Pop flavored country or country flavored pop? Either way it doesn't matter. All of Melissa's songs are great. Her upbeat material makes you want to put the car top down and turn up the radio and her moving ballads, take you to a time that you can remember where you felt something deep inside your soul.

Bio

You could trace the dream back to the Muppets; seeing them at the age of four was the first time Melissa Scotto felt the call of the stage, a call she hearkens to as often as possible, delivering charm, class, and personality in ample doses for her audiences. From her youth in Long Island, New York, she grew up with music, hearing the stories of her grandfather Ernest Schweikert’s travails and triumphs in the music business. A songwriter for Billie Holliday and Sammy Davis Jr. and a friend of the legendary Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Schweikert died when Melissa was only three, though the lessons he learned are a source of guidance, shaping her to this day.

Keeping ahead of the grasp of poverty and tragedy while evolving her focused and devoted work ethic, Melissa’s teens seemed a case of running to stand still. Beset by financial and emotional catastrophe, still she sang at any venue which would let her. Weddings, restaurants, street fairs, and bars were the playing field, and Melissa gave her all, meticulously building a reputation for herself as a dynamic and versatile performer. Producer Mike Sapone provided a crucial opportunity, asking Melissa to record some songs for the children’s program Zebbie Zoo, and from there, the road kept spiraling up.

After a dynamite performance on Amateur Night At The Apollo, she performed on Queen Latifah’s nationally-broadcast show, then returned to the Apollo in triumph (with a remarkable total of six wins on that program). Upo