Spotlight on the Brown: Singer Melinda
Del Toro
"Pleasantly overwhelmed with the talent of a 16-year-old singer"
"Exert Article LatinoLA.com"
By:
Frank Firme
Melinda
Del Toro (www.melindadeltoro.com
)
Only 16
years old, Melinda has already "wowed" crowds at
venues like the Plaza Mexico in Lynwood, the Norwalk
Ramada Inn, and most recently at the Pico Rivera
Sports Arena, with her beauty, stage presence, and
singing voice.
Easily
ranging from Ranchera & Mariachi, to R & B to Soul
to Latin Rock, Melinda credits her father for her
early musical inspiration, and her close-knit family
for giving her love and strong encouragement.
"I come from a large, proud family whose roots are
from Mexico. Even though I was born in La Palma,
California, my father, uncles, and aunts all sang or
played instruments and raised me on Mexican Mariachi
and Ranchera music ever since I can remember, always
inviting me to sing, and encouraging me every step
of the way, even when I wanted to sing R & B instead
of traditional music I was raised on. My parents and
sisters come to all my performances, and when I see
them out in the audience with tears of pride in
their eyes while I'm up on stage...I just want to
cry and sing my heart out just for them. Singing
makes me happy that I make everybody around me
happy, especially my family. I love singing and I
love my family."
That love came to people's attention when Melinda
was only 3 years old, and pretty much established
her as a prodigy.
"Even though I hadn't had any formal singing
training, at age 3, I was singing full songs with my
Dad, entertaining family members," Melinda recalls.
"My older sister
was 15 at the time and was starting out as a
teen-age model for a small agency my Mom helped out
with. During an Agency public event, for some
reason, the hosts started inviting members of the
attending crowd if anybody wanted to come up and
sing. Well, the crowd was sure shocked when this 3
year old little girl strutted up there and sang the
complete 'Nieves de Enero' in accapella . After
that, it was on! I knew then I wanted to be a
singer."
Melinda also credits her sister Marisol as one of
her biggest supporters and fan, and her most ardent
promoter. "My sister is always looking for talent
shows, public invitations and open mic sessions for
me to perform at. Her and my Mom are my agents, and
they do all my contacts and business deals. She has
got me into places I'm not even old enough to get
into, but she's got me there, and I love her for it.
She's the reason I've had any success at all, and I
will never be able to thank her enough...just for
being my sister and looking out for me." See
full article
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Contact
Marisol Del
Toro
www.melindadeltoro.com
Cell: 714-496-6829
Fax: 714-670-7682
