Melanie Thornton

Melanie Thornton (born May 13, 1967 Charleston, South Carolina, died November 24, 2001 Bassersdorf (Zurich), Switzerland) was an American-German singer who fronted the Eurodance act La Bouche who had hits with "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams" in the mid-1990s. She forged a moderately successful solo career in Germany before her death in November 2001. Her hits include "Sweet Dreams," "Love How You Love Me," "Wonderful Dream" and "Be My Lover."

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May 13 - 1967 - Charleston - South Carolina - November 24 - 2001 - Bassersdorf - Zurich - Switzerland - Eurodance - La Bouche - 1990s - Germany

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• Melanie grew up in Charleston and Mount Pleasant
• "I know we don't have any guarantee that we're gonna live tomorrow. That's why I live everyday as it was my last.", she said in one of her last interviews

She died in a plane crash (Crossair flight 3597) near Bassersdorf (Zurich), Switzerland at age 34.

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Crossair - Bassersdorf - Zurich - Switzerland

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