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Podcast vocals: By Gail Nobles
Aaliyah wasn't the only one that died in a plane crash in 2001. I remember another singer being pronounced dead in a plane crash in 2001 named Melanie Thornton. She sang the song titled Love How You Love Me. On the night of November 24, 2001. Thornton was one of the 24 people who died in the plane crash of Crossair Flight 3597 near Zürich Switzerland at the age of 34.
The main cause of the accident was the Captain descending the plane too early causing it to crash into a forest area when it got too close to the ground. Thornton had given a performance in Leipzig and two hours later she took the flight from Berlin to Zürich for upcoming radio and TV appearances (among others, the broadcast Die Bar on TV3, which was cancelled) to promote her new single "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" (a Christmas ballad recorded for a German Coca-Cola TV commercial) and her album Ready to Fly. Thornton was laid to final rest in her native South Carolina, at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, in Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina.
Melanie Thornton was the lead singer of the Eurodance group La Bouche from 1994 to 2000, alongside American rapper and backing vocalist Lane McCray. Their two most successful singles, "Sweet Dreams" and "Be My Lover", were released in 1994 and 1995 respectively. After leaving the group, Thornton began a solo career and found success primarily in European countries before her death in 2001. Her solo songs include "Love How You Love Me", "Heartbeat", "Makin' Oooh Oooh (Talking About Love)" and "Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming)".
I’m Gail Nobles. You’re listening to The Cat Bear. Today’s topic: Melanie Thornton. Rest In Peace.
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Transcript
Ah Leo wasn't the only one that
died in a plane crash in two thousand one. I remember another singer being
pronounced dead in a plane crash in two thousand one named Melanie Thornton. I
Love How You Love Me? She sang a song titled love How You Love
Me. On the night of November twenty fourth, two thousand one, Thornton
was one of the twenty four people who died in the plane crash of Cross
Air flight three five nine seven near Zurich,
Switzerland, at the age of thirty
four. The main cause of the accident was the captain descending the plane
too early, causing it to crash into a forest area when it got too
close to the ground. Thornton had given a performance in Leipzig and two hours
later she took the flight from Berlin to
Zurich for upcoming radio and TV performances. Among others, the broadcast Die Bar on TV three, which was canceled
to promote her new single Wonderful Dream, Holidays Are Coming, a Christmas ballad
recorded for a German Coca Cola TV commercial, and her album Ready to Fly.
Thornton was laid to final rest in her native South Carolina at Mount Pleasant
Memorial Gardens in Mount Pleasant, Charleston County,
South Carolina. Melanie Thornton was the
lead singer of the euro dance group Labouch from nineteen ninety four to two
thousand, alongside American rapper and backing vocalist Laine McCrae. Their two most successful
singles, Sweet Dreams and Be My Lover, was released in nineteen ninety four and
nineteen ninety five, respectively. After leaving the group, Thornton began a
solo career and found success primarily in European
countries before her death in two thousand
one. Her solo songs include Love, How You Love Me, Heartbeat Making, ooh Ou talking about love, and Wonderful Dream Holidays Are Coming, I'm
Gale, Nobles, you're listening to the cat There to day's topic. Melanie
Thornton Rest in peace.
