Melissa da Cruz, also known as MELL, is a dutch urban artist, born and raised in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on november 10th, 1997. 
 Melissa started singing at the age of 11, when, after years, she found out for herself that she could actually sing. Altough she did not come from a musically talented family, all she wanted to do in life was sing. Nowadays she can be found on several albums from famous artists, where she often mixes dutch with english. Her fist own release called “Trust In Us” was released on the 25th of June 2021 and there is many more to come.