Melanie Thornton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Melanie Thornton
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	May 13, 1967(1967-05-13)
Age	57
Date Of Death	2001-11-24
Birthplace	Charleston
Country	United States
Birth City	South Carolina
Horoscope	Taurus

Melanie Thornton Biography

Melanie Thornton is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on May 13, 1967 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Frontwoman of Eurodance group La Bouche, who had a solo career but tragically lost her life in an aircraft crash.

Natalie Horler, singer of the group Cascada, was another popular Eurodance star. was another Eurodance superstar.

Thornton tried it and soon found work in studios recording demos. It was her recording of the song “Sweet Dreams” that caught the attention of producer Frank Farian, the mastermind of the infamous 1980s duo Milli Vanilli. Farian took her under his wing, teaming her with rapper Lane McCray in the duo La Bouche, which is French for “The Mouth”. La Bouche went on to become one of the biggest Eurodance groups of the 1990s, with a string of hits, worldwide. They released two studio albums “Sweet Dreams” and “S.O.S.”, with “A Moment of Love” being the European version of “S.O.S.”, the remix album “All Mixed Up” followed by a string of hits like “Sweet Dreams (Ola Ola E)”, “Be My Lover”, “Fallin’ in Love”, “I Love to Love”, “Bolingo (Love is in the Air)”, “You Won’t Forget Me” or “S.O.S.” In February 2000, she would leave La Bouche to be replaced by Natascha Wright as the new front-woman. Next to La Bouche, Thornton continued providing guest vocals on singles such as Orange Blue’s “Sunshine of My Life” and “Runaway”, 100%’s “The Way It Is” and on Le Click’s U.S. chart debut “Tonight is the Night” in 1995.

She had long dreamed of a career in music and in February 1992, Thornton went to Germany. Her sister lived there with her U.S. Army husband and Thornton had dual citizenship in Germany and the United States. Her uncle, Bob Chisolm, a singer and piano player, encouraged her to give the German nightclub circuit a try. She had been singing in a Macon, Ga., band, Danger Zone, pulling down $50 on a good night. However, Bob Chisolm told her that on a bad night in Germany she would make $150. Thornton provided guest vocals for a lot of dance projects on their single releases, such as Orange Blue’s “If You Wanna Be (My Only)”, Comic’s “I Surrender to Your Love”, 100%’s “Power of the Light”, Trance-Vision’s “Take Me 2 Heaven 2 Nite” or Men Behind’s “Feel the life” and “How Can I.”

Bob Chisholm was Bob’s uncle and a well-respected singer and pianist. He encouraged his niece to go to Germany with her music.

Melanie Thornton Net Worth

Melanie Thornton is one of the richest Pop Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Melanie Thornton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was inspired as a child by Aretha Frank, her mother’s favorite, and her piano and clarinet lessons.

She recorded several German-language solo albums, including the worldwide hits “Be My Lover”, and “Sweet Dreams”.

Melanie Janene Thornton (May 13, 1967 – November 24, 2001) was an American pop and dance music singer. She was the lead singer of the Eurodance group La Bouche from 1994 to 2001, alongside American rapper Lane McCray. Their two most successful singles, “Be My Lover” and “Sweet Dreams”, were released in 1994 and 1995 respectively. After leaving the band, Thornton began a solo career and found success primarily in European countries before her death in

2001. Her solo hits include “Love How You Love Me”, “Heartbeat” and “Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming)”.

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Who is Melanie Thornton Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Melanie Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Melanie Thornton celebrates birthday on May 13 of every year.