Nathalie Lefebvre (born T'Sobbel on 20 January 1977), known under the name of Melody, is a Belgian former singer. Although from

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...

, she sang mostly in French.

Biography

Lefebvre was born at

Ronse Ronse (; french: Renaix, ) is a Belgian city and a municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality only encompasses the city of Ronse proper. History Early settlements to 14th century The hills around Ronse show clu ...

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. Discovered by Jean-Pierre Millers, Melody was produced by

Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known son ...

's brother, Orlando. In 1989, at the age of 12, she released her first single " Y'a pas que les grands qui rêvent", written by J.-P. Millers and Guy Carlier, which was a huge hit in France (#2, 28 weeks on the chart) and won an SACEM award. She also released other songs such as " Chariot d'étoiles", "Le Prince du roller" and "Mamie", which achieved a minor success. She recorded an album in 1990, ''Danse ta vie'', which was reissued in 1993 and containing two new songs. However, it passed unnoticed.

Discography

Albums

* ''Danse ta vie'' * ''Une Flèche en plein cœur'' * ''Mon Cœur''

Singles

* " Y'a pas que les grands qui rêvent" - #2 in France, Gold disc * " Chariot d'étoiles" - #15 in France * "Le Prince du roller" * "Mamie" * "Avoir 15 ans" * "Djami" * "Laissez-moi partir" * "La Passoire à mensonges" * "Adolescence" * "Métamorphose" * "Envie de tout"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Melody 1977 births Living people French-language singers of Belgium 21st-century Belgian women singers