Rap-Up.com || Melanie Fiona Breaks Down Over Grammy Nomination

Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona had just finished performing at a radio show on a boat in Miami when she got the call she will always remember.

“I picked up the phone and my brother was screaming at me and I couldn’t understand what he was saying,” the 24-year-old songstress tells Rap-Up.com. “Once I really understood that I was nominated for a Grammy, I just broke down and started crying. It was the most unforgettable moment.”

While sitting in the Manhattan Rocawear offices last Friday, Fiona got emotional thinking about what she would do if she were to take home the golden gramophone for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her single “It Kills Me” from her debut album The Bridge.

“The thought of winning makes me want to cry…that would be the first thing I would do if I won is cry,” she reveals. “Every time people asked me what do you see for yourself in the next five years, I’ve been saying I wanted a Grammy because I feel like that’s a high bar you set for yourself as an artist and you always strive to get there.”

While acknowledging the strong competition in the category with fellow nominees such as Beyoncé and Jazmine Sullivan, Fiona knows there is a reason why her song was chosen. “It’s the caliber of women I’m with in the category that is such an honor and makes it a victory already for me,” she says. “But I feel like it is the honest emotion that I had singing that record and the story behind it that affects people and makes it a winner. It’s something that everyone who has been in love has gone through.”

So what does the Universal Motown artist plan to wear on the big night? “I have no idea!” she laughs. “In my mind, it’s like every hot dress that I’ve ever thought about wearing, it has to supercede that by like 10 degrees because this is the dream, this is the Grammys.”

–Arianna Davis

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12 Comments

young black and gifted
December 7th, 2009 at 3:40 am
she is cute. crying at the thought of winning.
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December 7th, 2009 at 3:45 am
i wish and hope for the bestest luck to her. her voice is outstanding!
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bodacious
December 7th, 2009 at 4:02 am
I LOVE HER AND HER MUSIC, SHES TALENTED , BEAUTIFUL AND IS ON HER WAY AND THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT PEOPLE OTHER YOUNG ARTIST RISING TO THE OCASSION SHE HAVE GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL MUSIC OUT THERE AND SHE SOUNDS LIKE A SEASON ARTIST WHO HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE AND SHES NEW TO THE STAGE.SO M/F I TRUST THAT YOU GET ALL OF THE RESPECT THAT COMES WITH BEING NEW TO THE MUSIC STAGE UNLIKE PEOPLE TREAT SOME ARTIST, WELL I WANT GO THERE BECAUSE YOU ARE IN THE BUSINESS AND YOU ALREADY KNOW STAY STRONG AND KEEP ON SINGING YOU ARE GREAT..
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mike
December 7th, 2009 at 6:17 am
i would prefer her or j.sull bcuz new talent of that caliber deserves to win.
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Kyle
December 7th, 2009 at 7:00 am
not gonna lie, I can see Melanie winning this. Yes she has strong competition but the song is climbing the charts right now and since it’s the most current song in the category, it might sway some of the voters choices. As much as I love Beyonce and Jazmine, Melanie is just as deserving. She is by far my favorite artist out right now. Simply amazing.
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test123
December 7th, 2009 at 7:45 am
she will win
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Yan
December 7th, 2009 at 8:46 am
She really deserves to win.
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agreed
December 7th, 2009 at 9:35 am
She is an amazing artist with a creatively dope album. Her album truly does take you all around the world and is one of the most well put together albums I’ve heard in a while. I wish her all the success to come – she truly deserves it!
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Dillon_68
December 7th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
She highly deserves this award! When do the Grammy’s come on?
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Vajra
December 7th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
She will win, Grammy committee picks winners based on content of songs, not based on popularity, so I can see her winning in this category.
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FICO
December 7th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
i hope she wins…..she deserves it
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Amelia
January 26th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
SHE deserves to win for sure! shes such a sincere person artist and it shows in her music!best of luck.
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