Melanie Anne Safka Schekeryk (February 3, 1947 – January 23, 2024), professionally known as Melanie or Melanie Safka, was an American singer-songwriter. [1] [2]

Melanie Anne Safka (February 3, 1947 – January 23, 2024), better known as Melanie, was an American singer and songwriter. [1] She was best known for hit songs , like "Ruby Tuesday" and "Brand New Key".

This is the discography of American singer-songwriter Melanie Safka, mainly known mononymously as Melanie.

Melanie Safka, bekend als Melanie (New York, 3 februari 1947 – Nashville (Tennessee), 23 januari 2024) was een Amerikaans singer-songwriter, bekend van onder andere Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma, Lay Down (Candles in …

Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (* 3. Februar 1947 in New York City als Melanie Anne Safka; † 23. Januar 2024 in Nashville ) war eine US-amerikanische Sängerin und Songwriterin .

"Brand New Key" is a pop song written and sung by the American folk music singer Melanie. Initially a track of Melanie's album Gather Me , produced by Melanie's husband Peter Schekeryk, it was known also as "The Rollerskate Song" due to its chorus.

Jan 25, 2024 · Melanie, who had hits in the 1970s with Brand New Key and Lay Down (Candles in the Rain), died January 23 in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 76.

An unexpected star of the Woodstock Festival in 1969, Melanie was the first rocker (and, in some instances, the first woman) to perform at the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall; the first solo performer to have three simultaneous singles on the Billboard chart; the first, too, to launch her own record label; a major hit at the 1970 Isle of ...

Melanie Safka was just 22 years-old and essentially an unknown, when she performed a star-making set at the 1969 Woodstock festival.

She was born Melanie Anne Safka on February 3, 1947, in Queens, New York, and grew up in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. She made her first public appearance at age four, singing "Gimme a Little Kiss" on the radio show "Live Like A Millionaire."