Melanie Thornton, singer, TBD

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Sunday November 25 11:27 AM ET 

American-Born Singer Melanie Thornton Dies in Crash

ZURICH (Reuters) - U.S.-born pop singer Melanie Thornton, on tour to
publicize her solo album ``Ready to Fly,'' died on Saturday night in a
Swiss plane crash near Zurich, police said Sunday.

``It is true that Miss Thornton was on the passenger list. She is not
among the survivors,'' Zurich police spokesman Karl Steiner told
Reuters.

Nine people survived out of the 33 aboard the Crossair jet and police
said 24 were presumed dead.

Melanie's latest single, ``Wonderful Dream,'' is the song of a new
Coca-Cola commercial and was due to be in stores starting Monday.

Thornton, born in May 1967 in South Carolina, was for many years the
voice of the group La Bouche with whom she had worldwide sales
successes with songs such as ``Sweet Dreams,'' ''Fallin' In Love'' and
``Be My Lover.''

But their second album flopped and Thornton left the group in February
2000 for an independent career.

Although born in the United States, her singing career started in
Germany under the auspices of Franc Farian, who has launched many pop
bands. She had arrived with just $15 in her pockets to join her sister
in Germany in 1992.

With her singing partner Lane McCray, she celebrated world-wide
successes with La Bouche and they sold more than 10 million units and
obtained gold and platinum awards in over 15 countries. 


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