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Melanie, a singer-songwriter behind 1970s hits including “Brand New Key,” has died. Melanie's publicist tells The Associated Press that she died Tuesday. She was 76. Born Melanie Safka, the singer
Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene and had a series of 1970s hits including “Brand New Key," has died.
She was one of only three female solo performers, along with Joan Baez and Janis Joplin, at the Woodstock music festival in 1969.
The singer-songwriter known only as Melanie has died at the age of 76, according to her publicist Billy James, who reported the news to the Associated Press.
Melanie Safka, the singer who went by the mononym Melanie famous for songs including “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” and “Brand New Key,” has died. She was 76.