Melissa Collins

Melissa is an American singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. Melissa was born and raised in the mountains of Kentucky and was singing in church and at local festivals by the age of 9. After few years of performing everywhere she could, Melissa was able to pay for all her own equipment from the earnings she made through gigs and talent contest winnings.

Melissa got involved in the Miss America Scholarship Pageant Organization while she was still in high school. After being crowned Miss Central Kentucky and Miss Mountain Pride, she was able to win enough scholarship money to get some college under her belt. But her dreams lived beyond the college campuses. She longed for the stage and wanted to further pursue music. After hearing about the live music scene in Texas, she made the move down south.

A couple of bands later and some catchy original songs, and Melissa has garnered some local success. But after a few years and only a handful of regional gigs, she wanted something more. "LA is where it's at!" she heard from a friend, and made the ultimate leap of faith to California.

A lot of spunk and a little bit of luck landed Melissa an indie record/publishing deal. Her EP "listen." was released in October 2012 and has currently worldwide distribution through iTunes, Amazon and many others.

After not renewing with the record label, Melissa is back on the hustle! She has continued writing and is ready to perform for your audience! She has delivered, time and again, show-stopping performances to sold out crowds! Ask anyone and they will tell you that not only can Melissa sing, she can entertain! From a soulful ballad to an uptempo dance tune, Melissa can really bring it home!