There are at least nine different artists that go by the name of Melissa (sorted by date of foundation):

1. A Venezuelan-Peruvian Latin rock singer, occasionally referred to as "La reina del rock en Venezuela" (the Venezuelan queen of rock). http://www.rockenfantasia.com/. (1983)

2. A melodic-punk four-piece from Japan. Members are CHISATO (Vocal), IO(Guitar), CAZZ (Guitar) and TEN (Bass). http://meli-ssa.com

3. A Russian Death/doom metal band. (Formed in 1992)

4. A sultry Arab popstar who has two albums under her belt, Baddi Mennak (2006) and just released Mfakker Halak Min (2008). Her music varies from dance music to ballads. Her producer, Jean Saliba, is responsible for most of Elissa's pre-2005 career success.

5. A French R&B singer http://www.melissa-lesite.com/. See Mélissa. (Formed in 2006)

6. A eurobeat project. (2006)

7. A singer song-writer from Virginia, now residing in California. She is currently working on new material with her husband. (?)

8. Melissa López is a Spanish singer, widely known for her participation in the Operacion Triunfo 2006 and Destino Eurovision 2011.

9. An Australian actress turned singer Melissa Tkautz used this name for her first stint at a career in pop music.(Formed in 1991)

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