Melanie Doane

Melanie Doane
Born	December 19, 1967 (1967-12-19) (age 43)
Origin	Canadian
Genres	Pop, Pop rock, Folk Rock
Labels	Warner Music, MapleMusic Recordings, Sony Music Canada, Columbia Records
Website	http://www.melaniedoane.com/

Melanie Doane (born December 19, 1967, Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter who has had seven Top 40 singles in Canada, including "Adam's Rib", "Goliath", "Still Desire You" and "Waiting For The Tide".

Raised in a musical home – her father is Chalmers Doane, an Order of Canada-winning music educator – Doane mastered many instruments, including the piano, bass, mandolin, guitar and violin, at a young age. In 1993, she recorded an EP titled Harvest Train and released it independently. The songs made their way to executives at Sony Music in Canada and soon after, she signed to Sony and began working on her debut album, Shakespearean Fish.

Adam's Rib, her second album with Sony, was released in Canada in 1998. The first single (from which the album gets its name), a rocking anthem about a rib wanting to have its own independence from a man, displayed Doane's vocal and violin talents. The song was a radio success, and Doane earned a spot on the Lilith Fair concert tour. The following year, she walked away with the 1999 Juno Award for Best New Solo Artist, and Adam's Rib was released in the United States under the Columbia Records label.

Following promotion and touring for Adam's Rib, Doane took a break from recording to have a baby and work on other projects, including writing for other artists and acting in the independent film Black Swan. She also released a live album, Melvin Live, featuring Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies in 2001.

By 2003, Doane had parted ways with Sony and signed with ActorBoy Records, an independent label created by her husband, theatre director and actor, Ted Dykstra, and actor, Gary Sinise. Her album You Are What You Love was released by ActorBoy Records and distributed by Warner Music Canada that year. The lead single "Still Desire You" charted Top 5 at Canadian radio stations and its music video featured clips from her role in the independent film Black Swan. During promotion for You Are What You Love, Melanie gave birth to her second child.

In 2007, Doane began working on a new album and opened for Rex Goudie during his March 2007 tour. A Thousand Nights was released in 2008, preceded by the lead single "Songbird" featuring Jim Cuddy. The single became a Top 5 hit on the iTunes Country singles chart in Canada. The album, inspired by Doane's experiences with motherhood, garnered critical acclaim and tracks "Every Little Thing" and "Chopin Ballade" each received prominent placements in hit shows "Being Erica" and "Flashpoint".

Doane's new album "The Emerald City" was released on March 1, 2011. The album was produced by her brother and drummer Creighton Doane.

Discography

Albums

• 1993: Harvest Train (EP)
• 1996: Shakespearean Fish
• 1998: Adam's Rib
• 2001: Melvin Live
• 2003: You Are What You Love
• 2008: A Thousand Nights
• 2011: The Emerald City

Trivia

• Her song "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You" from her album Adam's Rib was used in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer in episode 5.6 entitled "Family." Willow Rosenberg and her girlfriend Tara Maclay dance to the song, whilst floating in the air at the end of the episode. It was later included in the British version of that show's soundtrack titled Radio Sunnydale.
• Parts of the song "Every Little Thing" from her latest album, A Thousand Nights is often used in the Canadian TV show "Being Erica."
• The Song "Chopin Ballad" ended episode 12 ('Last Dance') of CTV series Flashpoint.

External links

• Official site
• Melanie's MySpace page
• Melanie Doane at the Internet Movie Database

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