Melissa Smith

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Melissa Smith
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Background information
Birth name	Melissa Ann Smith
Also known as	Melissa S.
Born	June 4, 1982 (age 24)
Origin	Toronto, Ontario
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress, dancer, model, director
Website	www.officialmelissasmith.com

Melissa Ann Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario on June 4th, 1982, and later grew up in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Melissa's heritage is half Italian and half English. She started with figure skating at age three, moved on to gymnastics at age five, and progressed towards dance. She attended Deborah's Stage Dance Door performing arts academy in Rochester Hills, Michigan. She went on to become a solo dancer, as well as a dancer in large groups that won national competitions "Showstoppers", "Star Power" and "Showbiz".

At age twelve, Melissa headlined a Christmas extravaganza as a singer. This led to regional and national titles in song and dance competitions. She was cast as the lead in many plays such as "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Cabaret".

She also tried her hand at modelling and at age sixteen won second place at a National Miss Photogenic Competition. This catapulted her in to such jobs as promotional modelling for Miss Fitness, Detroit Automotive Show, Microsoft, Xbox, Sketcher and Dickies Girls.

At age eighteen she auditioned for girl pop group, "Goddess" and became the group's lead singer. She was then signed to a production deal with Interscope Records and cut her first solo demo. She has shot three independent films, cast as the lead in them. She has also landed a recurring character in a pilot for the WB titled "Prep", shot a FOX Promo for American Idol, dance choreography for WB "Grounded For Life", and in late 2002, screen tested for "One Life to Live". Recently she has guest-starred on the NBC comedy Happy Family, as well as The Young and The Restless. She has also worked as a Sports Announcer for FOX Special Events. More recently she was a finalist in Diddy’s Making The Band 3 – Season 2. She is currently a contestant on the CW's Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.