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Temara Melek is also an actress and a model that has appeared in documentaries such as ''Standing Tall at Auschwitz'' and the TV Series [[Modern Family]] , [[The Vampire Diaries]] and |
Temara Melek is also an actress and a model that has appeared in documentaries such as ''Standing Tall at Auschwitz'' and the TV Series [[Modern Family]] , [[The Vampire Diaries]], Westworld and most recently as a Salvatore Witch on [[Legacies]]. |
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==Singles discography== |
==Singles discography== |
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Temara Melek | |
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| Born | Temara Melek Ellinger May 4, 1998 Loveland, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress, Model. |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Temara Melek Ellinger (born May 4, 1998 in Loveland, Colorado) is an American pop singer, model and actress. She collaborated with DJ Antoine on Go with your heart which charted in several European countries (including in Germany). She also released her own singles Fingerprints[1] and Karma's Not Pretty. Temara has opened for Demi Lovato on the first 2vlive live streamed concert filmed at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles to over 2 million people.[2]
Early life and education
Temara Melek was born May 4, 1998 to mother Tiffany Ellinger. She is the sister of actor Tarik Ellinger and Taylor Ellinger. Temara started singing at the age of four . At a young age, her family relocated to California.
Temara attended Oak Park Independent High School where she graduated 1 year early in order to attend the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising where she studied fashion design and merchandising.[citation needed]
Singing career
Temara started to take her singing seriously at the age of 13 when she co-wrote a song and did a music video featuring Youtuber Christian Beadles which amassed over 2 million views on Youtube.[citation needed]
Temara's career began when she and her friend Cassadee Pope (former lead singer of Hey Monday and winner of the third season of The Voice) co-wrote her first pop release Karma's Not Pretty.[citation needed] The song itself reached #8 in the UK's Most Watched Music Video charts,[citation needed] and #10 in the VIVA online charts;[citation needed] and was reviewed by OK! Magazine, MTV, The Independent, Huffington Post, Teen Mag, Girl Talk and The Hits Radio FM.[citation needed] This song also earned her the Academia Music Award for Best Pop Song in the 2013 ceremony. She also received an honorable mention at the 23rd Annual LA Music Awards.[3] The music video for this single featured Gregg Sulkin and Keegan Allen from the TV show Pretty Little Liars.[4]
The attention garnered from this single, led to her being selected by Demi Lovato's production staff to appear as a selected guest at her first live streamed concert in October 2013.[citation needed]
In 2014, Temara Melek was a part of Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star talent search.[5]
In the fall of 2014 she collaborated with DJ Antoine, a Swiss house, Electro DJ and producer from Basel, Switzerland providing vocals for his song 'Go With Your Heart', which charted in several European charts, including in Germany, Switzerland and Belgium.[citation needed] The lyric video for this song had reached almost 2 million viewers by early 2017.[citation needed]
In the Summer of 2019, Temara will be releasing new music she has been working on with her writers and producers. Her latest single "Privacy" was created with LA Producer/songwriter Alessandro Calleme "AC Music Man"
Musical influences and style
Temara has a vocal presence that is uniquely her own. Her musical influences are Little Mix, Cheryl Cole, Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande.[6][failed verification]
Other endeavors
Temara Melek is also an actress and a model that has appeared in documentaries such as Standing Tall at Auschwitz and the TV Series Modern Family , The Vampire Diaries, Westworld and most recently as a Salvatore Witch on Legacies.
Singles discography
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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| UK | CHE | ITA | FIN | GER | NOR | US | ||||||||
| 2012 | "Karma's Not Pretty" | — | — | — | — | 10[7] | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | "Go With Your Heart (with DJ Antoine)" | — | 50[8] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Moreno, Veronica. "Temara Melek Debut Music Video for Sophomore Single "Fingerprints"". Glitter Mag. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Ho, Rachel. "Interview: Rising teen pop sensation Temara Melek". Musichel. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Temara Melek". Los Angeles Music Awards. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Keegan Allen And Gregg Sulkin Star In Temara Melek's 'Karma's Not Pretty' Music Video (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Temara Melek Dishes On "Fingerprints"!". SweetyHigh. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "2015跟明星学如何驾驭难搞定的"姨妈红"". SouthCN.com. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Neuer Hits des DSDS-Juros?". Dance Charts. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "DJ Antoine & Mad Mark feat. Temara Melek & Euro - Go With Your Heart". Swiss Charts. Retrieved 5 February 2017.