Lucas Mogerley is an American actor and YouTuber. He appeared in the music video for Pacify Her as Blue Boy. In 2019, he confirmed that he would not reprise the role in any future Melanie Martinez projects. Lucas Mogerley was born in New Jersey in 1996. He is currently studying at Occidental.

. Michael KeenanWebsiteSignatureMelanie Adele Martinez (born April 28, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, director, photographer and screenwriter. Born in, and raised in, she subsequently rose to prominence in 2012 after appearing on the American television vocal talent show. Following the show, she released her debut single titled '. Signing to, she released her debut EP, also named (2014).Martinez later released her debut studio album, (2015), which went on to be certified platinum by the (RIAA) in February 2017. Martinez's songs ', 'Mad Hatter', ', ', ' and ', all songs featured on Cry Baby, were all certified gold in the U.S., and her songs ' and ' received platinum certification from the RIAA.Martinez released her second studio album, (2019), alongside its accompanying film, as a follow up to the storyline of Cry Baby. The singer has been referred to as the '.

Contents.Early lifeMartinez was born in, to parents Mery and Jose Martinez, who are of and descent. Her family moved to, on, when Martinez was four. She listened to, and growing up, and wanted to be a singer from a young age.Martinez attended Plaza Elementary School, crediting her teacher Mr. Nadien with teaching her how to sing, and in kindergarten, Martinez began writing poetry. Martinez says she had few friends growing up and was a homebody, as she was 'very emotional' and found it difficult to explain her feelings, crying when overwhelmed.

She practiced photography and painting. Due to her as a child, she says that others referred to her as a 'cry baby', which sparked the creation of the titular character of her debut album,.Martinez grew up in a 'traditional Latin household' where she was made to feel shameful about talking about her sexuality and felt as if she would not be accepted if she came out as bisexual. She says that her family is now fully accepting of her sexuality.At fourteen, Martinez taught herself how to play guitar by studying of songs she enjoyed, which she found online, and wrote her first song by adding her poetry to one of the chord diagrams, but says that playing guitar 'eventually got stale'. Martinez graduated from. Career 2012: MSG Varsity Talent Show and The VoiceIn 2012, during her junior year of high school, Martinez participated in the Varsity Talent Show, a televised talent competition.

She sang ' rendition of ' by and '. She was eliminated in the second round.Later in 2012, Martinez auditioned for the of. She had not watched the show herself prior to the audition. The initial, untelevised audition was an open call, held at. She recalls that while she and her mother were driving to the audition, her mother's car broke down before they reached the, and the two were forced to 'hitchhike' a in order to get there.

Several months after the initial audition, while at, Martinez received word that she had advanced to the 'second round'. She then received multiple callbacks until she was finally selected to audition on the show itself.Martinez auditioned singing 's '. Three of the four judges, and, hit the 'I Want You' button for her.

Martinez chose Adam Levine to be her coach.In the Battle Round, Martinez competed against Caitlin Michele. They performed a duet of the song '. Martinez won and moved on to the Knockout Round. Michele was stolen by Cee Lo Green and also moved on. In the Knockout Round, Martinez was paired with Sam James. She chose to sing 's '.

Levine eliminated James, and Martinez moved on to the Live Rounds as one of the five remaining members of Team Adam. In week one of the Live Rounds, Martinez sang '. Public vote saved Team Adam members and Bryan Keith.Levine then chose Martinez over Loren Allred and Joselyn Rivera to remain in the competition. In week three, Martinez's performance of ' finished the voting period at #10 on the iTunes Top 200 Single Chart, causing her iTunes votes to be multiplied by ten. This occurred again in week four, when ' ended the voting period at #6.Martinez was eliminated by audience vote in week five, along with the fellow Team Adam member Amanda Brown, leaving Levine with no artists. In response, Martinez said, 'I never expected to get this far and this is beyond what I've ever dreamed of.

I'm just so glad I got to express who I am as an artist and really touch people's hearts because that was the ultimate goal.' – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes RoundSongOriginal ArtistDateOrderResultBlind Audition'September 7, 20124.13 Chairs TurnedJoined Team AdamBattle Round' (vs. Caitlin Michele)October 15, 201211.5Saved by CoachKnockout Round' (vs. Sam James)October 29, 201216.5Saved by CoachLive Playoffs'November 5, 201218.3Safe (Coach's Save)Top 12'November 12, 201221.9Saved by Public VoteTop 10'November 19, 201223.3Saved by Public VoteTop 8'November 26, 201225.4Saved by Public VoteTop 6' (Coach's choice)December 3, 201227.10Eliminated' (Artist's choice)27.: Dollhouse EP. Martinez in February 2014After the show, Martinez began working independently on original material, which she says she spent the majority of 2013 writing. She released her debut single, 'Dollhouse', on February 9, 2014.She later compared the song's story to, saying 'It's the perfect home with the perfect lawn and they all look the same.

