Melissa Mars


Melissa Mars is a French singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence in the early 2000s for her performances on stage.
Hailing from Marseille, France, Melissa Mars displayed an early interest in the performing arts. She embarked on her career as a singer, debuting with her single "Elle" in 2003. Over the years, she released three solo albums under Universal Music and collaborated on duets, notably "1980," which achieved No. 5 on the charts. Mars also appeared in the production of ''Mozart, l'opéra rock.''

Biography

Mars started acting at the age of 13 in her hometown of Marseille, France. At 16, she moved to Paris with her single mother and continued acting while pursuing a curriculum of math and science at Lycée Louis-le-Grand.
She made her film debut in the Laurent Heynemann feature, One Way Ticket. She became a singer-songwriter, partnering with Lilas Klif, her mother, to co-author lyrics. She released three solo albums with Polydor and Universal Music, and several duets. Her single from 1980 reached No. 5 in the charts.
In 2009, she played a leading role in the rock musical Mozart, l'opéra rock, directed by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen. Melissa Mars played the role of Aloysia for 346 shows for around 1.5 million spectators, resulting in three NRJ Music Awards, a diamond record, and a 3D movie filmed by FX guru Mark Weingartner.
She appeared in the Super Bowl spot for From Paris with Love alongside John Travolta. Five more American feature films followed in less than a year, in which she starred alongside the likes of Vivica A. Fox, Tom Sizemore, David Proval, and Vinnie Jones.
In November 2014, Mars role in The Cabining garnered a Best Supporting Actress Award at the FANtastic Horror Film Festival in San Diego, California.
She made her American TV debut on Lifetime in Deadly Delusions, a thriller alongside Haylie Duff and Teri Polo.
Her series of Children of China portraits was exhibited in Paris for a month during Children's Day, printed on canvas, and measuring nearly six feet long.

Discography

Studio albums

  • 2003: Et alors!
  • 2005: La Reine des abeilles
  • 2007: À la recherche de l'amour perdu
  • 2009–2010: Mozart, l'opéra rock, cast musical studio album

    EPs

  • 2006: Remixes ''
  • 2011: Et je veux danser
  • 2011: Just Only Wanna Dance
  • 2014: Tweet N' Roll
  • 2016: ''I Will Rise''

    Singles

Collaborations

  • 2002: Garonne, she performs 4 songs in Garonne TV miniseries soundtrack
  • 2005: Les Homéricains, duet with Lara Fabian, released on Lara Fabian 9
  • 2006: La Machine, duet with Pascal Obispo, released on Les Fleurs du Bien
  • 2006: 1980, duet with Pascal Obispo, released on Les Fleurs du Bien
  • 2006: Les Frôleuses, duet with Louis Bertignac
  • 2007: Eden Log, she performs on 2 tracks of the movie Eden Log's soundtrack
  • 2009: Mozart, l'opéra rock, musical studio album
  • 2010: Digital, Duet with Riot in Paris
  • 2012: Week-end Love, duet with Dogwalker
  • 2012: Je reprends ma route, with 40 other French artists, they record the single for the children's organisation Les voix de l'enfant
  • 2012: Dead Flower, she composes the score for the short movie Glimpse, and performs the closing credits song.
  • 2014: Staying Alive, she records the closing credits song for the movie The Cabining
  • 2016: I Will Rise, she records the closing credits song for the movie ''Curse of Mesopotamia''

    Filmography

  • 1996: Titane, by Daniel Moosmann
  • 1998: Locked-in Syndrome, by Isabelle Ponnet
  • 1998: Le Rire du bourreau, by Elsa Chabrol
  • 1999: Virilité et autres sentiments modernes, by Ronan Girre
  • 2000: P.J. on France 2, by Gérard Vergez
  • 2001: Un aller simple, by Laurent Heynemann
  • 2002: Garonne
  • 2010: From Paris with Love, by Pierre Morel
  • 2010: Mozart, l'opéra rock, filmed-in-3D version of the musical
  • 2013: Glimpse, by Daryl Ferrara
  • 2013: My Cage, de Guillaume Campanacci
  • 2014: The Cabining, by Steve Kopera
  • 2015: Sorrow, by Millie Loredo, starring Vannessa Vasquez
  • 2015: Assassin's Game, by Anoop Rangi, Lionsgate Digital, starring Tom Sizemore, Vivica A. Fox
  • 2015: Lost Angelas, by Ana Maria Manso & William Wayne - in post-production
  • 2016: Six Ways To Die, by Nadeem Soumah, eOne, starring Vinnie Jones, Dominique Swain
  • 2016: Curse of Mesopotamia, by Lauand Omar
  • 2016: Virtual Revolution, by Guy-Roger Duvert
  • 2018: Puzzled, by Michael Bergmann, original comedy series pilot
  • 2018: Deadly Delusions, by Nadeem Soumah, movie for Lifetime, starring Haylie Duff, Teri Polo...
  • 2018: The Letter Red, by Joston Theney, modern adaptation of ''Macbeth''

    Awards

  • Nomination: Best ensemble cast in « Virtual Revolution » @ First Glance Film Festival
  • Best supporting actress in « The Cabining » @ the Fantastic Horror Film Festival 2014, San Diego, CA
  • Best Ensemble Cast in « Mozart The Rock Opera » @ NMA 2010, FR