Melissa Manchester is a GRAMMY Award–winning singer-songwriter and actress whose powerful voice and emotionally resonant songs have made her a mainstay of pop and adult contemporary music for more than five decades. She rose to prominence with the Top 10 hit “Midnight Blue,” followed by signature classics including “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” “Come In From the Rain,” and the GRAMMY-winning “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.”

Manchester made history as the first artist to perform two Oscar-nominated songs in the same year, and her work spans film, television, and theater. Most recently, she received critical acclaim for her role as Mrs. Brice in Funny Girl (2023–2024) and for her 2025 project Fifty Threads: An Artist’s Journey. With a catalog recorded by artists including Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, and Alison Krauss, and a career that continues to evolve, Melissa Manchester remains one of the most respected voices in American popular music.