Melissa Etheridge

About Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with her self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 Grammy Awards show. For several years, her popularity grew, winning a Grammy in 1992 for ”Ain't It Heavy.” Etheridge hit her commercial & artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993). The collection featured the massive hits "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," which brought Etheridge her second Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret with the hit single "I Want to Come Over." Etheridge has remained one of America’s favorite female singers for two+ decades. In February 2007, Melissa Etheridge won an Academy Award for “Best Song” for “I Need to Wake Up,” written for the global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth. In October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, a health battle that she won. In June 2020, Etheridge launched her own live streaming subscription and single ticket concert platform, Etheridge TV and did over 200 live streams in 2020. In September 2021, Melissa released a new album called One Way Out. The album was a collection of songs Etheridge wrote in the late 80s - early 90s that never made the cut. October 2022 saw Melissa’s return to the theatre with her one woman show, My Window – A Journey Through Life. The sold-out run premiered at New World Stages on October 13 and has plans to move to Broadway in 2023.