Melanie Fiona Quotes

I'm a first-generation Canadian.

West Indian cultural mentality and a North American life equals the perfect balance.

I consider myself more of an international artist than I do a one-territory artist, which I think is a blessing.

Before I could even hold a pen I was singing.

Bob Marley is one of the most recognized artists. He didn't care to be defined. People wondered, 'Is it reggae? Is it rock?' But at the end of the day they were still playing his music and that's what matters.

I'm a drugstore beauty girl, I love going to the drugstore and buying makeup.

I'm a young girl with an old soul. I wanted to fuse the two together, the past and the present.

Toronto is a very multicultural city, a place of immigrants, like my parents.

The true essence of fashion is being able to reinvent yourself with what you have.

Canada can be tough for urban music.

It's nice to have some anonymity and still be low key.

Older audiences are hard to win over. They're very specific in their tastes and critical of new music.

I've admired Alicia Keys since before I got into the music industry, just everything she represents as a female artist.

I am a bit of a hopeless romantic. I really do have a faith and a belief in love, and when I love, I love hard.

Whitney Houston's voice was the very first voice I fell in love with. She was the voice that made me want to become a singer.

I love Canada, always.

Canada had the good health-care system and educational system. It was a privilege for me to grow up there.

I always feel like music should be a universal language.

Once I started performing I knew that's what I wanted to do with my life. But you have to work really hard to be a performer.

I love the freedom to do whatever I want with style and not be put into a box.

I rarely buy a shoe that is completely specific to a time and outfit. I generally tend to spend money on good shoes that can go with everything.

I live out of my suitcase and I'm happy to do so.

My dad still calls me and makes sure I'm taking my vitamins.