Melanie Faye facts for kids

Melanie Faye was born on May 16, 1998. She is an American R&B musician and a well-known person on social media. Melanie became famous after a video of her playing the guitar on Instagram became super popular in 2017. Since then, she has played music with famous artists like Noname and Mac Demarco. She was also a special guest artist at the NAMM Show, which is a big music event.

Melanie Faye's Early Life and Learning

Melanie Faye was born in Huntsville, Alabama. Her parents were chemists, and she grew up in a Jehovah's Witness family. She started writing songs when she was very young. When she was three years old, her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee. In third grade, she won a music contest held by the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Melanie says she became interested in music because of the video game Guitar Hero. She played it a lot in middle school. A year later, she got her first real guitar. She traded her Xbox controller for it! Melanie studied jazz guitar at the Nashville School of the Arts, which is a high school for performing arts. She once said she "idolized Mariah Carey" when she was a little girl. Melanie started writing her own songs when she was 19.

Melanie Faye's Music Career

Melanie Faye's amazing guitar skills became widely known in the summer of 2017. This happened when the singer SZA shared a video of Melanie playing her sky blue Fender Stratocaster guitar. Melanie had made this video in 2016.

After the video went viral, Melanie gained many followers and received great reviews. She decided to leave school to focus on music full-time. She looks up to famous guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, and Eric Gale. These artists have greatly influenced her unique playing style. Her music mixes different styles, including R&B, neo-soul, and funk.

Melanie has performed all over the country with other soul and R&B artists. These include Noname, Bibi McGill, Masego, and Dammo. She was featured on the cover of She Shreds magazine. Also, the company Fender chose her to show off their new Player Series guitars. Melanie hopes her guitar playing can inspire others. She wants "more people who don't necessarily listen to rock to also play guitar."

Melanie Faye's Music Releases

Singles

• Melanie Faye EP (Released August 13, 2020)
• It's a Moot Point (Released March 17, 2020)
• Super Sad Always (Released December 20, 2019)
• Eternally 12 (Released February 1, 2019)