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Artist
Melissa Pace
12+ albums
jazzfemale vocalistssqueezableFemale Voicesfemale jazz singer
about
Melissa Pace Tanner was born in Ankara Turkey and lived outside of Istanbul until she was almost three years old. She then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah where she spent her elementary and junior high school years. Melissa started singing at age 7 just for fun. Her mother enrolled her in a summer program at the county library. She was given a solo and both Melissa and her mother were surprised at the voice emerging from her small self. She hasn't stopped singing since. She also developed a strong desire to be involved in theatre. Around age 12 she began auditioning for community theatre productions and attending Theatre School for Youth at the University of Utah. Theatre School for Youth was a wonderful experience taking her to New York, Chicago and Portland to perform. She was also modeling and began auditioning for television parts as well. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada during her high school years. There, she became heavily involved in musical theatre. She had large parts in many Community and University productions. She was the youngest person nominated for the highly regarded John McHugh award, for her performance as Ruby in "Dames at Sea". In her senior year in high school she played the lead in "The Boyfriend' at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, starring opposite the award-winning Steven Fales of the famous "Confessions of a Mormon Boy" currently touring the country. After graduating from high school, she was offered a scholarship in musical theatre to both the B
