Melanie Martinez rebrands for new album era, goes ‘masked singer’ for Lollapalooza 2023

Renzo Fuentes

March 20, 2023

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  Photo: Melanie Martinez / Lollapalooza 2023

  SHE’S “BACK FROM THE DEAD” – but not in the way we all expected!

  After a long moment of hiatus, the worldwide-acclaimed TikTok hit “Play Date” singer Melanie Martinez debuted a new era at Lollapalooza in Argentina last Saturday, March 18, 2023.

   

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  The 27-year-old vocalist performed in extraterrestrial or supernatural-inspired prosthetics that covered her entire face; here she is seen with elongated ears, four eyes, green hair, and pink-colored skin.

  Netizens praised Martinez’s new alter ego and how this led her to go back to the stage — truly, an “artist.”

  The eccentric visuals and performances acclaimed praise from viewers:

  

  

  

  

  More so, Melanie teased her forthcoming release “Portals” a month ago through a TikTok video that shows her character being reborn from an egg:

  @littlebodybigheart“𝖕𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖘” 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖆𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖒 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖘 𝖔𝖚𝖙 3/31 𓇗 𓆇 𝖕𝖗𝖊-𝖔𝖗𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝖓𝖔𝖜 𓍊𓆑 & 𝔟𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔰𝔱 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔢𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔞𝔩𝔟𝔲𝔪 𝔠𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯… ♡ 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕓𝕚𝕠 ♡♬ original sound – Melanie Martinez

  The performer quoted, “Portals screams death is life is death is life. A continuous loop. A circle.”

  To further kickstart the upcoming album, she came “back from the dead” with the single “Death:”

  “Portals” is her first full-length release in nearly four years, and is set for release on March 31, 2023.

  Melanie Martinez is a 27-year-old singer-songwriter born in New York City, USA. Currently signed under Atlantic Records, she is recognized as the 2017 Female Artist of the Year, Alternative/ Indie Recording & Album of the Year, by Music Society Awards. More so, she is best known for singles “Play Date,” “Pity Party,” and “Dollhouse” – to name a few.

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