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Melissa Walton (later Melissa Bailey; stage name Melissa B.), is an American singer, songwriter, and author.

Early life
Melissa Walton was born in Sumter, South Carolina. She stated in an interview that as a youngster, all she wanted to do was sing. Walton is trained in classical opera. She was raised in Japan, Germany, Hawaii and Virginia. She appeared as a contestant on the American Idol talent show during the 2005 season.

Music
Walton has been working as a recording artist since 2013, when she released the single "Addicted" via iTunes on July 23, 2013 under the stage name, Melissa B. Her second single, "What You Started," made its US premiere on November 12, 2013 on iTunes and across all digital platforms. Walton's third single, "Be Free," was released on Quantize Recordings with DJ Spen and produced by B. Howard in 2014.

Melissa B. released the single, "Maria," in 2015. She performed at New York's Carnegie Hall in October 2015 alongside Wouter Kellerman & Vincent Lyn

Melissa B. was named one of the "TopTen R&B Artists to Look-out For" in 2016 from the UK magazine Fact Magazine. She was featured in an article in Elmore Magazine that same year. Melissa B. was credited as a songwriter and featured artist on Juan Cristiani's single "Dancing in the Rain," which topped the Billboard Charts Hot Single Sales in 2017.

"Found" was her next single, released on EQ Distro in 2019. On May 22, 2020, she released a new single "Back & Forth", on iTunes. Her upcoming American EP, Flying Rivers, is in post production as of September 2020.

Writing
In 2018, her book Digitally Independent, which Walton refers to as "...a self-help guide for the digital independent artist..." was published independently.

Music-Tech proponent and activism
Melissa B. has incorporated the "...juncture of voice and technology..." into her music. Citing her as both artist and activist in a 2016 article, Annie Dinerman of Elmore Magazine reported how "...Melissa encourages young women to seek careers in computer science and technology..." Walton is co-founder of Girl Geek Dinners NYC, a non-profit organization formed to interest young women to go into IT fields.

Technology journalist, Jefferson Graham, interviewed Melissa B. about her use of Google Glass in a 2013 USA TODAY article, describing her usage of Google Glass. In the article, Walton states she "...bought Google Glass to show fans her daily life writing and recording music"

Exclusively (released 2015)

 * Breathe
 * Steal From My Heart (feat. Gianna Salvato)
 * It's Real
 * Love Games
 * Wanna Love U (feat. BK BRASCO)
 * Maria

Computer Love (released 2017)

 * Computer Love (feat. PW)
 * Permission
 * MindFrame
 * It's Beautiful
 * Once Again
 * Time Machine - Interlude
 * Do It Like You
 * Love Me
 * Body Wow Ft. Patrick Toussaint
 * Shutdown - Outro