Michelle Green

Michelle Alexa Green (born 2nd November 1994) is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and model. Her debut single "Fifteen" was released in early 2010 and peaked at Number 2 in the United Kingdom. Her second and third singles; 'Dark Days' and 'Red Symphony' topped the charts in 2010, making Michelle the youngest ever artist not only to top the UK singles charts but to have two consecutive No.1 singles (the exact acheivement held by Billie Piper for 11 years before Michelle). Her debut album 'The Voice Of Me' was released in April 2010. It peaked at No.1 on the Chart Heat Albums on two separate occasions, spawned three Top 2 singles and sold over 7 million copies. Green's first single 'Exiled' from her 2nd album of the same name reached No.4 in the UK charts making it her 4th consecutive Top 5 single. The second single from 'Exiled' was 'Soldier', it became her biggest selling single to date and peaked at No.2 in the UK.
Michelle is often credited for her live perfomance style and her impressive vocal range.
In 2011 Michelle was diagnosed with kidney cancer and is still currently battling the disease. She also became an ambassador for MacMillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research UK.
Green also hospitalised herself in October 2011 after she overdosed on paracetamol due to the stress she was suffering from caused by the cancer, her album promotion and her rocky relationship with close friend, Kato.
Michelle released her second album 'Exiled' in October 2011 and it has been met with positive reviews. A new version; Exiled: Platinum Edition will be released in February 2012. The album will include 'Take Me Down'
She took part in the 2012 series of Charity Celebrity Big Brother and subsequently finished in 3rd place.
==Early and personal life==
Michelle was born in America to English parents. She moved to Camden with her parents and her 2 brothers when she was 3 years old. One of her brothers, Michael Green, has worked with Michelle on numerous occassions including co-writing 'You Just Lost Your Lover' which was released as a promo single in 2011. She started singing in her church school and then attended the Sylvia Young Stage School from the ages of 10 - 14. Michelle dropped out of school earlier this year to focus on her music career.
Michelle was ranked No.1 on the best newcomers of 2010 by Billboard Magazine.
She cites Brittany Knox and Katie Coyle as two of her biggest inspirations.
Michelle was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2011, she is currently battling the disease and has received lots of support from the media and charities.
==Music Career==
===2008 - 2009: Early Career===
In 2008, Michelle recorded a few demo songs (written by her and her brother) and sent it to numerous record labels. Sara Walkington who was head of RockRoad Records at the time heard these demos and was impressed with Michelle and so signed her to the label. However, after a brief 6 month stint with the label, Michelle parted ways as she felt that the label wasn't supporting her. 2 months late, RockyRoad Records closed down.
In late 2009, Michelle was signed to Shooting Star Records after Malory Evans heard Michelle sing live at a small private event for unsigned acts. It was with SSR, that Michelle released her debut album with.
===2009 - 2010: 'The Voice Of Me'===
She released her debut single; Fifteen in January 2010 and it peaked at No.2 in the UK. The video has over 6 million views on YouTube. The song was released as her 3rd single in America. Michelle perfomed the song on numerous daytime TV shows across the globe and received positive critical acclaim for her live performances. The song spent 19 weeks in the UK Top 75, 6 of them being in the Top 10. The second single released from the album was Dark Days. The song became her first number one single. It also made Michelle become the youngest ever artist to top the UK Singles Chart. Dark Days' was released as her debut US single, it peaked at No.12 in the Hot 100. In April 2010, one week after the release of Dark Days', Michelle's debut album was released. The Voice Of Me entered the UK albums chart,and The Chart Heat Top 40 at No.1. The album has sold over 7 million copies to date and has made Michelle the youngest artist to reach No.1 in the UK and the Chart Heat album charts. The album was not released in the US, instead a new album Banished was released in 2012 which includes the 3 singles. In the UK, the album reached No.1 on two separate occasions. The third and final single from the album was Red Symphony. The single became Michelle's biggest selling single (until only recently surpassed by 'Soldier') after selling 309,478 copies in the UK alone. It entered and peaked at No.1 in the UK Singles Chart and stayed there for 4 weeks.
'Red Symphony' was used in the television advert for the US Drama 'Grey's Anatomy'. The advert aired in the US and Australia. This is believed to have led the song to peak at No.2 on the US Hot 100.
===2011-Present: 'Exiled'===
In early 2011, Michelle released an airplay only single titled 'Dance With Danger'. Green stated that; "This song is just to keep fans happy whilst I work on 'Exiled'. No video will be made and this song doesn't represent the albums sound as a whole. It is just released so that fans have something new to listen to". 
Later on in the year, she released another promo single; You Just Lost Your Lover. The promo version, like Dance With Danger, was an airplay only song and no video was made. The promo was a solo version of the song. The official album version includes vocals from Ryan Ross Hernandez. The song failed to chart on the airplay chart due to lack of interest. However, the song has been critically praised for its lyrics.
The official lead single was Exiled. It peaked at No.4 in the UK and No.7 in the US. The music video was directed by Michelle herself and has received 5 million views on YouTube. The song did not match the success of any of her previous singles ('Fifteen', 'Dark Days' & 'Red Symphony'). However, it became her biggest hit in France, peaking at No.1.
The second single 'Soldier', became her biggest selling hit to date. The song was released in support of MacMillan Cancer Support. It peaked at No.2 in the UK. The video was shot in black and white and shows Michelle undressing from a beautiful elegant woman to a soldier who is all bruised and aggressive, ready to go out to battle.
The album was released on the 2nd October 2011 and peaked at No.2.
On January 20th 2011, Michelle announced a new version of the album will be released titled; "Exiled: Platinum Edition". The album is set to include the bonus tracks from the deluxe version of the album plus 4 new songs. A new single, Take Me Down, was released in February and became her 6th consecutive top 5 hit.
==Charity Celebrity Big Brother 2012==
On 27th January 2012 Michelle entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on its launch night. She formed a close friendship with Eilidh Greene, who then went on to win the series. Michelle finished in 3rd place behind Erich Hess & Eilidh Greene.
==Discography==
===Singles===
Single 	UK 	TRSG Top 20	IRE	US 	AUS	GER	Album
Fifteen 	2 	2 	3 	13 	11 	4 	The Voice Of Me
Dark Days 	1 	1 	4 	11 	2 	1 	The Voice Of Me
Red Symphony	1 	1 	1 	2 	1 	1 	The Voice Of Me
Exiled 	4 	4 	2 	7 	8 	3 	Exiled
Soldier 	2 	2 	1 	5 	10 	1 	Exiled
Take Me Down	5 	5 	8 	9 	4 	3 	Exiled: Platinum Edition
TBA 	TBA	TBA 	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
===Promo Singles===
Promo Single 	TRSG Top 20	Album
Dance With Danger 	8 	Exiled
You Just Lost Your Lover	N/A 	Exiled
Signed Sealed Delivered 	TBR 	TBC
===Albums===
Album 	Chart Heat	UK
The Voice Of Me 	1 	1
Exiled 	2 	2
Exiled: Platinum Edition	TBR 	TBR
TBC 2012 	 	
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