1. Melanie Ruth Blatt was born on 25 March 1975 and is an English singer.
16 Facts About Melanie Blatt
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Melanie Blatt rose to fame in 1997 as a member of the girl group All Saints.
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Melanie Blatt was born to a French mother, Helene and a British Jewish father, David Blatt, whose ancestors were from Poland and Russia, and a younger sister named Jasmine.
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Melanie Blatt was brought up in both the UK and France.
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Melanie Blatt went to Fitzjohn's Primary School, where her musical talent was immediately noticed by the music teacher David Joyner, who encouraged her parents to send her to a stage school.
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Melanie Blatt did backing vocals for Dreadzone with Denise van Outen.
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Later that year, Melanie Blatt met Shaznay Lewis at the Metamorphosis recording studio in All Saints Road, London.
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In 2000, Melanie Blatt appeared in the film Honest directed by Dave Stewart, opposite Nicole and Natalie Appleton, and in 2001, she played a small role in the independent British film Dog Eat Dog.
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Melanie Blatt began recording on her debut solo album in 2002, working with numerous producers including Sony Music production team Xenomania.
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In late 2003 she released her debut single, "Do Me Wrong"; it reached number 18 in the UK and led to Melanie Blatt being dropped by her label due to its low charting.
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In 2005 Melanie Blatt made a return to music with new single "See Me", which was used in the Robots movie.
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Melanie Blatt began working on a new album with independent label Sowlen Ankle Ltd written with, and recorded by, Matt Hales from Aqualung.
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Melanie Blatt said she never felt comfortable with the success the band had and that "it was not necessarily the plan at the beginning; there was a lot of compromise involved".
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In February 2013, Melanie Blatt revealed she is "making music" and when asked about a solo comeback she said she was going to do something she never thought in a million years she would do.
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Melanie Blatt mentored the Over 25s and placed 5th with her contestant Steve Broad.
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In 1998, Melanie Blatt entered a relationship with the former Jamiroquai bassist Stuart Zender.