# Melissa Steel

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English singer

Melissa Steel Born Melissa Steel (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 32) Origin Bradford, West Yorkshire, England Genres R&B, reggae fusion, dance Occupation Singer Years active 2007–present Label Atlantic UK

Musical artist

**Melissa Steel** (born 6 July 1993), is an English singer. She is best known for her debut single "[Kisses for Breakfast](/source/Kisses_for_Breakfast_(song))" with [Popcaan](/source/Popcaan) and also on [Blonde](/source/Blonde_(duo))'s "[I Loved You](/source/I_Loved_You)".

## Career

### Background

Melissa Steel grew up in [Bradford](/source/Bradford). She attended [Tong Leadership Academy](/source/Tong_Leadership_Academy) with classmate [Zayn Malik](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Atlantic_Records_UK).

### 2014–present: Breakthrough

In July 2014, she featured on [Kove](/source/Kove_(musician))'s single "[Way We Are](/source/Way_We_Are_(song))", released on 13 July 2014. The song entered at number 30 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).[1] On 27 July 2014, she released her debut single "[Kisses for Breakfast](/source/Kisses_for_Breakfast_(song))" featuring Jamaican [dancehall](/source/Dancehall) artist [Popcaan](/source/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.[2] She features on Krishane's debut single "[Drunk and Incapable](/source/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](/source/Ariana_Grande) on the UK leg of 'The Honeymoon' tour. In December, Steel featured on [Blonde](/source/Blonde_(duo))'s single "[I Loved You](/source/I_Loved_You)", which entered the UK chart at number 7 and is certified Platinum.

## Discography

### Singles

#### As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album UK [3] SCO [4] 2014 "Kisses for Breakfast" (featuring Popcaan) 10 15 —N/a 2015 "You Love Me?" (featuring Wretch 32)[5] – —

#### As featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album UK [3] UK Dance [6] AUT [7] BEL [8] GER [9] SCO [4] SWI [10] 2014 "Way We Are" (Kove featuring Melissa Steel) 30 7 – 66 – 38 — Non-album singles "Drunk and Incapable" (Krishane featuring Melissa Steel) 27 – – – – 33 — "I Loved You" (Blonde featuring Melissa Steel) 7 5 60 31 25 10 56 "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Rixton celebrate debut Number 1 with matching tattoos!](http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/rixton-getting-matching-tattoos-tonight-to-celebrate-their-debut-number-1-single-3273/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). *Officialcharts.com/*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Magic! on course for first UK Number 1 single with Rude](http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/magic-on-course-for-first-uk-number-1-single-with-rude-3001/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). *Officialcharts.com/*

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UK_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UK_3-1) ["Melissa Steel > UK Charts"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120119/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/melissa%20steel%20featuring%20popcaan/). *Officialcharts.com/*. [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Archived from [the original](http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/melissa%20steel%20featuring%20popcaan/) on 26 August 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SCOSingles_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SCOSingles_4-1) Peak positions for singles in Scotland: - For "Way We Are": ["Chart Archive > 20 July 2014 – 26 July 2014"](http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20140720/41). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). - For "Kisses for Breakfast": ["Chart Archive > 03 August 2014 – 09 August 2014"](http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20140803/41). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). - For: "Drunk and Incapable": ["Chart Archive > 19 October 2014 – 25 October 2014"](http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20141019/41). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). - For "I Loved You": ["Chart Archive > 07 December 2014 – 13 December 2014"](http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20141207/41). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Melissa steel you love me"](http://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/wretch-32/music/melissa-steel-you-love-me/). *Capital XTRA*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-UKDanceSingles_6-0)** Peak positions for Dance singles in the UK: - For "Way We Are": ["Chart Archive > 20 July 2014 – 26 July 2014"](http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20140720/104). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AUT_7-0)** Hung, Steffen. ["Discographie Melissa Steel"](http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Melissa+Steel). Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-VL_8-0)** Hung, Steffen. ["Discografie Melissa Steel"](http://www.ultratop.be/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Melissa+Steel). Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GER_9-0)** Hung, Steffen. ["Discographie Melissa Steel"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150213215745/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Melissa+Steel&country=de). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from [the original](http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Melissa+Steel&country=de) on 13 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SWI_10-0)** Hung, Steffen. ["Discographie Melissa Steel"](http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Melissa+Steel). Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).

## External links

- [Melissa Steel](https://x.com/MelissaSteel) on [X](/source/X_(social_network))

- [Melissa Steel](https://www.facebook.com/melissasteelofficial) on [Facebook](/source/Facebook_(identifier))

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