Melanie Hall, better known by her stage name Melanie Fiona, is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter from Toronto, Canada. Melanie was born to Guyanese immigrant parents and grew-up in the inner city of Toronto . Living in a music filled household, Melanie Fiona says she always knew music was her passion. Melanie's 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. Melanie Fiona's debut album The Bridge was released in the Spring of 2009. The debut single "Give It to Me Right" was released to radio stations on February 28, 2009 and has peaked at #39 on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100. Melanie has worked with Future Cut, Vada Nobles, Stereotypes, J. Phoenix, Peter Wade and Salaam Remi for her freshman album. Melanie Fiona was featured on 2008's Reggae Gold 2008 with Supa Dups' "Somebody Come Get Me". Melanie opened for Kanye West during his European Tour in 2008, notable since she hadn't released an album at the time