Melissa Lauren is an accomplished young singer and songwriter making her mark in the Toronto music scene. With a strong influence in jazz and blues, Melissa has developed an original style of her own melting together old school sounds with modern flare.

Melissa's latest album, "The Other Side", will be released in March and is a collection of original compositions and standards. A tribute to the jazz and swing sounds that shaped her musical style, the album offers a variety of classic sounds, mixed with modern pop sensibilities.

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"The Other Side" is a collection of songs that I have been writing over the past few years. A mix of songs dealing with topics from love, upset, and the plight of the neurotic head (one song I actually wrote during a panic attack) the album is meant to have something for everybody.

I love jazz, blues, Latin, pop, and much of what's in between and I hope that somehow this has been represented in my writing!

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Melissa Lauren is an accomplished young singer and songwriter making her mark on the Canadian music scene. With a strong influence in jazz and blues, Melissa has developed an original style of her own melting together old school sounds with modern flare.??Melissa's latest album, "The Other Side", was released in March 2012 and is a collection of original compositions and standards. Produced by Eric St-Laurent , the CD is a tribute to the jazz and swing sounds that shaped her musical style, the album offers a variety of classic sounds, mixed with modern pop sensibilities.

The singer's love for swing and jazz music started when she started performing with the Toronto All-Star Big Band; she continued singing with them until 2004. She had the opportunity to work with and open for many wonderful musicians; Jeff Healey, Gordon Lightfoot, Renee Lee, Henry Questa, Tommy Ambrose, Peter Appleyard, Buddy DiFranco, Jackie Richardson, and Clark Terry to name a few.

In addition to her own music, Melissa has recently been lending her voice to studio work in the electronic music scene. She has sung on five of producer/writer Hibernate's recently released tracks, one of which was the opening track on seminal pioneer trance DJ Paul Oakenfold's most recent compilation album, released under Perfecto Records. You can check out these tracks on the links page of the website.

Melissa is looking forward to a thriving career and further establishing her presence in an international music scene.


'"I won't rest until I am my best for you." The Toronto chanteuse can now put up her feet - she's lovely with her strummy and breezy elegance, which seems absolutely good to us."
Brad Wheeler, The Globe and Mail

"Lauren has a beguiling voice that mixes sweet playfulness with solid technique, control and range."

Cathy Riches, Whole Note Magazine

"Melissa Lauren is a real jazz singer, good in the way Blossom Dearie or Stacie Kent are good. Once you hear her sing, you want to keep listening."
Stanley Fefferman, The Opus One Review
"It's a confident album with plenty of charm."
Garvia Bailey, "Big City, Small World"
CBC Radio1