Melanie Joy Fontana (born October 3, 1986)Joyce Cohen, "Just 18, and Singing for Her Starbucks," New York Times, December 26, 2004. is an American singer, composer and songwriter signed to Universal Music Group.
Early life Fontana was born in Newington, Connecticut.Maurice Timothy Reidy, "Local Girl's One Request: To Be A Pop Star," Hartford Courant, July 14, 2002. She moved to New York City when she was 18, after spending seven years commuting to Manhattan, where she would audition for singing roles and work as a demo singer, recording songs for writers to pitch to record companies.
Career Fontana co-wrote the 2011 Justin Bieber song "Home This Christmas" with Nasri Atweh. It was featured on Bieber's Christmas album Under the Mistletoe.Michelle McGahan, "Tydi Premieres 'Redefined' Lyric Video Feat. Melanie Fontana," PopCrush, November 21, 2014. Also in 2011, Fontana co-wrote the original theme song to Shelter Me, a PBS show, hosted by Katherine Heigl that celebrated the human-animal bond. The series focuses on shelter animal success stories. The theme song, "Love is Everything (Shelter Me)," was written by Austin Bis, Fontana and Daniel Walker, and performed by Fontana.Jennifer Robinson, "Shelter Me," KPBS, August 20, 2012. In 2014, she co-wrote the song "Hit Me Up" with Lars Hustoft and Jon Asher for Eurovision Song Contest competitor Charlie Tepstad of Norway."Meet the Norwegian artists – Part 2," Eurovision.tv, January 31, 2014.
On April 5, 2013, the song "Nothing Really Matters" by tyDi, which Fontana was featured on and was co-written by STIX of Fly Panda, debuted on Billboard.Cailey Lindberg, "tyDi keeps us dancing on 'Redefined (feat. Melanie Fontana)'," Earmilk, October 2, 2014. It reached number 39 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2013."Nothing Really Matters," Billboard, September 28, 2013. Also in 2013, Fontana worked as a songwriting consultant on Norway's Idol television show, co-writing Astrid S's single "Shattered", which went Gold in Scandinavia."Astrid S: An Underrated Female Artist Who Deserves More Recognition," Affinity Magazine. Accessed February 1, 2018. In 2015, Fontana, alongside tyDi, topped the Mediabase dance charts at Number 1 with their EDM track "Redefined", co-written by Priya J. Geddis. The song was SiriusXM's top song of 2015 on its BPM station. She also collaborated with tyDi and Col3man on the 2017 single "That's How You Know".Kat Bein, "tyDi, Col3man, and Melanie Fontana Dug Deep into Their Truest Selves on 'That's How You Know'," Billboard, March 3, 2017.
In 2016, Britney Spears released the Japanese edition of her album Glory, including a song written by Fontana with Jon Asher and produced by DJ Mustard, titled "Mood Ring".Bradley Stern, "Britney Spears' 'Mood Ring': Songwriter Melanie Fontana on the Making of the 'Glory' Track," Popcrush, September 9, 2016. Fontana had three Top 10 singles stemming from the Korean Mnet TV show Produce 101: "Crush", "Yum Yum" and "Fingertips". On April 1, 2016, Aaron Carter released "Fools Gold" which was co-written by Fontana, Carter, Asher, Taylor Hegelson and Michel "Lindgren" Schulz. Fontana co-wrote all five tracks on Carter's 2017 comeback EP LøVë.Jordan Crucchiola, "Aaron Carter Discusses the Hunger That Comes From Losing Everything," Vulture.com, March 8, 2017. On October 7, 2016, Daya released Sit Still, Look Pretty, which included two songs penned by Fontana, "Words" and "All Right".Dale Anthoni, "Daya's 'Sit Still, Look Pretty': An Inspiring Debut From a Pop Star With Promise," PopCrush, October 7, 2016. She co-wrote The Chainsmokers single "Setting Fires", released in November 2016,Bradley Stern, "2NE1's Minzy Announces Debut Solo Album 'Uno'," PopCrush, April 11, 2017. and the BTS single "Euphoria", released in April 2018,Tamar Herman, "BTS Tease Next Album In 'Love Yourself' Series With 'Euphoria' Theme Video," Billboard, April 5, 2018. which reached number 2 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. She and her husband Michel "Lindgren" Schulz helped write the 2019 BTS single "Boy with Luv" featuring Halsey, which was the fastest YouTube video to reach 100 million views (doing it in under two days). Fontana is managed by Justin Garza.
