Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a Grammy winning Canadian R&B singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. She was born to Guyanese immigrant parents (mixed with black, Indian, and Portuguese ethnicities) and grew up in the inner city of Toronto. Living in a music filled household, Fiona says she always knew music was her passion. Her father was a guitarist in a band and would allow her to sit on the stage when she was younger as he practiced Read Full BioMelanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a Grammy winning Canadian R&B singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. She was born to Guyanese immigrant parents (mixed with black, Indian, and Portuguese ethnicities) and grew up in the inner city of Toronto. Living in a music filled household, Fiona says she always knew music was her passion. Her father was a guitarist in a band and would allow her to sit on the stage when she was younger as he practiced, and remembers her mother playing music at home; everything from The Ronettes to Whitney Houston.
Fiona was featured on Reggae Gold 2008 with the Supa Dups-produced "Somebody Come Get Me". Her debut album The Bridge was released in the summer of 2009. She worked on the album with Future Cut, Vada Nobles, Stereotypes, J. Phoenix, Peter Wade and Salaam Remi. The debut single "Give It to Me Right" was released to radio stations on February 28, 2009, and peaked at #20 on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 and #41 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "It Kills Me", became her breakout song on the Billboard Hot 100 where it cracked the Top 50, along with hitting #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song earned Fiona a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
Her second album, The MF Life, was released through the SRC Records and Universal Republic on March 20, 2012 after several delays. The Break Down The Walls Songfacts reports Fiona told Billboard magazine that her goal with The MF Life was to give an "honest" depiction of her life and how things have changed from her debut set, The Bridge.
In 2002, Fiona was briefly involved with girl group X-Quisite. Early in her career, she would perform at nightclubs in Toronto. In 2005, Fiona traveled to Los Angeles, California, in search of a recording contract. According to Fiona, record labels "loved" the way she looked and sung, but "knew that the minute I worked with them or would have signed with them, they would have tried to change me into someone else completely different. That was something that I didn't want to do." She went on to co-write songs for recording artists Rihanna and Kardinal Offishall. Fiona also recorded the reggae song "Somebody Come Get Me" under the stage name Syren Hall, which was included in the Reggae Gold 2008 compilation album. Entrepreneur Steve Rifkind discovered and signed Fiona to SRC Records and Universal Motown in 2007. She went on to tour with Kanye West in his Glow in the Dark Tour.
Fiona was featured on Reggae Gold 2008 with the Supa Dups-produced "Somebody Come Get Me". Her debut album The Bridge was released in the summer of 2009. She worked on the album with Future Cut, Vada Nobles, Stereotypes, J. Phoenix, Peter Wade and Salaam Remi. The debut single "Give It to Me Right" was released to radio stations on February 28, 2009, and peaked at #20 on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 and #41 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "It Kills Me", became her breakout song on the Billboard Hot 100 where it cracked the Top 50, along with hitting #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song earned Fiona a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
Her second album, The MF Life, was released through the SRC Records and Universal Republic on March 20, 2012 after several delays. The Break Down The Walls Songfacts reports Fiona told Billboard magazine that her goal with The MF Life was to give an "honest" depiction of her life and how things have changed from her debut set, The Bridge.
In 2002, Fiona was briefly involved with girl group X-Quisite. Early in her career, she would perform at nightclubs in Toronto. In 2005, Fiona traveled to Los Angeles, California, in search of a recording contract. According to Fiona, record labels "loved" the way she looked and sung, but "knew that the minute I worked with them or would have signed with them, they would have tried to change me into someone else completely different. That was something that I didn't want to do." She went on to co-write songs for recording artists Rihanna and Kardinal Offishall. Fiona also recorded the reggae song "Somebody Come Get Me" under the stage name Syren Hall, which was included in the Reggae Gold 2008 compilation album. Entrepreneur Steve Rifkind discovered and signed Fiona to SRC Records and Universal Motown in 2007. She went on to tour with Kanye West in his Glow in the Dark Tour.
