Melanie Amaro

Name

Melanie Amaro

Season

Season 1

Judge

Simon Cowell

Group

Girls

Result

Winner

Melanie Ann Amaro (born June 26, 1992) is an American-born British Virgin Islands-raised singer who won X Factor USA on December 22, 2011. She was part of the girls catagory, mentored by Simon Cowell. She is best known for her great rendition of Beyonce's "Listen", which brought judge Nicole Scherzinger to tears. She later wowed people with her rendition of the Michael Jackson song "Earth Song". Due to the eliminations of fellow contestants Drew and Rachel Crow, Amaro became the only act left in her catagory, as well as the only female contestant remaining. She beat out both Josh Krajcik and Chris Rene for the title. She won a $5 million record deal and a Pepsi commercial that will air during Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012 on NBC.

1 Reactions
2 Personal Life
3 Post X Factor USA
4 Discography
5 Links

ReactionsEdit

Melanie has been praised for her voice. L.A. Reid said listening to her sing was like "drinking warm honey." Paula Abdul said Melanie could "sing the phonebook". Nicole admitted that she "made her a believer". Simon announced Melanie for the live shows as "you know the expression 'save the best for last'? Here's Melanie Amaro!" Melanie has been most likely with the odds to win the show.

Personal LifeEdit

After her victory, Melanie admitted that she and Trace Kennedey of The Stereo Hogzz are dating.

Post X Factor USAEdit

Since her victory, Melanie has signed a deal with Epic Records, whose president and CEO is LA Reid, and even has a pizza named after her at a restaurant in her hometown of Sunrise, Florida. Her first single, an uptempo version of the Aretha Franklin classic "Respect", was released to digital retailers like iTunes on February 2, 2012. The song will also be featured in Amaro's Super Bowl Pepsi commercial, which will also feature music legend Sir Elton John.