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Birth Name: Melanie Janene Thornton
Date of Birth: May 13, 1967
Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Date of Death: November 24, 2001
Place of Death: Bassersdorf, near Zürich, Switzerland
Ethnicity: African-American
Melanie Thornton was an American singer. She was the lead singer of German-American Eurodance duo La Bouche, with Lane McCray.
Melanie was the daughter of Ida Delores and Julius Caesar Thornton.
Melanie’s paternal grandfather was named Ernest Sylvester Thornton.
Melanie’s paternal grandmother was named Nancy M. Coleman.
Source: Obituary of Melanie Thornton – https://www.findagrave.com