Melanie, the singer who performed at woodstock in 1969 and had major pop hits with “brand new key” and “lay down (candles in the rain)” in the early ’70s, died tuesday at. 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 Melanie, who had hits in the 1970s with brand new key and lay down (candles in the rain), died january 23 in nashville, tennessee, at the age of 76.
Melanie mel b brown is officially a married woman Best known for her song brand new key, she said the first big break of her career was playing at woodstock in 1969. The spice girls singer tied the knot with hairstylist rory mcphee in a london ceremony on saturday.