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- Birth nameMelanie Janene Thornton
- Melanie Thornton was born on May 13, 1967 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. She was a music artist and actress, known for Caught Stealing (2025), A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997). She was married to Christian Thornton. She died on November 24, 2001 in Bassersdorf, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland.
- SpouseChristian Thornton(? - October 8, 2001) (divorced)
- Arrived in Germany with just $15 in her wallet before being discovered by Frank Farian, the producer behind Boney M and Milli Vanilli.
- Was part of the 1990s dance duo La Bouche who earned hits such as "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams" with Alaskan native, rapper Lane McCray.
- Her single, "Wonderful Dream", was chosen for a Coca-Cola TV commercial prior to her death.
- Used to sing in night clubs before embarking into fame.
- Was en route to Zurich, Switzerland on the ill-fated Crosssair Flight 3597 to promote her debut solo album "Ready To Fly" when she along with 24 other passengers including María Serrano Serrano and Nathaly van het Ende two members of the German pop trio "Passion Fruit" were all killed when the plane crashed on its descent to Zurich International Airport. The third member of Passion Fruit Debbie St. Maarten and eight other passengers were the sole survivors of the crash.
- I know we don't have any guarantee that we're gonna live tomorrow. That's why I live everyday as it was my last.
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