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This Time
Melanie Fiona Lyrics
If only you knew all the love I had inside
If only I told you
That you were my greatest pride
If only I showed you just how good you made me feel
Maybe I wouldn't be alone and you would be right here but
I don't wanna do it over
The first time has gone away
You can't rewrite the past
All I can do is say
This time, I'll do it much better
Love you like I never
Ever loved you before
Oh baby, now this time
I'll give you my heart and soul
And every drop of my love
If you say yes I'll give you my best
This time
This time, I'm gonna be stronger
This time I'll do it all the way
This time I'll be a better woman
This time I won't get in my own way
I could go back you never would have gone
If I knew then what I know now
I've told you all that I feel for you in my heart
In my head I know what I should've said
I know what I shoulda did
But I don't wanna do it over
The first time is gone away
You can't rewrite the past
All I can do is say
This time, I'll do it much better
Love you like I never
Ever loved you before
Oh baby, now this time
I'll give you my heart and soul
And every drop of my love
If you say yes I'll give you my best
This time
If looks kill then Melanie you a felony
We both hot I guess we couldn't take the jealousy
All in my ear I had my homeboys telling me
How to be a player, we fell off like Bill Bellamy
MTV shhh, we used to watch Law and Order, NBC shh
But now I'm watching solo on some empty seat shit
Thinking of you, I got a lot more drinking to do
Reminiscing, though I seen it coming
Yeah I had a premonition
Right beside each other and somehow it felt distant
Lets rewind back when days sunny like Liston
Smile just glisten, your booty like a cushion
Is this the moment where we making up
And realise we tripping forever breaking up
And then I break you off, put you to sleep know its deep
When the girl of his dreams is the same one to wake him up
This time, I'll do it much better
Love you like I never
Ever loved you before
Oh baby, now this time
I'll give you my heart and soul
And every drop of my love
If you say yes I'll give you my best
This time
Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INC, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JOHNTA AUSTIN, KEVIN RANDOLPH, DION WILSON, JERMAINE COLE, PRISCILLA RENEA, STEVE WYREMAN
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BeingMePerfectly
I wish more people would recognize this woman's talent..she's freaking awesome!
L. Bay
God created us as his masterpieces. If you are feeling a lack of ambition and motivation, just remember you are ALIVE for a reason, you really are! God loves you! You have a purpose here on this earth, you simply smiling to someone walking down the street can change that other persons entire day, and this is an extremely small example. This example doesn’t even compare to the greater things you can potentially have and or do. God has a lot for you’re life. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11.
JESUS loves you and wants to help you. He can help you through all your difficulties and shortcomings. You can lean on Jesus to help you overcome life challenges. He will give you new and great desires. You can always talk to him ❤️ he stands at the door of your life and awaits for you to accept him in. You can simply start talking with the Lord at anytime. Here is something you can start off with “ Jesus please help me to have faith and help me with ...”
Tony Smith
I agree... One of the best talents period!!! I will say she is doing well despite that and staying true to herself which is priceless!!! I rather her like this if she don't have to change to something she's not to grow, at least millions do appreciate her talent!!!
Yazzi Pedrosa
She so georgeous. Im lovin the swag
cedric lashar
long ago recognized
Lil Durk
Her and jasmine Sullivan.
Max City
Crazy how when you want a song like this nowadays, you have to go BACK! I'm just glad I have it!
L. Bay
God created us as his masterpieces. If you are feeling a lack of ambition and motivation, just remember you are ALIVE for a reason, you really are! God loves you! You have a purpose here on this earth, you simply smiling to someone walking down the street can change that other persons entire day, and this is an extremely small example. This example doesn’t even compare to the greater things you can potentially have and or do. God has a lot for you’re life. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11.
JESUS loves you and wants to help you. He can help you through all your difficulties and shortcomings. You can lean on Jesus to help you overcome life challenges. He will give you new and great desires. You can always talk to him ❤️ he stands at the door of your life and awaits for you to accept him in. You can simply start talking with the Lord at anytime. Here is something you can start off with “ Jesus please help me to have faith and help me with ...”
micah harlan
I soo have been thinking about this lately... it’s depressing we won’t get any more of this these days but soo damn grateful I’ve got it 💛
Harmony Matthews
you know it's deep when the girl of his dreams is the same one to wake him up😍