Melanie Adele Martinez is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, Martinez rose to fame in 2012 after appearing on the American television vocal talent show The Voice.
Following the show, she released her debut single “Dollhouse”, followed by her debut EP of the same name (2014), through Atlantic Records.
Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby (2015), which went on to be certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Martinez’s songs “Sippy Cup”, “Mad Hatter”, “Mrs Potato Head”, “Cry Baby”, “Pacify Her” and “Soap”, were all certified gold in the U.S., and her songs “Dollhouse” and “Pity Party” received platinum certification from the RIAA.
Martinez released her second studio album, K-12 (2019), alongside its accompanying film, as a follow-up to the storyline of Cry Baby. Her EP was released a year later in 2020, called After School.
Why does Melanie Martinez have a wig?
Melanie’s hair is naturally brown. Soon before she auditioned for The Voice, she dyed half of her hair blonde and the other part black.
Melanie constantly changes the colour of the blonde side, while the black side remains always the same.
Melanie stated in an interview that she had to start wearing wigs, as her hair was becoming weak because of how many times she has dyed it.
Melanie has done a performance in a wig that is completely blonde.
William Scott Blair does all of Melanie’s hair for her music videos and has created many of her wigs.
She also said in an interview, that she likes this kind of hairstyle because she loves the idea of the contrast between light and dark.
For Halloween of 2015, Melanie dressed up as Cruella. She posted a picture on Instagram of herself in her costume.