Alongside Lindgren, she co-wrote "Takedown" for the soundtrack of the 2025 animated film KPop Demon Hunters, which was performed by Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami as the fictional K-pop girl group Huntrix, as well as by Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung of Twice.
Writing credits
Year Artist Album Song2011Justin Bieber ft. The Band PerryUnder the Mistletoe"Home This Christmas"2013Astrid S"Shattered"Sverre Eide"Chain Reaction"Eirik Søfteland"Lust or Love"Girls' GenerationGirls & Peace"Stay Girls"BeckyGyu"Gyu"2014Steffen JakobsenSix String Love Affair"Set in Stone"Alex Marshall"Si Je Pars"Charlie"Hit Me Up"f(x)Red Light"Boom, Bang, Boom"Koda KumiWalk of My Life"Dance In The Rain"Andreas VaradyAndreas Varady"Don't Stop the Music"Constant Flow ft. Immortal Technique"Moment Of Peace"Thomas Newson & Otto Orlandi"Bells At Midnight"2015Shawn HookAnalog Love"Relapse"EdurneAdrenalina"One Shot"Lace Up"Dripping Gold"2016I.O.IChrysalis"Crush"Produce 101"Fingertips""Yum Yum"AOARunway"Cherry Pop"Fiestar"Apple Pie"Tiffany HwangI Just Wanna Dance"Yellow Light"Los 5Meet Los Five"Do For Love"Britney SpearsGlory"Mood Ring"The ChainsmokersCollage"Setting Fires"DayaSit Still, Look Pretty"Words""All Right"Hyolyn feat. Jay ParkIt's Me"One Step"Hatty Keane"In Your Arms"Sammi Sanchez"Girls Talk""Deeper"2017Aaron CarterLøVë"Fool's Gold""Let Me Let You""Sooner of Later""Same Way""Dearly Departed""Don't Say Goodbye"MinzyMinzy Work 01: Uno"Ni Na No""Superwoman"RaNiaRefresh 7th"Breathe Heavy"Kayef"Paradies""Wir Sind Okay"Fabian Mazur ft. Dia Frampton"Young Once"Melody DayKiss On the Lips"Kiss On the Lips"R3hab & KrewellaThe Wave"Ain't That Why"ILLENIUM ft. Dia FramptonAwake"Needed You"2018Kayef"Irgendwann Jetzt"BTSLove Yourself: Answer"Euphoria"AOABingle Bangle"Parfait"Topic ft. Juan Magan & Lena"Sólo Contigo"Felix SandmanEMOTIONS"TONE IT DOWN"Drake Bell"Fuego Lento"Loren Gray"Kick You Out"DeathbyRomyMonsters"No More"2019DeathbyRomy Love u - to Death"Diamond Tears""Problems""Love U to Death""Sleep at Night"TXTThe Dream Chapter: Star"어느날 머리에서 뿔이 자랐다 (CROWN)""Cat & Dog"The Dream Chapter: Magic"Angel Or Devil""9와 4분의 3 승강장에서 너를 기다려 (Run Away)""Can't We Just Leave the Monster Alive?"BETWEEN FRIENDS"affection""u can still come over"EverglowArrival of EVERGLOW"Bon Bon Chocolat"Hush"Hush"BTSMap of the Soul: Persona"Boy with Luv""Mikrokosmos"TwiceFeel Special"Trick It"Hyolyn"니가 더 잘 알잖아(youknowbetter)"Jay Ulloa"Perdóname"Brian Justin Crum"I & U"Gavin HaleyLong Game"Show Me"Jakob Delgado"Lie"Wengie"Empire" (featuring Minnie of (G)I-dle)2020KrewellaZer0"Scissors"Little Glee Monster Bright New World"SPIN""move on"BTSMap of the Soul: 7"On" (featuring Sia)Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey "Intro: Calling""Stay Gold"Dua LipaFuture Nostalgia"Good In Bed"Secret NumberWho Dis?"Who Dis?"HyolynSay My Name"Say My Name"CLCHelicopter"Helicopter""Helicopter - English Version"Everglow-77.82X-78.29"No