“The emotion that It Kills Me has is what makes it so unique,” she says. For her part, Fiona never doubted that the song would be a success. At the time of this interview, the emotionally charged song, which details the internal conflict and turmoil of a stormy relationship, had been No.1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for an impressive eight weeks. The aforementioned It Kills Me, from her debut album The Bridge, is a show-stopping ballad that has elevated Fiona into another realm. “Coming off the high of the Grammys, I got to see and be around some of the greats in music for such an amazing cause.” Rubbing shoulders with the likes of Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight and Lionel Richie is the result of years of hard work for Fiona, now at a turning point in her career. That same weekend, a parade of music superstars convened in a recording studio to remake We Are the World for the victims of the catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti earlier this year. It was a real dream come true.”īut the highlight for Fiona wasn’t the glitz and glamour of the Grammy gala.
“I just wanted to go and have a good time. “It just took away from the pressure of actually winning the award or not,” she says. She lost to BeyoncŽ’s Single Ladies - no shame there - she was just happy to be nominated. It was not long after the Grammys, and Fiona scored a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the song It Kills Me. When Sway magazine caught up with Fiona in the midst of her whirlwind schedule, she was in New York City. To say things are going well for Toronto R&B singer-songwriter Melanie Fiona would be an understatement.
Toronto-born singer Melanie Fiona talks about her journey to the top of the charts
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