally positive reviews from critics.In the United States, the album was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America , after earning 2 million album-equivalent units (sales, streaming, and track sales). In 2020, the song " Play Date ", went viral on video-sharing platform TikTok , causing the album to re-enter charts globally.
K–12 is a 2019 American musical , fantasy ,horror film written and directed by Melanie Martinez and co-directed by Alissa Torvinen. The film accompanies Martinez's second studio album of the same name and stars Martinez, Emma Harvey, Zión Moren , Megan Gage, Zinnett Hendrix, Jesy McKinney, Marsalis Wilson, and Maggie Budzyna.The film follows Cry Baby (played by Martinez), a brave-hearted girl, and her charming best friend Angelita (Harvey), who make a bewitching pair as they embark on a mission to take down the oppressive schooling system of K–12.
