Unknown facts about “Cry Baby” studio album, Melanie Martinez

Updated on July 21, 2022 10:30 AM by Anna P

The American singer, songwriter, and a multi talent artist Melanie Adele Martinez rose to fame after she was first auditioned for the American television vocal talent show "The Voice" and later teamed with Adam and her popularity multiplied among fans.

After a few minutes of the play, she was eliminated, which made her work on her original content. The singer was born on April 28, 1995, in Astoria, Queens, to parents of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent; as she reached four, she settled along with her parents in Baldwin, New York.

Melanie Martinez loves to hear songs on the radio

Growing up, she was interested in music and often listened to Shakira, Britney Spears, The Beatles, Biggie Smalls, and Christina Aguilera on the radio.

Being gifted with an impeccable voice, she pursued music during her school days at 'Plaza Elementary School, where her music tutor Mr. Nadien helped her with her singing lessons and started writing poetry in kindergarten.

Melanie Martinez, other than poetry and singing, switched her interest in photography and paintings, and she used them as a tool to explicit her childhood emotions.

She self-learned to play guitar and won the 'Baldwin Singing Competition' in high School. Later she attended Baldwin High School and bred more over music as she entered teenage life.

Melanie Martinez, a “Cry Baby” at School

Her school classmates called her a cry baby because she is emotionally unstable and cries when overwhelmed. During high school, she participated in the 'MSG Varsity Talent Show' that cleared round one and was eliminated in round two.

After coming to the limelight, she even titled her debut album “Cry Baby” to gain success. Later she auditioned for the reality show "The Voice" season 3 was judged by Blake Shelton, Adam Lavine, Cee Lo Green, and Christina Aguilera.

Melanie Martinez made three chairs for roles on the show: she chose Britney Spear's "Toxic" and sang it in the first round, and out of four, three chairs turned from Blake Shelton, Adam Lavine, and Cee Lo Green. She chose Adam as her coach and moved to subsequent rounds.

Eliminated on the fifth round of "The Voice"

In round two, Melanie Martinez fought with Caitlin Michelle with Ellie Goulding's song 'Lights' and was selected by Adam to move on to the 'Knockout Rounds' for which she sang La Roux's 'Bulletproof.'

She cleared the third round and entered the 'Live Shows.' Public votes hugely supported her 'Seven Nation Army' song and 'Too Close,' which finished at number 10 and number 6 on 'iTunes' and went on to pass five rounds to finally get eliminated in the sixth week of the 'Live Shows.'

First debut music video

Melanie Martinez's elimination was a gateway for her original content, and she started to write lyrics for her song in 2013. In February 2014, she released her debut single titled 'Dollhouse' along with a video. Her first musical journey was funded by her fans and was made with no charges by her friends.

After its enormous success, Atlantic Records quickly signed her and shortly afterward released her debut EP, 'Dollhouse,' which was promoted via a 'Dollhouse' tour from 2014-2015, which was produced and co-written by 'Kinetics & One Love.'

Melanie Martinez albums hit the store

In 2015, Melanie Martinez announced the debut album that would soon hit the music stores. On June 1, 2015, she released her debut album's first single, 'Pity Party,' which was ranked gold by RIAA, followed by its second single, 'Soap,' on July 10, 2015.

“Cry Baby” reached stores on August 14, 2015, and was a huge hit and got ranked number 6 on the "US Billboard Album 200" music chart.

Marking a milestone in the fashion industry

As a sweet 16 teen, he dared to dye her hair half blond and half black after watching the movie ‘101 Dalmations' to imitate 'Cruella De Vil,' which became quite a trend after she appeared on 'The Voice.'

In 2015, she signed a contract with a cosmetic company named 'Lime Crime' to launch two exclusive lipstick products: The blue shade called 'Cry Baby' and the brown shade lipstick called 'Teddy Bear.'

In 2016, she came up with her fragrance 'Cry Baby Perfume Milk,' later distributed by her record label 'Atlantic Records,' making it the first label ever to spread a perfume.

Ranking in the Billboard

Melanie Martinez's first album 'Cry Baby' won for its theme, lyrics, vocal texture, and music, and 'Popdust.com' called the album "13 tracks of pure hypnotic bliss". The album ranked top spots on many music charts globally.

It was featured as number one in the 'US Billboard Top Alternative Albums' and ranked sixth on the list of 'Spanish Albums.' 'Cry Baby' has been certified silver by UK 'BPI' and platinum by 'RIAA.' It settled for the tenth spot on the 'Candian Albums (Billboard)' and was ranked 44th in the 'US Billboard 200 Year-end Chart'.

Love for tattoos

The singer has a craze for tattoos and has quite a few marks on her body, including two hearts - one pink and the other blue, and a slice of cheese within a red lacy heart on her arms; in total carried 30 plus tattoos on her body.

She also runs her own YouTube channel with over 13.7 million subscribers, where she posts her cover songs and uploads her original music videos to her channel.

Melanie Martinez is bisexual

Since 2017, Melanie Martinez has been questioned about her sexuality, especially after a sexual allegation by a woman named Timothy Heller, who claimed that her friend Melanie Martinez raped her.

She went on to deny the allegation on Twitter, claiming everything that happened between her and her friend Timothy Heller was consensual. The two had been friends for quite a while, which proved that Melanie Martinez is gay.

Melanie Martinez's personal life

Melanie Martinez is known for her shyness, and she smokes marijuana to calm her nerves and reduce her anxiety before shows. She is an occasional drinker and found other alternatives to manage her stress.

And her net worth is estimated to be around $9.77 million. Previously she was in a relationship with music producer Michael Keenan and rock singer Oliver Tree and dated actor Edwin Zabala from 2013 to 2014.

In early 2022, she started dating singer and photographer Coach Wave as they were spotted many times hanging together. It is said that they both met in grade seven and have been friends ever since. In March 2022 Instagram post, she confirmed dating her friend.