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Since her remarkable run on Idols, she is one of few musicians who can truly say they are a household name. She has performed on countless stages across the country. She has performed with international stars and her songs have been played on every radio station in South Africa. She has been nominated for and won a South African Music Award. She has released several, highly successful albums and she is recognised by SAMRO as one of South Africa's top songwriters. It would seem that all of these achievements and accolades have been part of a journey; a journey that has led Melanie Lowe to discover who she truly is. November 2011 saw the release of Melanie's 4th studio album to date, I CHOOSE ME. With an edgier rock sound, the record is a canvas upon which she has taken a more honest look at her life. Through song, Melanie has stripped herself of all her previous personas and, for the first time, is allowing her audience to take a deep, hard look at the woman she has become. Recorded in Durban and co-produced with Melanie, by the legendary Tree63 front man John Ellis, the album explores a far more organic and raw sound than her previous work. It is, in Melanie’s own words, “a little more rough around the edges than usual.” Slightly less polished and fresher than her previous records, Melanie has combined brutal honesty with her own life experiences and created an album that speaks to just about anyone who has loved, been hurt, grown and changed. Melanie brings in one of her