Good Reason" Blackpink The Album "Bet You Wanna" (featuring Cardi B)Taeyeon #GirlsSpkOut"Worry Free Love" Twice Eyes Wide Open "I Can't Stop Me"TXTMinisode1: Blue Hour"Wishlist""Way Home" Enhypen Border: Day One "Given-Taken" Twice "Cry for Me"2021 Dove Cameron "LazyBaby" Enhypen Border: Carnival "Drunk-Dazed" Everglow Last Melody "Don't Ask Don't Tell" TXT The Chaos Chapter: Freeze "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" (featuring Seori) Loona [&] "Dance On My Own" Sunmi 1/6 "You Can't Sit with Us"Hyoyeon Deep"Second"TwiceFormula of Love: O+T=<3 "Scientist" "Icon"2022 Tomorrow X Together Minisode 2: Thursday's Child "Good Boy Gone Bad" Seventeen Face the Sun "Don Quixote" BTS Proof "Run BTS" fromis 9 From Our Memento Box "Blind Letter" J-HopeJack in the Box "Equal Sign"Seventeen Sector 17 "_World" Hyolyn Ice AH YEAH Twice Between 1&2 "Brave"2023 Ready to Be "Set Me Free"BTSBastions OST "The Planet"&TeamFirst Howling: Now"Firework""Under the skin"EverglowAll My Girls“Make Me Feel”JihyoZone "Killin' Me Good""Talkin' About It" (featuring 24kGoldn) Blackpink "The Girls"(G)I-dle Heat"I Want That"2024TwiceWith YOU-th"One Spark""Bloom"J-Hope Hope on the Street Vol. 1 "i wonder…"Jung Kook"Never Let Go" 2025 Bini BINIverse "Zero Pressure" Ive Ive Secret "Dear, My Feelings"Close Your EyesSnowy Summer"You" (ㅠ) Jessica Andrea JA1* "Here We Go Again"Bini Flames"Sweet Tooth"TwiceKPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)"Takedown"Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami (as Huntrix) 2026 Illit Break Even "You're Under Arrest"
Discography
As featured artist Year Artist Album Song Credit2012Melanie FontanaShelter Me Season 1 theme"Love Is Everything (Shelter Me)"Writer, vocalsRod StewartMerry Christmas, BabyChoir/backing vocals2013Rhema Soul ft. Gawvi"Party, Sleep, Repeat"Writer, vocalstyDi ft. Melanie Fontana"Nothing Really Matters"Writer, vocals2014tyDi ft. Melanie FontanaRedefined"Redefined"Writer, vocalsKrysta Youngs ft. Laganja Estranja"Gold Grill BBQ"Writer, backing vocalsJohn Dahlbäck"Fireflies"Writer, vocals2015DayaDayaBacking vocals2016Simple PlanTaking One for the TeamBacking vocalsBurak Yeter"Go"Writer, vocals"Go 2.0"Writer, vocalsFeider, Dzasko & Melanie FontanaProtocol Presents Miami 2016"Crashed"Writer, vocals2017Otto Orlandi & ManyFew ft. Melanie Fontana"Don't Miss You"Writer, vocalstyDi with Col3man ft. Melanie Fontana"That's How You Know"Writer, vocalsJohn DahlbäckColor In My Heart"Catch Me If You Can"Writer, vocalsOtto Orlandi ft. Melanie Fontana"Seven Days"Writer, vocals 2019Jason Ross ft. Melanie Fontana1000 Faces"Shelter"Writer, vocals 2020ARMNHMR ft. Melanie FontanaThe Free World"Forever Young"Writer, vocals 2021 Serhat Durmus ft. Melanie FontanaArres"Arres"Writer, vocals
Television and voice over Vocals for all songs on Nickelodeon's Shimmer and Shine animated TV series (2015–2020)
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