But behind each house there's a screwed up group of people who are hiding behind wealth and perfection.' Martinez also released a music video for the track, which was by an page created by Martinez, and hair, makeup, and shooting were all done by friends of hers. The song was produced and cowritten by NYC songwriting duo.On April 7, 2014, Martinez signed to and announced she would tour. She released her debut EP, Dollhouse, on May 19, 2014.

The only single from the EP, 'Carousel', was also certified gold by the, and featured in a preview for FX's miniseries. The song reached number nine on the Alternative Digital Songs chart. A video for the track was also released.2015–2017: Cry BabyOn June 1, 2015, Martinez released the single ', which was certified gold by the RIAA, and the chorus of which samples 's '. On July 10, 2015, Martinez released the album's second single '. The official music video has over thirty million views on YouTube.

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It reached number twelve on the Alternative Digital Songs chart, and number sixteen on the Pop Digital Songs chart. 'Sippy Cup' followed on July 31, followed by the album fourteen days later. Cry Baby was released on August 14, 2015, to moderate critical acclaim.

The album debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200. Martinez released a Christmas-themed single, 'Gingerbread Man', in December 2015. She initially released the song on on December 21, 2015 as a 'gift for her fans', but later released the track on in January 2016 as a single. The music video of her song 'Cry Baby' was released on March 14, 2016. The karaoke-style music video for 'Alphabet Boy', which Martinez directed, was released on June 2, 2016.

Martinez released double feature videos for 'Soap' and 'Training Wheels' together, as well as 'Tag, You're It' and 'Milk and Cookies.' Martinez finished recording her second album, describing it as the stories of characters living in Cry Baby's neighborhood. In October 2016, she released a commercial for her fragrance called Cry Baby Perfume Milk, adding that the 'idea for this perfume has been cultivating in my brain since the moment I finished writing my album.' It was directly distributed by Martinez's record label, Atlantic, making them the first record label to distribute a fragrance.

In November 2016, Martinez released her second EP, a physical vinyl release of the bonus tracks from Cry Baby as well as Martinez's single, 'Gingerbread Man'. She released the music video for her song 'Pacify Her' followed in December 2016 by a video for 'Mrs.

Potato Head'.The video for 'Mad Hatter' was released September 23, 2017. Cry Baby was certified Platinum on February 24, 2017. 2017–2019: K-12 album and filmIn March 2017, Martinez expressed her wishes to produce a film telling the story of each song from her second album, explaining 'I'm currently writing a film. I'm going to spend the year working on it, directing, shooting, make up and everything so it's a lot of work'.

On May 15, 2019, Martinez released the first teaser trailer for the album revealing the title, released on September 6, with the album cover unveiled a day later through. While the film was available in select theaters worldwide, Martinez also posted the film to YouTube and included it in a version of the downloadable K-12 album. In an interview with PeopleTV, Melanie mentioned that she has two sequels and two visual albums planned to follow on from the K-12 album and film. She said, 'I have my next film planned out, as far as I want to do, and the film after that and they both have albums attached to them.Hopefully the process will be faster this time and it won't be like four years because I've done it at least once and I'm past all those learning curves that I had to kind of reach and figure out.' 2020–present: After SchoolIn January 2020, Martinez announced an EP titled After School, revealing the title through her Instagram stories. The EP would serve as a deluxe edition of K-12.

On February 10, 2020, Martinez's management issued the first single from After School, titled 'Copy Cat'. The song features American rapper and songwriter.

This marks the first time that Whack has worked in a professional capacity with Melanie Martinez, and the first time that Melanie Martinez has featured another artist in one of her songs. Artistry Musical styleMartinez's music has been described as,. Her debut album Cry Baby and second album K-12 were seen to have and undertones.The subject matter of Martinez's songs are typically based on personal experiences.

