Melissa Graham
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| Melissa Graham | |
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| Birth name | Melissa Ashley Graham |
| Also known as | Queenie, Diva |
| Born | October 10, 1975 |
| Origin | Coventry, England |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Dancer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Label(s) | Jive Records 1997–1999 (Girl Band) Zomba Records 2000–2003(Solo) |
| Associated acts | Solid HarmoniE |
Melissa Ashley Graham (born 10 October 1975 in Coventry, England) nicknamed Diva, Queenie, or Maggie is an English singer who is most famous as a lead singer and a member of the 90's English girlband Solid HarmoniE. She joined the group in 1995 and had success in the following few years until their split up in 1999. Solid HarmoniE enjoyed considerable success and popularity in Germany, Netherlands, and few countries like Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong in Asia where they had toured on different occasions during 1997-98.
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[edit] Solo career
Graham started a solo career in 1999 and started recording for a new album in the Netherlands where her former band had been cordially received by the fans. Her first single "Bullet proof" was released on November 2, 2000 in Germany and it was recorded to reach 89 of German top 100.[1] Shortly after two more singles "Welcome To My World", and "Hello World" were released which were reasonable successful in the Netherlands. She was still to finish her solo album as of 2003, but her album was never released due to some unresolved issues with her recording company. Melissa was also known to have posed for FHM magazine and appeared as part of the Summer Babes collection. She left her pop carear after her dad became ill and died of cancer, she is now a successful song writer and has written her first number 1 which she wrote for girl band Raffish (pop Idol winners) based in Holland. Melissa is also a qualified Paramedic with the west midlands ambulance service. Info is from Real People Magazine 28th June 2007..
[edit] Discography
| Year | Title | Chart | Cover |
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| Albums with Solid HarmoniE | |||
| 1998 | Solid HarmoniE |
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| Singles with Solid HarmoniE | |||
| 1996 | "Got 2 Have Ya" | - |
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| 1997 | "I'll Be There For You" |
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| 1998 | "I Want You To Want Me" |
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| 1998 | "I Wanna Love You" |
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| 1998 | "To Love Once Again" |
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| 2000 | "Bulletproof" |
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| 2001 | "Welcome to My World" |
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| 2001 | "Hello World" |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Musicline.de German Chart History. Retrieved: Apr 8, 2008
- ^ Zobbel.de UK Chart log. Retrieved: Oct 22, 2006
- ^ a b c d Chartstats.com Chart Stats. Retrieved: Apr 25, 2008
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart week 3, 1998. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ SwedishCharts.com "I'll Be There For You" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ LesCharts.com "I'll Be There For You" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart week 12, 1998. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ SwissCharts.com "I Want You To Want Me" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ FinnishCharts.com "I Want You To Want Me" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ NorwegianCharts.com "I Want You To Want Me" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ SwedishCharts.com "I Want You To Want Me" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart week 30, 1998. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ SwedishCharts.com "I Wanna Love You" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
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