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Melanie Thornton

1967 - 2001

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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 1999, alongside American rapper and backing vocalist Lane McCray. Their two most successful singles, "Sweet Dreams" and "Be My Lover", were released in 1994 and 1995 respectively. After leaving the group, Thornton began a solo career and found success, primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland before her death in November 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Melanie Thornton is the 812th most popular singer (up from 834th in 2019), the 4,725th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,392nd in 2019) and the 244th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Melanie Thornton ranks 812 out of 4,381. Before her are Riccardo Fogli, Kumar Sanu, Cem Karaca, Chris Lowe, Marinella, and Emma Calvé. After her are Miliza Korjus, Peter Frampton, Al Jolson, Titta Ruffo, Mike Love, and Giulia Grisi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Melanie Thornton ranks 119. Before her are Viktor Bout, Chris Benoit, Tom Kristensen, Faith Hill, Michael Jai White, and Kari Wuhrer. After her are Irrfan Khan, Aleksandar Đorđević, Satya Nadella, Tia Carrere, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Chuck Schuldiner. Among people deceased in 2001, Melanie Thornton ranks 140. Before her are Dorothy McGuire, Charles Helou, Georgy Vitsin, Jenő Fock, Michel Marcel Navratil, and Kathleen Freeman. After her are Robert Enrico, Philippe Léotard, Hans Münch, Juan Bosch, Viktor Astafyev, and Luiz Bonfá.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melanie Thornton ranks 4,725 out of 20,380. Before her are Jimmy Smits (1955), Larry Black (1951), Dana Scott (1932), Evelyn McHale (1923), Steven Hill (1922), and Andrew Blake (1947). After her are Steve Jackson (1953), Ken Jenkins (1940), Theodore Van Kirk (1921), Judith Reisman (1935), Nick Cravat (1912), and Misha Collins (1974).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Melanie Thornton ranks 244. Before her are Adrian Belew (1949), Minnie Riperton (1947), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Big Mama Thornton (1926), Ronnie Spector (1943), and Faith Hill (1967). After her are Mike Love (1941), Jennifer Warnes (1947), Lesley Gore (1946), Rita Coolidge (1945), Del Shannon (1934), and Leontyne Price (1927).

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