Martinez describes her own music as 'very dark and honest' and 'hip hop/trap inspired beats with creepy nostalgic childlike sounds such as baby pianos, music boxes, and toys'.Martinez's music has been described by as 'off-kilter, sweary '. Rolling Stone described Martinez's music as 'twisted lullabies about love, danger and madness', and compared her music to that of '-era '. 'sdescribed her music as 'perching prettily tinkling keyboards and concise pop choruses amid the slow, ominous and twitchy percussion of – a candy-coated variation on the dirges of and ', and described her voice, which has been classified as by Keaton Bell of the Red Dirt Report, as 'whispery, sardonic, tearful, and furious'. 's Jason Lipshutz also compared Martinez to Del Rey and Lorde, saying, 'Martinez is clearly cribbing from the dimly lit pop stylings of Lorde and Lana Del Rey, but while her wispy delivery strikes the same femme fatale poses, she lacks the subtlety of her influences', and that 'Martinez is admirably ambitious, but her insistence on sticking to Cry Baby 's central idea leaves her contorting into uncomfortable positions'. The Guardian called her image 'doll-like and decidedly emo.hyperreal', and described her music as 'part-, part tragic life story'.Martinez describes her and the of her debut album, Cry Baby, as a ' version of herself.

InfluencesMartinez has cited, and as influences of hers. Specific albums which have influenced her music include by and 's albums. She attributes the 'heavy influence' in her music to her father playing hip-hop music in the family's house often during her childhood.The visuals in Martinez's music videos have been influenced by her favorite visual artists:, Aleksandra Waliszewska. She named as a large influence of hers, and has said that to make a movie with him would be her 'one dream'. Endorsements and productsMartinez collaborated with cosmetics company Lime Crime, Inc. To release two 'exclusive' lipsticks: a blue lipstick called 'Cry Baby' on August 17, 2015, and a brown lipstick called 'Teddy Bear' on March 9, 2016. On October 25, 2016, she released a commercial for a new fragrance called Cry Baby Perfume Milk.

It was directly distributed by Martinez's label, the first record label to distribute a fragrance. Public imageAt age sixteen, after watching, Martinez half of her hair blonde, in the same vein as. She became known for the look as well as her 'baby doll'-inspired outfits in music videos and when performing. Sexual assault allegationOn December 4, 2017, Timothy Heller, a woman with whom Martinez once shared a friendship, alleged via Twitter that Martinez had sexually assaulted and raped her. The following day, Martinez tweeted a response to Heller's accusations, saying the allegations 'horrified and saddened' her, and that Heller 'never said no to what they chose to do together'. On December 9, 2017, Martinez released a second statement, thanking her fans for citing Heller's 'false statements'. She concluded the statement with: '.I would never be intimate with someone without their absolute consent.'

Martinez released the song ' on SoundCloud, an act believed to be in response to Heller's accusations.

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'Released: July 31, 2015Cry Baby is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter. It was released on August 14, 2015, by through, vinyl and audio cassette. The album was supported by the release of three.

Two singles preceded the album's release: ', was released on June 2, 2015, while the second single, ', was released on July 10, 2015. The third and final single from the album, ' was released July 31, 2015.

Cry Baby is a. The album is labeled as an, and release, and received generally positive reviews from critics. In February 2017, the album was certified Platinum, after earning 1 million album-equivalent units (sales, streaming and track sales).On November 25, 2016, Martinez released an EP titled. The EP, released exclusively on vinyl, consisted of the three bonus tracks from Cry Baby, and 'Gingerbread Man', which was released for Christmas of 2015.

The album was promoted by the Cry Baby Tour (2015–2017). This section needs expansion with: additional citations. You can help.

( March 2017)Martinez began recording for her debut album soon after she was eliminated from. She had an acoustic album completely done around 2013 and was ready to put it out, although she decided against it.

Later, she finished her song 'Dollhouse' and changed her whole sound after discovering how much she liked this new sound. She discarded the tracks from the finished album and began working on new music.

In May 2014, Melanie put out her, and announced that summer that she hoped to have her album out around October. When October came, Melanie released the video for 'Carousel' and postponed her release date for her album, and stated that she hoped to have it out in spring. That spring, Kinetics & One Love announced that all of the vocals for Melanie's album were finished, and Melanie officially announced that her album would be titled 'Cry Baby'.

Melanie began teasing some titles for tracks. The first single was 'Pity Party' and was confirmed on May 27, 2015. The music video was accidentally leaked by Melanie herself on May 29, but she later tweeted that she was happy and excited for the fans who had seen it and promised there was 'more to come' during her livestream on June 1. It was officially released on the day of the livestream. During the livestream, Martinez announced that the release day of Cry Baby would be in August. The second single, 'Soap', was confirmed in late June and it was announced soon before it was to be released on July 10.

It leaked a day earlier. The one-shot music video came out the same day.On July 16, the album art and release date were leaked on Amazon, although the release date was false. On July 17, the album art was officially revealed and merchandise bundles were available to pre-order on Martinez's website, with the digital pre-order on July 24. Before the 24th, the track list of the album was leaked, although the websites that leaked it replaced 'Tag, You're It' with 'Jump Rope' and 'Play Date' with 'Half Hearted'.

