Melanie Adele Martinez is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, Martinez rose to fame in 2012 after appearing on the American television vocal talent show The Voice.

Following the show, she released her debut single “Dollhouse”, followed by her debut EP of the same name (2014), through Atlantic Records.

Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby (2015), which went on to be certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Martinez’s songs “Sippy Cup”, “Mad Hatter”, “Mrs Potato Head”, “Cry Baby”, “Pacify Her” and “Soap”, were all certified gold in the U.S., and her songs “Dollhouse” and “Pity Party” received platinum certification from the RIAA.

Martinez released her second studio album, K-12 (2019), alongside its accompanying film, as a follow-up to the storyline of Cry Baby. Her EP was released a year later in 2020, called After School.

Melanie Martinez Parents: Meet Mery Martinez, Jose Martinez

She was born to Dominican and Puerto Rican parents. Jose Martinez and Mery Martinez.

Jose Martinez is Mery’s husband and Melanie & Joseph’s father. He is very supportive of Melanie’s music and used to post snippets of her songs on Instagram.

Jose once stated that some of his favourite songs by Melanie are “Haunted”, “Pity Party”, “Cake” and “Alphabet Boy”.

Prior to this, his favourite song by Melanie was “Curly Cue”, and then “Rough Love”.

He had posted a snippet of Haunted on his Instagram, however, Melanie made him take it down.

He also posted snippets of “Where Do Babies Come From?” and “Pacify Her” on his Twitter.

Jose took care of Melanie’s pets during her tours. He used to tour with Melanie.
On December 2nd, 2020, Melanie smashed her face in a cake in her first-ever Instagram live to celebrate her dad’s birthday.