Melissa Bonny
Melissa Bonny | |
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 Melissa Bonny with Ad Infinitum at the Rockharz Open Air, 2022. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Queen of the Damned |
| Born | 23 January 1993 Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Napalm Records |
| Member of | Ad Infinitum |
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Melissa Bonny (born 23 January 1993) is a Swiss heavy metal singer and songwriter. She is the founder and vocalist of the symphonic metal band Ad Infinitum and was the vocalist of the bands Evenmore and Rage of Light.
Career
After graduating from school, Bonny was active in a cover band in the area around her hometown. She left in 2012 to join the symphonic folk metal band Evenmore as a singer. In 2015, she also joined the trance metal band Rage of Light. In 2018, Melissa Bonny ended her activities with Evenmore and formed the symphonic metal band Ad Infinitum. In addition to singing, she also writes lyrics and composes songs for the band.[1] In early April 2021, she announced her departure from Rage of Light via her social media networks.[2]
In mid-July 2021, the founding of the band The Dark Side of the Moon was announced. Alongside Bonny on vocals, the group consists of guitarist Hans Platz, harpist Jenny Diehl (both from Feuerschwanz) and drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen from Amaranthe. A record deal was signed with the Austrian record label Napalm Records.[3] With the power metal band Warkings, she worked under the pseudonym Queen of the Damned on both albums as well as live performances.
Bonny possesses a mezzo-soprano voice. She also masters guttural singing, to which she also switches within songs.
Personal life
Since the end of 2020, Bonny has been living in Denmark with her boyfriend Morten Løwe Sørensen, the drummer of the band Amaranthe.[4]
Discography
With Evenmore
- 2014: The Beginning [EP]
- 2016: Last Ride
With Rage of Light
- 2016: Chasing a Reflection [EP]
- 2019: Imploder
With Ad Infinitum
- 2020: Chapter I: Monarchy
- 2021: Chapter II: Legacy
With The Dark Side of the Moon
- 2021: Jenny of Oldstones (Game of Thrones cover) [Single]
- 2022: May It Be (The Lord of the Rings cover) [Single][5]
Other selection
- 2018: Warkings – Reborn [Album]
- 2019: Skeletoon – Farewell (Avantasia cover)[6]
- 2020: Warkings – Revenge [Album]
- 2020: Feuerschwanz – Ding (Seeed cover) [Single][7]
- 2021: Feuerschwanz – Warriors of the World United (Manowar cover)
References
- ^ "AD INFINITUM - Melissa Bonny". stormbringer.at. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Melissa Bonny parts ways with Rage of Light". metalgoddesses.com. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "The Dark Side Of The Moon: neue Band mit von Feuerschwanz, Amaranthe und Ad Finitum". sonic-seducer.de. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Beitrag auf Facebook". Facebook. 31 December 2020.
- ^ "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON: 'May It Be' feat. Charlotte Wessels veröffentlicht". Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ Christian Wögerbauer (2018-11-18). "Skeletoon: kündigen "They Never Say Die" Album an". Vampster. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ Dominik Rothe (2020-06-09). "Feuerschwanz covern Seeeds "Ding"". metal.de. Retrieved 2021-03-04.