The track list was officially revealed on the 24th with the pre-order. Starting on July 27, Melanie released a snippet of each song (apart from the ones on the deluxe edition) on her page.

On July 28, Melanie released the snippet for 'Sippy Cup' and announced that it would be released on July 31. On July 30, premiered the video and 'Sippy Cup' was released the day after. The album was released on August 14. The CD was packaged as a storybook, with jewel case CDs available later. Both a picture disk and a standard black vinyl were released in the future.

Cassettes were then released, advertised as being in yellow, blue, and pink. There is also a less common green cassette. All physical copies of the album are the standard explicit, with the deluxe and clean being digital exclusives.Concept The album is about a character, named Cry Baby, a fantasy version of Martinez when she was a child, and a representation of her vulnerable and messed up side. Martinez described Cry Baby as 'a child who experiences adult things'. She claims that many of the things that have happened to Cry Baby are similar to the things that have happened in her own life, except the part where Cry Baby gets kidnapped and kills her kidnapper. Each song on the tracklist has a childhood-related title and contains childhood-related metaphors while the deeper messages being crossed to the listener carry more adult themes and problems.

For example, the song 'Cry Baby' refers to someone who is teased for openly displaying their emotions (as opposed to an actual baby), and the song 'Training Wheels' is actually about taking a relationship to the next level. The story book available in the pre-order bundle features rhymes and illustrations based on the album, written by Martinez herself. Release The album was released on August 14, 2015, by, through, and audio cassette. The vinyl and CD have special packaging which includes a story book which follows the album by illustrator Chloe Tersigni. Cry Baby debuted at number 6 on the with 41,000 units sold in its first week; it also debuted at the top of the Alternative Albums Chart. It was announced on August 2, 2016 that the album has managed to sell 263,050 copies ever since it was released.

On February 24, 2017, the album was certified Platinum, having sold 1,000,000 copies in the US. Singles ' was released as the first single. The music video was released on Vessel by Martinez on May 29, 2015 for early access users. It was then released 3 days later on June 1, 2015 on YouTube.

It has been certified Platinum by RIAA.' ' was released as the second single. It was released on July 10, 2015 along with a music video.

It has been certified Gold by RIAA. As of the end of 2017, “Soap” became an online trending song on the application Tik Tok (Formally known as Musical.ly) and a challenge known as the ‘Soap Challenge’ gained speed which saw users play Melanie’s song while using liquid dish soap on makeup wipes to blow a stream of foam with their mouth.'

' was released as the third single on July 31, 2015, with a music video. It was the darker sequel to the music video of her 2014 single, 'Dollhouse'.Other songs Martinez said in an interview that she will be releasing music videos for all tracks of the album. The song 'Training Wheels' had a music video released on November 18, 2015 as a double feature with a new video for 'Soap', however 'Training Wheels' has not been announced as a single by Martinez. 'Alphabet Boy' received a music video on June 2, 2016.

A double feature music video for 'Tag, You're It' and 'Milk and Cookies' was released on August 23, 2016. The song 'Pacify Her' had a music video released on November 15, 2016. The song ' had a music video released on December 1, 2016. The song 'Mad Hatter' had its music video released on September 23, 2017, serving as the conclusion to the Cry Baby visual story. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scoresSourceRatingOutlet MagazinePopdust.com4/58/10Under the Gun Review9.5/10Cry Baby has received generally positive reviews from. Allan Raible at gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, describing it as 'a jarring, affecting record that will stick with you days after listening.

It's not for passive listening. It is a rare record that is both catchy beyond belief and an artistic triumph.' Jason Scott at Popdust.com described the album as '13 tracks of pure hypnotic bliss that tests the absolute bounds of, puncturing and bleeding out of Martinez's and influence,' highlighting 'Sippy Cup', 'Mrs. Potato Head', 'Soap', 'Cry Baby' and 'Alphabet Boy'. 's Matt Collar compared Martinez to and and said that 'her songs also fit nicely next to the work of contemporaries like and.' Emma Guido at Under the Gun Review gave the album a 9.5 out of 10, calling the album 'a journey with Martinez’s creepy alter ego as she battles her demons and obsessions', calling her songwriting methods 'expressional, passionate and marvelously creative' and writing that 'The haunted carnival-esque ambience of Cry Baby.takes on a new form of music that the world has been waiting to hear.' Jason Lipshutz at was more critical of the album, giving it only 2 stars out of 5, stating that 'Martinez is clearly cribbing from the dimly lit pop stylings of Lorde and Lana Del Rey, but while her wispy delivery strikes the same poses, she lacks the subtlety of her influences'.

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