# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/melissa-manchester
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:17:11.017Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/melissa-manchester"
name: "Melissa Manchester"
slug: "melissa-manchester"
description: "Melissa Manchester is an American singer-songwriter and actress. During the 1970s and 1980s, her music found widespread success and popularity, particularly in the adult contemporary market. Throughout her career, she has written many of her own songs, most notably her first mainstream hit single, 1975's \"Midnight Blue\". She is also well-known for her song \"Come In from the Rain\", her rendition of \"Don't Cry Out Loud\", and the Academy Award-nominated \"Through the Eyes of Love\". Her most successful song on the music charts is 1982's \"You Should Hear How She Talks About You\", landing at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. She has also gone on to appear on television, in films, and on stage."
tagline: "American singer and actress"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MelissaManchester20091028.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1951-02-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           67.76
  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.70568133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 34900
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/Melissa-Manchester"
    handle:    "Melissa-Manchester"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/melissashares"
    handle:    "melissashares"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/melissa.manchester/"
    handle:    "melissa.manchester"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://melissamanchester.com"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541386/"
    handle:    "nm0541386"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/78udmCDNaDu5jqfVnBqwia"
    handle:    "78udmCDNaDu5jqfVnBqwia"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbDS1TRj9hLPcy0bOgVC1Tg"
    handle:    "@melissamanchester5740"
    followers: 34900
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/275340"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "ميليسا مانشستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "ميليسا مانتشيستير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D9%85%D9%86%DA%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "ملیسا منچستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D9%85%D9%86%DA%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "ملیسا منچستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC"
    title: "メリサ・マンチェスター"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A9%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98"
    title: "მელისა მანჩესტერი"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A9%80%EB%A6%AC%EC%82%AC_%EB%A7%A8%EC%B2%B4%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B0"
    title: "멀리사 맨체스터"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Manchester"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%86%D8%B3%D9%B9%D8%B1"
    title: "میلیسا مانچسٹر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b1fdf831-b341-459e-9226-c7dc6ef0a93d"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271888"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1227251"
    title: "Melissa Manchester"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump