{{Short description|English singer}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Melissa Steel | image = | caption = | birth_name = Melissa Steel | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|07|06}} | origin = [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]], England | genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[reggae fusion]], [[electronic dance music|dance]] | occupation = Singer | years_active = 2007–present | label = [[Atlantic Records UK|Atlantic UK]] }}
'''Melissa Steel''' (born 6 July 1993), is an English singer. She is best known for her debut single "[[Kisses for Breakfast (song)|Kisses for Breakfast]]" with [[Popcaan]] and also on [[Blonde (duo)|Blonde]]'s "[[I Loved You]]".
==Career== ===Background=== Melissa Steel grew up in [[Bradford]]. She attended [[Tong Leadership Academy]] with classmate [[Zayn Malik]]. She started performing at age seven and recorded her first self-written song in the studio at age 11.
In 2007, Steel, then 14, uploaded her first [[YouTube]] video and built an international fan base of people who would watch her covers. In the midst of building her profile online via YouTube and [[Myspace]], Steel continued her work in the studio and began travelling to London to build her connections.
In 2014, she was signed to [[Atlantic Records UK]].
===2014–present: Breakthrough=== In July 2014, she featured on [[Kove (musician)|Kove]]'s single "[[Way We Are (song)|Way We Are]]", released on 13 July 2014. The song entered at number 30 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/rixton-getting-matching-tattoos-tonight-to-celebrate-their-debut-number-1-single-3273/ Rixton celebrate debut Number 1 with matching tattoos!]. [[Official Charts Company]]. ''Officialcharts.com/''</ref> On 27 July 2014, she released her debut single "[[Kisses for Breakfast (song)|Kisses for Breakfast]]" featuring Jamaican [[dancehall]] artist [[Popcaan]]. The single peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 9 August 2014, becoming Steel's first top ten entry on the chart.<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/magic-on-course-for-first-uk-number-1-single-with-rude-3001/ Magic! on course for first UK Number 1 single with Rude]. [[Official Charts Company]]. ''Officialcharts.com/''</ref> She features on Krishane's debut single "[[Drunk and Incapable]]", which was released on 12 October 2014 and peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. Steel rounded off the year with a MOBO award nomination for "Best Newcomer" and was shortlisted for MTV's Brand New for 2015. Steel also helped Krishane support [[Ariana Grande]] on the UK leg of 'The Honeymoon' tour. In December, Steel featured on [[Blonde (duo)|Blonde]]'s single "[[I Loved You]]", which entered the UK chart at number 7 and is certified Platinum.
==Discography== ===Singles=== ====As lead artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/melissa%20steel%20featuring%20popcaan/ |title=Melissa Steel > UK Charts |work=Officialcharts.com/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120119/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/melissa%20steel%20featuring%20popcaan/ |archivedate=26 August 2014 }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]]<br><ref name="SCOSingles">Peak positions for singles in Scotland: * For "Way We Are": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20140720/41|title=Chart Archive > 20 July 2014 – 26 July 2014|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}} * For "Kisses for Breakfast": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20140803/41|title=Chart Archive > 03 August 2014 – 09 August 2014|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}} * For: "Drunk and Incapable": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20141019/41|title=Chart Archive > 19 October 2014 – 25 October 2014|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}} * For "I Loved You": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20141207/41|title=Chart Archive > 07 December 2014 – 13 December 2014|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}} </ref> |- | 2014 ! scope="row"| "[[Kisses for Breakfast (song)|Kisses for Breakfast]]"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Popcaan]])</span> | 10 || 15 | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |- | 2015 ! scope="row"| "[[You Love Me?]]"<br/><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Wretch 32]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/wretch-32/music/melissa-steel-you-love-me/|title=Melissa steel you love me|website=Capital XTRA }}</ref><br/></span> | – || — |- |}
====As featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="7"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Dance Chart|UK Dance]]<br><ref name="UKDanceSingles">Peak positions for Dance singles in the UK: * For "Way We Are": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20140720/104|title=Chart Archive > 20 July 2014 – 26 July 2014|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}} </ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Melissa+Steel|title=Discographie Melissa Steel|publisher=Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL]]<br/><ref name="VL">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Melissa+Steel|title=Discografie Melissa Steel|publisher=Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment|GER]]<br/><ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Melissa+Steel&country=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213215745/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Melissa+Steel&country=de|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2015|title=Discographie Melissa Steel|publisher=German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]]<br><ref name="SCOSingles"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br/><ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Melissa+Steel|title=Discographie Melissa Steel|publisher=Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"| 2014 ! scope="row"| "[[Way We Are (song)|Way We Are]]"<br><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Kove (musician)|Kove]] featuring Melissa Steel)</span> | 30 || 7 || – || 66 || – || 38 || — | rowspan="3" {{n/a|''Non-album singles''}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[Drunk and Incapable (song)|Drunk and Incapable]]"<br><span style="font-size:85%;">(Krishane featuring Melissa Steel)</span> | 27 || – || – || – || – || 33 || — |- ! scope="row"| "[[I Loved You]]"<br><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Blonde (duo)|Blonde]] featuring Melissa Steel)</span> | 7 || 5 || 60 || 31 || 25 || 10 || 56 |- | colspan="18" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |- |}
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==External links== * {{Twitter}} * {{Facebook|melissasteelofficial}}
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