Dark Pop Breakout Star Melanie Martinez Releases Video for Debut Single “Dollhouse”
Melanie Martinez is a remarkable 18-year-old artist from Long Island, New York ~ a stunning and provocative singer, songwriter and visual presence. Her incredibly unique and arresting performances on “The Voice” (Fall 2012) brought her to #5 in the competition, yielded two Top Five songs on iTunes (“Seven Nation Army” and “Too Close” cover), and earned her 92,000 Twitter followers and over 100,000 fans on Facebook. Her memorable audition/performance of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” has now garnered over six million views on YouTube. US Magazine says, “Melanie Martinez might be the NBC show’s first real breakout star.“
Now, Martinez looks to release her original music to these literally clamoring fans, as she brings them the dark pop dream of “Dollhouse.” Watch the video HERE.
“Dollhouse,” which Martinez co-wrote with Kinetics and One Love, the team behind B.o.B.’s “Airplanes,” is a brutally honest depiction of a family falling apart set to a spare dance beat. Glenn Gamboa of Newsday says, “The combination positions Martinez as an American version of Lorde. She’s an 18-year-old writing songs for and about teenagers in an authentic, memorable way.” Grab “Dollhouse” on iTunes now.
She currently is recording new songs with producers Robopop and Kinetics & One Love. Her songwriting at her young age foreshadows the resonance of both Fiona Apple and Regina Spektor, and her ambition to make a mark is fierce like that of Lana Del Ray & Marina and the Diamonds. Martinez has played sold-out club shows all across the United States in 2013. On Saturday, February 15, 2014, she will be headlining New York’s Gramercy Theater.
