Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian recording artist from Toronto, Ontario. She was born to Guyanese immigrant parents (mixed with black, Indian, and Portuguese ethnicities) and grew up in the inner city of Toronto. Living in a music filled household, Fiona says she always knew music was her passion.
Fiona was featured on Reggae Gold 2008 with the Supa Dups-produced "Somebody Come Get Me". Her debut album The Bridge was released in the summer of 2009. She worked on the album with Future Cut, Vada Nobles, Stereotypes, J. Phoenix, Peter Wade and Salaam Remi. The debut single "Give It to Me Right" was released to radio stations on February 28, 2009, and peaked at number 20 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and number 41 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "It Kills Me", became her breakout song on the Billboard Hot 100 where it cracked the Top 50, along with topping the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song earned Fiona a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The Bridge also earned her a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist.
Prior to completing her debut album, Fiona met with recording artist Jay-Z and his friend Tata. She played them some of her music and was then co-signed by Roc Nation. She released her debut album, The Bridge, in June 2009, which has sold 248,000 copies in the United States. Beyond Race Magazine ranked Fiona among "50 Emerging Artists" of 2009. Several singles were released from the album, including "It Kills Me", which topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 10 weeks and earned her a Grammy Award nomination at the 52nd Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Fiona participated in "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" to benefit after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. She began touring with Alicia Keys as an opening act on The Freedom Tour in 2010.
Awards and nominations
* Grammy Awards
o 2010, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "It Kills Me" (nominated)
* NAACP Image Awards
o 2010, Outstanding New Artist (nominated)
* Juno Awards
o 2010, R&B/Soul Recording of the Year: The Bridge (nominated)
* Eska Music Awards
o 2010, Best Album: The Bridge (won)
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