Melanie Martinez is turning 27 years old today! See what the pop singer-songwriter has been up to for the past few months!
Melanie Martinez Birthday, Age
Born Melanie Adele Martinez, Melanie was a Queens, New York native.
On Apr. 28, 1995, she was born to Mery and Jose Martinez, Dominican and Puerto Rican descents, respectively.
When she was four years old, Melanie and her family moved to Long Island, New York, and began to sing, paint, and write poetry.
Around this time, she is often called a "cry baby" for being emotional as a child. This was also the main reference to her debut album of the same name.
Melanie turns 27 years old today.
Melanie Martinez Music Career, The Voice Journey
After gaining confidence in her singing voice, Melanie Martinez took the chance and auditioned for the third season of the voice.
Singing her own rendition of Britney Spear's "Toxic," Martinez had a three-chair turn from Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, and Blake Shelton. But ultimately, she became one of Team Adam's many members.
In the Battles, she won over Caitlin Michele on Elle Goulding's "Lights." She moved on to the Knockouts and won and even survived the Week One of the Live Playoffs.
Notably, Melanie Martinez bested former Team Adam singer and now BGT Golden Buzzer candidate Loren Allred on a three-way choice on who will advance on the Live Week 3 sing-offs.
The studio version of her "Seven Nation Army" and "Too Close" reached the Top 10 on Itunes. However, she was eliminated on Week 5.
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She signed with Atlantic Records and announced her first-ever world tour two years later.
It was also around that time that she released her debut single "Dollhouse" and her RIAA Gold-certified "Carousel," on "American Horror Story: Freakshow."
Afterwards, she released her debut album "Cry Baby" in 2015 and its follow-up in 2019, "K-12."
In 2020, her "Play Date" (released in Cry Baby's Deluxe Version) became one of the most-played songs on Spotify in the US after gaining popularity on TikTok.
Melanie Martinez Net Worth 2022
To date, Melanie Martinez's Net Worth is quite debatable. As she is quite inactive nowadays, different sources say her net worth ranges from $8 million to $9.77 million.
These are attributed to her singles, albums, and EPs released when she was still active, along with a lipstick brand endorsement in 2015. She also had a perfume line in 2016 distributed through her label then.
Melanie Martinez Now 2022
Melanie Martinez's ongoing projects have been short on updates.
However, with her notable art style and passion for photography and arts, she has recently posted many cottage-core and dreamy photos on her Instagram.
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