Melissa Steel
Melissa Steel | |
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| Birth name | Melissa Steel |
| Born | 6 July 1993 |
| Origin | Bradford, England, UK |
| Genres | R&B, Reggae fusion, electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
| Labels | Atlantic Records UK |
Melissa Steel (born 6 July 1993), is an English singer from Bradford, England.[1] She is best known for her debut single "Kisses For Breakfast" with Popcaan and also on Blonde's "I Loved You".
Career
Background
Melissa Steel grew up in Bradford. She attended Tong Leadership Academy with classmate Zayn Malik. Steel started performing at 7 and recorded her first self written song in the studio at age 11. In 2007, Steel, then 14 uploaded her first Youtube video and built an international fan base of people who would watch her covers. In the midst of building her profile online via Youtube and Myspace, Steel continued her work in the studio and begun travelling to London to build her connections. In 2014 she was signed to Atlantic Records UK.
2014 - present: Breakthrough
In July 2014 she featured on Kove's single "Way We Are", the single was released on 13 July 2014. The song entered at number thirty on the UK Singles Chart.[2] On 27 July 2014, she released her debut single "Kisses for Breakfast", featuring Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan. The single peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart on 3 August 2014 ― for the week ending dated 9 August 2014 ― becoming Steel's first top ten entry on the chart.[3] She features on Krishane's debut single "Drunk and Incapable", which was released on 12 October 2014 and peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. Melissa rounded off the year with a MOBO award nomination for "Best Newcomer" and was shortlisted for MTV's Brand New for 2015. Steel also helped Krishane support Ariana Grande on the UK leg of 'The Honeymoon' tour. In December, Steel featured on Blonde's single "I Loved You", which entered the UK chart at number 7 and is certified Gold.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
SCO [5] | |||
| 2014 | "Kisses for Breakfast" (featuring Popcaan) |
10 | 15 | — |
| 2015 | "You Love Me?" (featuring Wretch 32)[6] |
– | — | |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
UK Dance [7] |
AUT [8] |
BEL [9] |
GER [10] |
SCO [5] |
SWI [11] | |||||||||||
| 2014 | "Way We Are" (Kove featuring Melissa Steel) |
30 | 7 | – | 66 | – | 38 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Drunk and Incapable" (Krishane featuring Melissa Steel) |
27 | – | – | – | – | 33 | — | ||||||||||
| "I Loved You" (Blonde featuring Melissa Steel) |
7 | 5 | 60 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 56 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 1 August 2014. 4Music.
{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty|series=(help) - ^ Rixton celebrate debut Number 1 with matching tattoos!. Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com/
- ^ Magic! on course for first UK Number 1 single with Rude. Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com/
- ^ a b "Melissa Steel > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Way We Are": "Chart Archive > 20 July 2014 – 26 July 2014". Official Charts Company.
- For "Kisses for Breakfast": "Chart Archive > 03 August 2014 – 09 August 2014". Official Charts Company.
- For: "Drunk and Incapable": "Chart Archive > 19 October 2014 – 25 October 2014". Official Charts Company.
- For "I Loved You": "Chart Archive > 07 December 2014 – 13 December 2014". Official Charts Company.
- ^ http://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/wretch-32/music/melissa-steel-you-love-me/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Peak positions for Dance singles in the UK:
- For "Way We Are": "Chart Archive > 20 July 2014 – 26 July 2014". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Melissa Steel". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Melissa Steel". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Melissa Steel". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Melissa Steel". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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